“Repent & believe in the Gospel.” This Wednesday we’ll be invited to God’s continuous call to conversion & change as we enter into the season of Lent. Our Masses on Ash Wednesday will be celebrated at 9:00 am & 7:00 pm . Join us as we are signed with the sign of the cross, an outward sign of our call & hopefully our desire for an inward conversion more & more towards Christ. In case you’re wondering, we’re back, this year, to inscribing the ashes in the way we’ve been used to, on the forehead.

This is somewhat of a shorter column as this past Tuesday (the day bulletin articles are due) I returned from a very restful & relaxing week away. I didn’t really do anything fancy while I was away…no work was done, including writing bulletin columns ahead of time ;). I just spent some time relaxing, reading (you may remember the homily I gave about my challenge to read 50 books this year…

The 2021-2022 Budget Report for St. Patrick Parish is now available online. Simply click the article title above to view the report, along with a letter from Fr. John.

Have you ever found yourself getting distracted when you pray? For me, the answer to both of those questions is a resounding yes, & I would assume that it’s the same answer for you. Prayer is an essential & necessary part of our lives as Catholics & with that prayer often comes distractions.