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I would venture to guess that most Catholics believe the Church’s teaching that
“…the books of Scripture firmly, faithfully and without error teach the truth.
Written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have God as their author.”
So why is it that an alarmingly large percentage of the Catholic population
today doesn’t believe in the true presence of our Lord in the Eucharist? What’s
not to accept? Our Lord’s words recorded by the Gospel writers couldn’t have
been any clearer, “This is my body…this is my blood.” He didn’t tell us that
the transformed bread and wine at the Last Supper represented his body and
blood. Rather he uses the word “is” during this most sacred of meals. With this
simple two-letter word our human logic flies out of the window and our senses
fail us. But the truth of the matter is, at the consecration, simple bread and wine
as humans understand these things to be, no longer exist. What now “is” – is
Christ’s real presence in our midst.
Today we celebrate the great solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood
of Christ (or simply Corpus Christi). The institution of Corpus Christi as a feast
in the Christian calendar has an interesting history. Tradition has it that the
feast resulted from approximately forty years of prayer and work on the part
of Juliana of Liège, a member of a religious community living in 13th-Century
Belgium. Orphaned at the age of five, she and her sister were entrusted to
the care of a group of Augustinian nuns where Juliana developed a special
veneration for the Blessed Sacrament.
Juliana always longed for a feast day specifically set aside to honor our
Lord in the Eucharist. Her desire was miraculously confirmed by a vision of
the Church under the appearance of a full moon having one dark spot, the
dark spot signifying the absence of such a solemnity. In 1208, she began to
receive other visions. In these visions, Christ himself instructed her to plead for
the institution of the feast of Corpus Christi. These visions were repeated for
the next twenty years but she kept them secret. When she eventually relayed
the message of the visions to her confessor, he relayed it to the bishop, who
involved Rome. Pope Urban IV then instituted the feast of Corpus Christi in
1264. For Juliana, the full moon no longer had one dark spot!
One of the 4th century Church Fathers, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, commenting
on our reading today from St. Paul’s Eucharisticly–themed letter to the
Corinthians, presents us with a challenge:
“This one teaching of the blessed Paul is enough to give you complete
certainty about the Divine Mysteries… For Paul proclaimed clearly that:
“…the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after
he had given thanks, broke it and said: ‘Take, eat, this is my body.’ In the
same way also the cup saying: ‘Take, drink, this is my blood.’” He Himself,
therefore, having declared and said of the Bread, “This is my body,” who
will dare any longer to doubt? And when He himself has affirmed and said,
“This is my blood,” who can ever hesitate and say it is not his blood?
Let’s pause for a moment and reflect. What is it that we truly believe about
the real presence? In the communion line, are we merely going through some
ritualistic motion or are we coming to meet a real, living, breathing God/man –
our Lord Jesus Christ – in a special, mysterious, intimate way?
May God be your heart and your life!
Deacon Steve
P.S. Please continue to pray for those individuals in your life who (although
they may not realize it) may be longing to know Christ in a deeper way and are
waiting for you to invite them to join our RCIA program.
Dear Friends,
Today, we celebrate Father’s Day and the Feast of the Holy Trinity. How appropriate these two celebrations come together today. We are made in God’s image, and God’s image is the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The very nature and essence of God is a community. If that is true for God’s essence, then that is true for us as well. We are called to live in community, meaning we are called daily to build relationships with our God and with others.
This third Sunday of June, we are called to thank God for the relationship we have with our fathers. This idea of honoring our fathers was not invented by the Hallmark card industry or tool companies. It was in the very mind of God. The fourth commandment (by the way, they’re called the Ten Commandments, not the Ten Suggestions), is honor your father and your mother and you shall have a long life. What is the best way we honor our fathers? One of the best ways we can honor our fathers today is by offering this Mass and Communion for them. Today at Mass, everyone will receive a holy card with a beautiful prayer on it for our Dads. We want to thank the Anthony Funeral Home for providing them to us for free.
