As we enter into the season of Advent & begin a new Church year we are invited & encouraged to pay attention for the new ways that God comes among us. As we draw closer to our celebration of Christmas when we celebrate the historical coming of Jesus into our world, we start the Advent season by focusing on Jesus’ coming at the end of time. But, Jesus doesn’t just come in the past & sometime in the future.

In one of my columns last month, I talked about some of the insights that I had gleaned at our Priests’ Convocation that we had at the beginning of the month. Over time I hope to share with you some of those insights with you. This week I want to share some insights that I gained about splitting my time each week between both parish offices.

Now is the time to buy 2023’s 300 Club ticket! The price of each ticket is $50.00. You can purchase your ticket at the rectory, by mail, or after any weekend Mass starting November 5, 2022 through December 18, 2022. If you plan on keeping the same ticket number let me know as soon as possible, but no later than November 27, 2022. If you do not plan on keeping the same number, please let me know by that same date, November 27, 2022. Please make your check payable to THE ST. PATRICK 300 CLUB. If you are interested in joining our club, please contact Justine at 440-610-6975 or email me at [email protected]; please write in the subject “300 Club”!

In just a few weeks we will begin the season of Advent, entering into a new liturgical year. The season of Advent invites us to prepare the way for the coming of Jesus into our lives. One of the ways that we can do that, one of the ways that we can prepare ourselves to recognize the ways that Christ comes among us is by taking time in silence & prayer.