From the Pastor’s Pen:
Many thanks to all who helped to make our annual garage sale such a huge success. Rough estimates put the funds raised at about $3,000. As always, a huge thanks to Bob Reid for organizing the affair, arranging the pick-up of large items, and organizing the clean up and repurposing of the unsold items to various charities in the neighborhood. Thanks to Sr. Celine, Pauline Strope, Bobby White, Dee Henderson, Maria Thornton, Deanna Mendez, Warren Paul, Margaret Saak, Terry Durand, and everyone else who helped place, price, staff and sell all the treasures for the good of our school and parish community. Thanks to our ‘cleaner uppers’ – The Dunkers, Mary Nahm, Mary Lou Krueger, George and Gabby Copp, Matt Thornton, Yves Owana, Jean Kustura, Isabelle Williams and anyone else who packed up the leftover goodies for use at other charities. Together, we make a difference.
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Imagine if a whole diocese committed to a four year plan…
Matthew Kelly, founder of Dynamic Catholic, a group whose mission is loosely described as “to re-engage disengaged Catholics and increase engagement among Catholics in general” wrote a potentially game changing book called: The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic. In his first chapter he notes that 6.4% of registered parishioners contribute 80% of the volunteer hours in a parish; 6.8% donate 80% of the financial contributions. These are “the 7%” – those who are “dynamic Catholics”. Imagine if we doubled or tripled that number: the Catholic church could change the world.
So, beginning January of 2015, the Archdiocese will be implementing Dynamic Catholic, Alive!, an initiative based upon Matthew Kelly’s book. It is a four year plan, to focus on the characteristics of a dynamic catholic. As a part of that initiative, we will be distributing copies of that book to every family in the parish, most likely at Christmas time. (Details still to be determined, pending more information from the Office of Laity and Family Life.) Stay tuned for more information.
Finally, in one of those quirks of the Liturgical calendar, the Feast of All Saints falls on a Saturday this year, so though it remains a Holy Day, the ‘obligation’ is removed. We will have a morning mass at 8 am that Saturday for those who wish to honor the feast. The Weekend masses (including the Saturday evening vigil) will celebrate the feast of All Souls…
PLEASE NOTE: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND AT 2:00 AM….PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK (SPRING FORWARD, FALL BACK) ONE HOUR BEFORE YOU GO TO BED SATURDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 1ST.