Happy Easter!
Jesus Christ is risen, alleluia!
Recently,
one of our parishioners said a powerful statement: “We haven’t seen these young
families at Mass for many years.”
I
believe that both St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Columban are a family, and it is
growing again. This family is
together through the youngest to the wisest and several generations that walk
with Jesus Christ.
During
this Easter season, I would like to personally invite you to consider your
relationship with Jesus Christ. I
have seen different dynamics to assist many new families.
I
have had several conversations with parents like this:
·
“Father, we haven’t been to church for some
time, but we/I would like our/my child(ren) to be baptized”;
·
“I haven’t been confirmed, how would this happen? Could I be confirmed?”;
·
“I didn’t know that you have scholarships for my
children to go to this school. I
never even thought about that option.
How could we look into this?”;
·
“We are married, but we haven’t been blessed
through the Church. Can this
occur?”;
No matter your age or your history,
here are some quick answers: YES, YES, YES and YES!
Know that I will pray for you, no
matter where your life is. Know
that you can begin a conversation with me, our employees, our volunteers, our
brothers and sisters in our family and God Himself.
Jesus Christ died and rose
again. He has opened the gates to
heaven and offers a friendship with each of us sinners. He shows us love, mercy, compassion and
peace.
Our parishes want to welcome you to
come back to a larger family. As
we continue to strive to grow our family, know that as much as we want to seek
Jesus Christ, our God is already seeking us. “For God so loved the world that
he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but
might have eternal life.”
I hope that each of you have a
wonderful Easter season and that you will take small steps to grow with our
savior.
Happy
Easter and God bless!
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