June 9, 2019
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Dear Parishioners,
Pentecost is the birthday of the Church, the moment when the Holy Spirit transformed believers who formerly had been afraid. With help and grace from God, these first Christians, along with the Apostles, did the unimaginable - brought countless people to believe in Jesus and formed a new community of strangers now united in Christ.
It occurs to me that this parallels where we are. Our apostle, our Bishop, led by the Spirit, is guiding our diocese into something new and somewhat unimaginable. We need to be open to God's grace and to all the possibilities that are open to us. We hear in the story of the descent of the Holy Spirit that there were people from many different regions who came together in Christ, which makes me also think of people today from different boroughs with different identities. Hopefully, the Spirit can bring us together, too.
Summer vacation has started for all our students. May God bless everyone with a happy and safe summer.
Watch the bulletin for details for Vacation Bible School this summer. Here are the starting dates:
St. Cecilia's is first, beginning June 17 in the evenings.
Sts. Peter and Paul's begins July 22 (mornings).
St. Felix, also, is July 22 (evenings).
If anyone needs to talk with any of the priests, please don't hesitate to call. Any of our parish offices can get you in touch with whichever priest you need. Personally, I'm better with the phone than with emails but I'm trying. We are here to serve you as best we can.
Fr. Bob