This weekend I would like to share three opportunities that you may have in your journey with Jesus Christ, especially if you have not had this chance yet.
First, if you are a Catholic adult, have you received Confirmation, or, if you are not Catholic, have you been curious to walk into our Catholic family?
This Sacrament fulfills the gifts and fruits from the Holy Spirit. It would support you to engage with a deeper with Jesus Christ, and be able to show you the beauty, goodness and truth of our faith.
Each year we offer our brothers and sisters through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and we have several parishioners will work with you through this lovely process. While I mentioned a question about confirmation first, this could also be the place to be baptized, confirmed, and receive your first communion! This course usually begins in late September or early October.
Second, do you have children that you would like to be baptized? This sacrament is the first of our seven sacraments and is the most important way that you would be embraced into God’s family. As I coordinate, teach and chat about this essential sacrament, we can have a great gathering to prepare your child(ren) to be ready to receive the Holy Spirit.
Third, if you have been divorced and remarried, have you ever considered seeking an annulment? While this can be a challenging situation, I have worked with several individuals who received God’s peace, love, and compassion.
The word “annulment” simply means that the sacrament of marriage is “null” of being a sacrament. On the physical and natural levels, a marriage may be divorced through our human law in our country. However, in the spiritual journey with God, an annulment can reorder an opening a new path to be married sacramentally.
If you need to be confirmed, bring your children to be baptized or seek an annulment, please send a phone call to our office, email me (bhadrich@frontier.com) or our secretary (parishoffice@stthomasifalls.org), or send me a message via Facebook. I, as well as brothers and sisters in our family at St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Columban will be delightful to begin a conversation and process to help you grow closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ.
God Bless!
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