PASTOR'S MESSAGE
May 21-22, 2022 - 6th Sunday of Easter
Rev. Patrick Monahan, OFM Cap., will be coming to Holy Family Parish to celebrate the Vigil Mass on certain Saturdays, starting next Saturday, May 28th. Fr. Patrick is a member of the same Capuchin Order of which Fr. Francis Russo was a member. Fr. Patrick is an English teacher, teaching English Honors among other subjects, at St. Francis Academy, a co-educational high school in Baltimore which is run by the Oblate Sisters of Providence. Having heard him preach, I can tell you that Fr. Patrick is a good preacher. Please join me in welcoming Fr. Patrick here to Holy Family. See the picture below of his Ordination.
With Summer approaching, we have been looking at our Summer weekend Mass schedule. For example, last weekend our total attendance for four Masses was 737 persons.
I believe many Parishioners will be taking vacations this coming Summer. I have sought and received guidance from our Parish’s two Corporators, members of the Pastoral Council, the Liturgy Committee and Staff Members and we have agreed to implement a Summer weekend schedule for the months of July and August. Starting the weekend of July 2nd and 3rd the Mass schedule will be as follows: Saturday Vigil Mass - 5pm, Sunday Masses - 8:30am & 10:30am. In September we will return to our regular Mass schedule.
We will continue the Sunday, 11:15am Outdoor Mass through the month of June. I thank the Parishioners, Staff Members, Sacristans, Ushers, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and Musicians who have made this Mass possible. This Sunday, May 22nd, we will be having our Parish Picnic which will be held in Unity Hall and on our back parking lot with its surrounding grounds. In order to allow time for the setting up of the picnic and its activities such as the Moon Bounce, there will be no 11:15am Outdoor Mass on May 22nd but there will be an indoor 11:15am Mass in the Church that Sunday. In September, we will look at continuing the Sunday, 11:15am Outdoor Mass as we see where we are in regards to the Pandemic.
Suzie, my cat, as you know by now, and I are looking forward to seeing you all this Sunday afternoon here at our first Holy Family Parish Picnic! Lots of “fun, food and fellowship!”
God bless,
Rev. Patrick Monahan, OFM Cap., will be coming to Holy Family Parish to celebrate the Vigil Mass on certain Saturdays, starting next Saturday, May 28th. Fr. Patrick is a member of the same Capuchin Order of which Fr. Francis Russo was a member. Fr. Patrick is an English teacher, teaching English Honors among other subjects, at St. Francis Academy, a co-educational high school in Baltimore which is run by the Oblate Sisters of Providence. Having heard him preach, I can tell you that Fr. Patrick is a good preacher. Please join me in welcoming Fr. Patrick here to Holy Family. See the picture below of his Ordination.
With Summer approaching, we have been looking at our Summer weekend Mass schedule. For example, last weekend our total attendance for four Masses was 737 persons.
I believe many Parishioners will be taking vacations this coming Summer. I have sought and received guidance from our Parish’s two Corporators, members of the Pastoral Council, the Liturgy Committee and Staff Members and we have agreed to implement a Summer weekend schedule for the months of July and August. Starting the weekend of July 2nd and 3rd the Mass schedule will be as follows: Saturday Vigil Mass - 5pm, Sunday Masses - 8:30am & 10:30am. In September we will return to our regular Mass schedule.
We will continue the Sunday, 11:15am Outdoor Mass through the month of June. I thank the Parishioners, Staff Members, Sacristans, Ushers, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and Musicians who have made this Mass possible. This Sunday, May 22nd, we will be having our Parish Picnic which will be held in Unity Hall and on our back parking lot with its surrounding grounds. In order to allow time for the setting up of the picnic and its activities such as the Moon Bounce, there will be no 11:15am Outdoor Mass on May 22nd but there will be an indoor 11:15am Mass in the Church that Sunday. In September, we will look at continuing the Sunday, 11:15am Outdoor Mass as we see where we are in regards to the Pandemic.
Suzie, my cat, as you know by now, and I are looking forward to seeing you all this Sunday afternoon here at our first Holy Family Parish Picnic! Lots of “fun, food and fellowship!”
God bless,
Rev. Patrick Monahan, OFM Cap Ordination