Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

School is back in session and things are off to a very smooth start! We just hosted CSAA games on our football field this past weekend for the first time in quite a while. It was very exciting to see the youthful energy on campus. Some of our kids came to help us with concessions and field activities to ensure that the games went smoothly. It took a lot of work to get to this point, and I’m excited where our Lord will take us next. Getting people back on campus will show the neighborhood and wider community that we are not going to close – we are only getting started!

In that spirit, we are teaming up with a sports program called “Virtue=Strength” for our school athletics program. The goal is to educate our children in virtue and help them grow in it, especially through athletics, self-sacrifice, and prayer. The program will provide     resources for prayer for our coaches to use in leading the children. This winter we will host basketball games in the community center and in the spring of 2025 we’ll host soccer and local track teams in our facilities. 

Another thing I’m excited about is a section in the bulletin we’re calling “Sacred Musings.” The idea here is offer catechetics on various aspects of divine worship and sacred music. Katherine will write some of them, and I will write others. Occasionally we’ll have guest contributors. 

Further, school enrollment is up a little over last year. Not significantly, but it’s an increase, and we’ll take it.

Lastly, we’ve had FIVE NEW FAMILIES join the parish, which is so exciting! We welcome Javer Serna, Yamile, Valery and Nikol Hernandez, Beverly Waiters, Ben Fullman, Lucy Miller, Emily Miller and Pamela Vincent. There’s life in this parish and the Holy Spirit is definitely at work. Praise God!

In Jesus through Mary,

Fr. Casey