From Our Pastor

From Our Pastor

Dear Folks,

Three things this weekend:

1. Saturday is the Feast of the Annunciation! One of two solemnities that are so big that the church breaks its fast and penitential season to celebrate this major feast. (The other is St. Joseph’s Feast Day which was last Monday).

When I meditate on the Annunciation, I contemplate the disposition of the Blessed Virgin to do whatever the Lord asked of her. I consider her radical availability, “be it done unto me according to your will.” That generosity of availability for the Lord is one that we can cultivate and pray for.

We can cultivate it by doing the difficult things that would otherwise cause us to recoil. We can pray for added strength when we see that we said ’no’ where our conscience was urging us to say ‘yes.’ Recently, I had a conversation with someone who is looking to apply for a job that they expect will be a stretch but also difficult to even be hired! The conversation led me to believe that his nerves and anxiety were really the Lord stirring his soul for the next way he wants him to grow. Enjoy the Feast of the Annunciation! Your ‘yes’ in the hands of God can work miracles.

2. The Wizard of Oz at HCA!! By the time you reads this, there will be, at most, one more production of our school play, The Wizard of Oz. There are rumors of a pastor having a small but wonderful role! Stay tuned for a picture, in case it happens!

3. Parish Survey. There are a couple of things I’d like some parish data on, especially a possible new Spanish Mass, and economic impact of the parish. I am asking folks to fill it out at Mass, but if you miss it, there will be other opportunities as well.

4. (yes, I know I said three). Extra confessions before Holy Week. Schedule on page 4.

pax,

Father John Mosimann

March 26, 2023
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