Celebrating this Feast of the Holy Trinity, I can’t help but think of two stories. Number one is the story of St. Patrick teaching the people of Ireland, who at the time were pagans, using the three-leafed shamrock to explain that just as the shamrock is one shamrock, but has three leaves, so too, we believe that God is One, yet also three Persons. It is a mystery.
The second is one of a little boy, who was digging a hole in the sand on the beach. St. Augustine was walking by and asked the boy, “What are you doing?” as he was pouring water from the ocean into his hole. The boy said, “I am trying to empty the ocean into this hole.” St. Augustine said to himself, “For me, to try to comprehend the mystery of the Holy Trinity is similar to him trying to empty the ocean into that hole.”
Of other things, this week we are celebrating our Vacation Bible School. Many, many thanks to Melanie Mesmer and her fabulous team of volunteers who are helping make this year’s VBS a wonderful experience for our youth.
Next Sunday, June 23rd, is the Feast of Corpus Christi. We will be concluding the Mass with a procession with the Blessed Sacrament to an outside altar for Benediction. A reception will follow in the Pavilion to welcome Father Semonin to our parish, featuring Guiseppe’s pizza and cake.
Peace & Love in JMJ,
Father Dave
Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth! God’s handiwork can be seen all around us. The trees, grass, and flowers are fully alive. Hopefully, you are living the Resurrection abundantly in these months of renewal. We know Summer is almost upon us, and we will soon build memories during family cookouts, vacations, ball games, Vacation Bible School, and swimming pool, etc. These can be some of the most grace-filled opportunities to experience the Holy Spirit working in us, through us, and despite us (borrowed from Bishop Perez at Confirmation!). So today, on Pentecost Sunday, let us pray to the Holy Spirit to reawaken our senses to the many gifts we can share with others. To see the good in one another despite our weaknesses. And finally, to be on fire for the Lord by the example of our faith each day.
Consider where your gifts lie and where the Spirit is moving in your life. Perhaps it is simply recommitting to the things God has already put on your heart. Or, maybe He is calling you to do something more; trust and be obedient to His will in a new way. You see, most people will do what gives them the most satisfaction. Yet, St. Paul reminds us that “for if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” If you haven’t before, try it. Start living in the Spirit and watch how God will do the impossible. How do we know we are doing what God wants? Take notice of what is said at the end of the book of Galatians, Chapter 5: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Meaning, if we are doing the work of Christ we will be blessed more abundantly with these gifts to sustain our work.
As you are reading this, the mission team from the parish is celebrating Pentecost with the people of Guatemala. We are praying for all of you and are eager for you to check out the trip on the *parish website. We plan to share the experience with everyone sometime in July after returning home.
Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them
the fire of your love. Amen.
In His Peace,
Steven Dyer
* Go to www.queenofheavenparish.org: look under Faith Formation and click on Upper Room, then click on San Lucas Mission Trip June 2019 under Upper Room on the left-hand side of the page.
This weekend the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Cleveland celebrates the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. This Feast is very significant because we now find ourselves in the last days before Pentecost Sunday. As a Queen of Heaven Parish Community, we also find ourselves celebrating two very exciting events this weekend as well. At our 8:15 a.m. Mass this Sunday we will celebrate all those seniors in college and high school who are graduating this year. Then at the 11:00 a.m. Mass, we are praying for and sending off those who will be traveling to Guatemala on mission in the next coming week. It certainly is a busy time for all of us, but also a very joyful time as well.
In praying about all these events, I realized that there is a very significant connection between all these events and the feast we are celebrating this weekend. As some of you may know, after the Ascension took place, all the Apostles gathered in the Upper Room and prayed for a period of nine days until Pentecost occurred. This is the very first Novena that was ever prayed. Then after Pentecost all the Apostles felt a call to go out and spread the good news to everyone. During this time in our parish community, we should all feel a call to pray as well. We should all pray for our seniors in both high school and college. Graduation is a very big step in their lives, they not are facing a time where they will have to make some very big decisions, whether it is going to college and what they will do when they get there or choosing what their next step will be after completing college. It is our job as a parish family to pray for them and support them as they make these decisions which will ultimately affect them for the rest of their lives.
