…from your Pastor’s Desk Dearest Friends, With deep joy and gratitude, I extend to you my prayerful best wishes for a holy and blessed Christmas. During this Advent Season, it has been my prayer that each of you would find opportunities to reflect on your own faith and relationship with the Lord Jesus and His Church. I hope the ‘Little Blue Book’…

…from your Pastor’s Desk Happy Gaudete Sunday! Gaudete Sunday happens every year on the third Sunday of Advent. Back in the 1900’s, when many of us were born – up until the early 1960’s – the words were in Latin: “Gaudete, iterum dico vobis, ‘Gaudete.’” Which means; “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, Rejoice! And so, this Sunday is still…

…from your Pastor’s Desk People ask me what they can ‘do’ during Advent to make it more meaningful. Lent has pretty clear-cut things, but Advent – not so much. Here is a practical Advent ‘To-Do-List. Try a few each day, even random numbers. Your world and the world of those around you will be a better place. You’ll See. Have a great…

…from your Pastor’s Desk Setting the Stage for Our Advent Journey Today is the first day of the new Church year. It is also the first day of Advent. Advent is the 4-week period before Christmas when the Church celebrates the first coming of Christ and anticipates His second coming. “One of the best ways to prepare for the very special season…

…from your Pastor’s Desk Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe This Feast Day is enhanced by asking, and answering, a few questions: Who is Jesus?What does He mean in your life?We call Him Messiah or Christ. Do those words mean anything to you personally?We call Him Savior, Redeemer and Lord. What effect does this have in your life?In…