During the fifty-day season of Easter, our neophytes ponder the experience and meaning of the Sacraments and participate with the faithful in the Eucharistic life of the Church and its mission for peace and justice. Formation and teaching continue as they become incorporated into the full life of the Christian community.
This Sunday, June 1st, Fr. Dat will celebrate the 1st anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. “Ad multo anos!” If you're attending Mass at St. Albert the Great Church this weekend --- either 5:00 p.m. Saturday or 9:00 a.m Sunday -- be sure to congratulate Fr. Dat!
The novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem to await the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. It is still the only novena officially prescribed by the Church.
Our Pastoral Stewardship Council's By-Laws provide for a regular cycle of renewal of representation and leadership. During April and May, those processes took place, and following is an update.
You are invited to join our Prayer Circle. The Prayer Circle is a circle of friends in our parish community who pray for the sick and those who need our prayers. Names of the sick can be printed in the Sunday bulletin or be listed in a confidential list with the prayer intention.
My simple prayer every day is for God to give me the grace to be a holy, happy, and healthy priest. For 23 years, the Lord has shown me “the way” to serve the People of God in the best way I know how. I am most grateful today for the many good and loving people whose lives I have touched and who, in turn, have touched mine. People I would have never met, if I had not become a priest.
In this Issue: •Prudence and Optimism Characterize Updated Budget Proposal •Bishops Press Case for Immigration Reform in DC •Bills on Education Tax Relief/Incentives Pass Key Committee •On the Web
If you feel called to explore this possibility, we are looking for a few qualified candidates for the new ILM academic year which begins in the fall. Please contact Fr. Matt (mstanley@dsj.org)for more information. ?