We should also feel a call to pray for all sixteen of the parishioners, myself included, who will be going out on mission to the people in San Lucas, Guatemala. In some way, all sixteen of us are fulfilling what Christ has called us to do, by going out to all nations, more specifically for us Guatemala and being Christ’s hands and feet for these people. This trip is truly going to be a life changing experience for all of us, and I am sure that we all will have many stories to share will each of you when we return. So, my friends, in these days leading up to Pentecost, spend some time in whatever version of your own Upper Room that you may have, to pray for all those graduating and for all of us who are going on mission. Know that we all will be praying for all of you as well while we are away.
God Bless,
Ben Schweigert
Today I’d like to start out my message to you with a definition of a word that I believe touches all of our lives. The word is “vibrant” which can be defined as pulsating with vigor, energy and vitality; full of life; exciting or stimulating.
Now for a question. How many of you believe that the word “vibrant” clearly reflects the essence of who we are as a parish community here at Queen of Heaven? Let me see a show of hands. You got it! We indeed are a vibrant parish. Our vibrancy shows in many ways:
Our parish community shines brightly, too, as we cultivate together our baptismal vocational call. Baptism calls each of us to some form of ministry and discipleship. The gifts and graces bestowed on us individually by God throughout our lives invite us to a response of generous hearts and faithful witness as Catholic Christians. But as Catholics we sometimes get a little nervous by that word “witness.”
Jesus’ Gospel message to each of us, however, is clear,
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a basket; it is set rather on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, so that, seeing your good works, they may glorify your heavenly Father.”
Note that our Lord uses the phrase “…your light must shine…” He’s not suggesting here, rather He’s commanding that we take what we’ve graciously been given (the promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ) and go out into the world with that message and make disciples.
We have many opportunities to do just that within the circle of our family, friends, coworkers and neighbors. Most of these opportunities to “let our light shine” come to us by way of the ordinary activities of daily life. But I’d like to suggest to you an extraordinary means by which you can make an eternal difference in someone’s life. Yes, this is really evangelizing but evangelizing need not be scary.
Each year our Parish participates in the Church’s Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (or RCIA for short). Through RCIA those who are not Catholic, whether baptized or not, come together to learn about the Catholic Faith and discern if God is calling them to a life in the Church.
This coming summer, preceding the beginning of our RCIA program in September, we’re going to be stepping up our recruiting efforts to bring a greater number of folks into our awesome Catholic Faith. We’re counting on each of you to pray about this, and if the Spirit so moves you, “let your light shine before others” by influencing one person to come to the RCIA table. We all know at least one individual who is curious about the Faith. What a great blessing your efforts would be to you, to that person and to our vibrant Catholic community. More information about enrolling in the RCIA program will be coming your way shortly.
As you make the light of Jesus known to the world, may God grant you his peace, his grace, his light and his most holy consolation.
Deacon Steve
Today’s scripture readings have some one-liners that make for a good homily. Words from our first reading (Acts) says, “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” Do we really want to hear that one? Or rather, these words from the Gospel of John, “I give you a new commandment: to love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” And yet another, “This is how all will know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Now notice Jesus calls loving one another a commandment. We use the word “love” loosely these days, i.e. I love the Cleveland Indians, I love chicken, I love New York. Almost sounds like a feeling or an emotion. But Jesus calls it a command. In other words, it is a decision, it is in the will. Jesus didn’t say we needed to like everyone, but rather love everyone.
Here is an example: When people invite me over to their house for dinner they ask what I like to eat, and I say “everything…hot dogs, baked beans, hamburgers, chicken, meat and potatoes; but for sure no liver and no lima beans.” Mother used to fix us a lot of liver and no matter how she served it, either smothered with onions or smothered with ketchup, I still didn’t like it, but I would command myself to eat it because I loved my mother. I would push myself to eat it rather than hurt her feelings.
I liken today’s Gospel to that story. Some people are a lot like liver; they rub us the wrong way and get on our nerves. That’s okay because we don’t have to necessarily like them, just love them as St. Paul said to the Corinthians. He says that love is patient, love is kind. We need to be patient and kind with those who we don’t like. Certainly, we know what our world needs more than ever before is LOVE. The power of love has tremendous power, miraculous power, and healing powers. It gives the world new HOPE.
