Honoring Mary, Surviving Cancer and Helping the Poor
Just a couple disparate points to consider:
1. I would like to have a big celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. We have scheduled the event for Saturday, Dec. 12, at the 5 p.m. Mass. I am inviting those who love Our Lady to a planning meeting on Monday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Room. This is a special invitation for our Latino sisters and brothers to plan this celebration.
2. Cancer Healing Mass … I am inviting all cancer survivors and their care-givers to a healing mass which will include the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m.
3. I am very proud of our parish for your generous sharing with our sisters and brothers in the Philippines. Thalia Cayetano will see that your donations get to those in need. Jesus will surely reward your generosity and your sharing.
4. This weekend, we are having a priest, Fr. Al Lopez, make an appeal for Food for the Poor. This also is a good charitable organization, and they have a huge warehouse in Haiti that provides food and resources for the folks. I visited this facility and was very pleased with their outreach to the very poor in Haiti.
5. “What we do for ourselves dies with ourselves; what we do for others is eternal.”
Peace,
Fr. John