Jesus says to you and me, to love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples: if you have love for one another.
Of other things…
I want to thank Doug Cincurak for heading up our Lenten Dinners again this year. Thanks to the 100 plus volunteers who helped at the six Friday Lenten Dinners. This year was our best year for attendance. Over 1,000 dinners were served each night. Our profit this year was around $28,000.00. God Bless You! More than the profit, I believe it was an awesome way to bring our parish and the community together. I am a believer of the family (or parish) that prays, eats, and works together, stays together!
Looking forward to listening to the famous Radio Host, Trapper Jack, who will talk about his journey of faith back to the church, this Sunday, May 19 at 6:15 pm. I hope to see many parishioners there. Also, in two weeks, on Monday, June 3, we welcome back for a second time (the last time was about two years ago), Paul Todd and Paul Todd Jr. for a Sacred Music Concert (and some secular music). They will be performing the music at all the Masses on Sunday, June 2, so you can get a little taste of what to expect.
Peace & Love in JMJ,
Father Dave
On this Fourth Sunday of Easter we celebrate a number of things in the Church. First off, it is called Good Shepherd Sunday. We are encouraged to show our priests gratitude by thanking them for their gift of laying down their life for the sheep just as Christ did. Secondly, it is Mother’s Day. We honor all the moms who unselfishly sacrifice their lives every day for their children. And last, it is World Day of Prayer for Vocations. We pray for our seminarians and for the future of Mother Church, that she be safe-guarded through the ages.
We hear John use the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd to convey the intimate relationship Jesus has with each of us. The early Christians would have been very familiar with this idea. Sheep, although typically not thought of us as the smartest animal, could distinguish the voice of their shepherd among many voices. So, if a neighboring shepherd tried calling them they would not respond. How then does this apply to us? In a world full of voices clamoring for our attention, how do we distinguish His voice? If we are trained up through our youth to hear the Lord, we are more likely to respond. Let us harden not our hearts.
We pray for all Mothers this day. We pray they have the courage and strength, faith and trust in God to raise holy children and to be who God asks them to be for their families. We know moms play a special role in the life of their children. We ask that the Lord watch over them and bless them in a particular way today. Thank mom or grandma for all the times they have been patient and loving. Thank them for all the times they sacrificed their lives unconditionally for our well-being.
Lastly, let us pray for vocations. We pray that young men will hear the Good Shepherd calling them by name to serve his flock. We pray that our seminarians (particularly our parish seminarian Ben Schweigert) will one day God-willing celebrate the Mass and the sacraments in our parishes.
Easter Blessings,
Steve Dyer
P.S. Bishop Perez will be here on Sunday, May 26th to celebrate Confirmation during our 5 pm Mass. Please begin praying for our Confirmandi as they publicly commit themselves to a life of discipleship. Their names are listed elsewhere in the bulletin. You are more than welcome to attend this Mass and be there to support them.
Dear Friends,
This weekend the churches of Green are rising together against the Opiod epidemic. We are calling this weekend, May 5, 2019, “Crisis Awareness Sunday.” This will be a day of awareness, hope and impact as an individual, a church and a community…together we can make a difference.
There are many types of addictions including alcohol, food, and pornography, but none deadlier than drug addiction. Nationwide, drug addiction continues to claim the lives of tens of thousands of people a year. In 2017, over 70,000 died of drug overdose. I have buried too many young people because of this crisis.
So, what can we do about it? We can either sink down into despair or rise up in HOPE. Our Christian faith compels us to choose hope. As St. Paul says, “hope does not disappoint.” Ultimately, hope gives us the strength to choose life over death and to work for that day when the crisis is behind us. The Church, that is, the people who believe in the power and love of Jesus Christ – you and I – are called by God to give both hope and life. We must not be afraid to offer the healing power of prayer and the support of our community of faith as we confront this challenging evil of our time and place. Whatever we chose to do in response to this crisis, it must be grounded in hope. Hope is the certain belief that God will provide what we need to overcome the struggles we are now facing. If we are not guided by hope, we will give up before the battle is won. We must have hope!
Besides having hope, what else can we do? The number one thing we can do is to PRAY. With the power of prayer, we can lift up our needs and the needs of those who are addicted to loving God who is concerned for all of us. We know that prayer, this heartfelt and intimate communication with God, can make a dramatic difference in the life of someone coping with an addiction crisis. Studies have shown that a personal relationship with God has greatly reduced the return to using drugs after the user has became clean. Please join me now in telling those in distress that we are praying for them. Then go the extra step and invite them to come and join us in prayer for their needs and for the ongoing support for their souls. And do not be afraid to pray with them right on the spot if you feel called to do so. We know that our prayers are heard and answered by God, who wants only what is good for us. The most successful way to recover is through a strong faith and belief in God: a path to restore hope, a path that lies in message of Jesus Christ.
Another thing we can do and must do is TEACH; that is why this letter and this weekend’s homilies are devoted to this subject. First thing to do is to name the demon and get it out in the light. Realize that it can happen so innocently such as taking a prescribe drug as a pain killer that becomes addictive. It can happen in the best of families. It is not a moral failure but a disease.
Let’s continue to engage in this enduring struggle and face it together one day at a time. This war against the evil of opioid addiction or any addiction will not be won quickly. We must never give up the fight.
Of other things…
Queen of Heaven Parish would like to invite everyone to our outdoor May Crowning and Rosary at Loyola Retreat House this Sunday, May 5th at 2:30 p.m. and next week on May 13th for an outdoor Mass and Rosary at 7:00 p.m. (indoors if weather is not cooperating).
Have a blessed month of May, Mary’s Month and a continued Happy Easter.
Father Dave
Happy Divine Mercy Sunday! What a wonderful, providential God we have – showering us with such a great grace, the grace of His mercy.
The Octave, or eighth day, of Easter has always been considered special by Christians. Christ, after his Resurrection, first revealed Himself to His devoted group of disciples on that day. We hear the account of this joyous appearance in today’s Gospel – where Jesus, in the locked upper room, mysteriously came and stood in their midst.
Nineteen centuries later, Christ again appeared (over a period of eight years) to a devout disciple of His – this time to a Polish nun named Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska (now Saint Faustina). If you haven’t yet read the Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul that gives us a firsthand look into the merciful heart of our Savior, please plan to do so soon. You won’t be disappointed.
One of the visions that St. Faustina had has Christ revealing the Divine Mercy Novena, which he asked the good Sister to pray for nine days, beginning on a Good Friday. That meant that the Novena ended on the Saturday after Easter – the eve of the Octave of Easter. Thus, since Novenas are commonly prayed in advance of a feast, the Feast of Divine Mercy – Divine Mercy Sunday – was born.
The dictionary defines “mercy” as compassionate, kindly or benevolent forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one’s power. But, from a Catholic perspective, the essence of this near-tangible phenomenon we call God’s “mercy” goes much deeper.
Divine Mercy is all about people like us: poor, weak, sinful souls. So, every one of us who thinks that the messiness of our lives is too great for God to handle – think again. The weaker we are, the more sinful we are, the more we attract His mercy. Remember that Jesus glories in being our Savior!
Jesus, who “is the face of the Father’s mercy” lovingly said to St. Faustina, “I want you to be very little, because when you are little, I carry you close to my Heart. Because you are weak, I take you in my arms and carry you to the home of my Father.”
The only thing that Christ needs from us for Him to act in this way is trust. Trust is a simple thing, but we know from experience that it’s not always easy to put into action. But trust we must. Trust in Jesus is the essence of His message of Divine Mercy.
I’m a visual learner so when I came across the following analogy linking trust with mercy, it resonated with me. In times past, when any individual went to a public fountain, they could draw water from it as long as they had a vessel or container of some kind to put the water in. If their vessel was small, they could only bring back a little water; if it was large, they could bring back a lot. The water was there for their taking; no one was excluded and there was no limit to what quantity a person could obtain. All they needed was a vessel. So, it is with God’s Mercy. In repeated revelations to St. Faustina, our Divine Savior makes it clear that the fountain is His heart, the water is His mercy, and the vessel is our trust. Jesus put it this way to St. Faustina:
“I have opened my Heart as a living fountain of mercy. Let all souls draw life from it. Let them approach this sea of mercy with great trust. On the cross, the fountain of my mercy was opened wide by the lance for all souls – no one have I excluded! I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the signature: ‘Jesus, I trust in You.’ The graces of my mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is – trust. The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive.”
With the help of Mary, why not humbly pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with as much trust in Jesus as you can muster (even if feelings of trust aren’t there)? Then step back; let Jesus fulfill His promises, and be prepared to be amazed!
During this Easter season, and always, may God grant you His peace, His grace, His mercy and His most holy consolations!
Deacon Steve
“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad.” Psalm 118:24
I greet all your fervent believers gathered here this Easter, your souls on fire with Easter joy, your minds uncluttered by any worldly care whatsoever. Your thoughts focused perfectly on nothing but the beautiful mysteries we celebrate today.
That introduction was for all the perfect Christians among us and the rest of the letter is for the regular folks, including myself. The reality is we come to our Easter worship today with concerns, distractions. But we turn them over to the Risen Lord. Maybe some of us admit we were disappointed with our fervor for Lent. We maybe even blew it on the first day and ate meat on Ash Wednesday and our promise to do all that prayer and fasting and almsgiving just never really got going.
Maybe even today at this Mass we have demons of worries and distraction thinking about the Easter meal upcoming, some family tension and problems. Maybe some of us have sadness that a loved one is not with us – or whatever reason. Let’s turn all these rights now over to the Risen Lord and ask him to banish them from the Easter Mass and from this day so we can rejoice in “His” and our Rising. And let’s remember all those imperfections we come with today is very similar to that First Easter Sunday.
Imagine Peter, despite being chosen as the leader to the Apostles, as the Scriptures say on that first Easter after seeing the empty tomb “did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.” His faith and the other apostles’ faith dawned on them gradually. Recall Thomas saying, “unless I put my hands into his side his nail prints on his hands and feet I will not believe.” And even some of the holiest of saints had their doubts, like St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta. Can you image that she wrote these words in one of her letters: “In my soul I feel just ‘terrible pain’ of loss of God not wanting me, of God not being God, of God not really existing...?” Yet she continued doing what she felt she ought to do with her life, she lived her faith even though sometimes she didn’t feel it. Yes, for you and me, like Peter and Mother Theresa, faith doesn’t always come instantly and fully; we can have our dry spells, our worries.
May our faith today in our Risen Lord be strong. May the Lord dispel any anxiety and dryness or doubt we may have. May we continue, this Easter Mass, especially as we come to communion today, to thank Jesus for the gift of faith; and may we know His peace, His joy, His love this day and every day of our lives. Amen.
Of other things…
The parish wishes to thank Tyler Cray from Troop 42 from Little Flower Parish in Canton for choosing us to be the Beneficiary of his Eagle Scout Project. On Wednesday, March 27th, he and fifteen other scouts planted five fast-growing White Pines behind our outdoor Crucifix. They will grow to hide the new solar panel farm that our neighbors to the south planted last fall. God bless Tyler and all who helped him with the project. God bless all of our Scouts.
Speaking of Scouts, we want to congratulate the following scouts who earned the Ad Altare Dei Religious Emblem. This award will be given to them next Sunday April 28th at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. They are: James Bazan, Jack Cerone, Jack Cole, Luke Hutsman, Jon Roth and Jack Szarnicki. A Special thanks to Mary LaConte, Denise Szarnicki and Sarah Weber, whom prepared them for this religious emblem. We thank you for your keen interest in the spiritual development of our youth in our Scouting program. We also want to congratulate Sarah Weber for she will be receiving the St. George Emblem also at the same time at the Cathedral.
Lastly, don’t forget to take home our Easter gift to you, the book called “Signs of Life” by Scott Hahn. A token of our appreciation of you.
God Bless You All this Easter and always,
Fr. Dave