PASTOR'S MESSAGE
September 24-25, 2022 - 26th Sunday In Ordinary Time
As part of their ongoing pastoral formation, seminarians are assigned to various pastoral sites. For example, First and Second Year Seminarians are often assigned to hospitals or nursing homes. Third and Fourth Year Seminarians are assigned to parishes to further develop their pastoral skills. This year 4th year seminarian and Deacon, Austin Hoodenpyle will be here at our parish on Wednesdays and on many weekends.
Deacon Austin is a seminarian studying in the Diocese of Fort Worth in Texas. He was ordained a Transitional Deacon last May and will be ordained a priest in May of 2023. Deacon Austin is in residence at Theological College in Washington, DC and attends Catholic University. No doubt he will be a blessing to our parish and we, in turn, will be helping him in his ministerial formation. Please join me in welcoming Deacon Austin to Holy Family.
We have a newly formed Caregiver Support Group here at Holy Family to help support family members who are caring for loved ones who are living with chronic illnesses. Parishioner Stephanie Abramson cared for her husband Mark who had Frontotemporal dementia, from age 47 to 68, when he died. Meetings are held twice a month, the first and third Tuesdays at 10am and/or 7pm in the JMJ Café located outside Unity Hall. In addition, if you would like me to visit your loved one or if you know of a parishioner who would like a pastoral visit, please contact me.
The Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals is approaching on Tuesday, October 4th. I invite you to bring your pet/pets to receive a blessing next Sunday, October 2nd at 1pm. We will gather in the back parking lot of the Church campus. Please bring your pet on a leash or in a carrier.
I invite you to join me for an End-of-Life Health Care adult lecture presentation this Sunday after the 11:15am Mass (12:30pm) in Unity Hall. The presentation will cover decisions from a Catholic perspective which family members may face in caring for a loved one.
Blessings!
As part of their ongoing pastoral formation, seminarians are assigned to various pastoral sites. For example, First and Second Year Seminarians are often assigned to hospitals or nursing homes. Third and Fourth Year Seminarians are assigned to parishes to further develop their pastoral skills. This year 4th year seminarian and Deacon, Austin Hoodenpyle will be here at our parish on Wednesdays and on many weekends.
Deacon Austin is a seminarian studying in the Diocese of Fort Worth in Texas. He was ordained a Transitional Deacon last May and will be ordained a priest in May of 2023. Deacon Austin is in residence at Theological College in Washington, DC and attends Catholic University. No doubt he will be a blessing to our parish and we, in turn, will be helping him in his ministerial formation. Please join me in welcoming Deacon Austin to Holy Family.
We have a newly formed Caregiver Support Group here at Holy Family to help support family members who are caring for loved ones who are living with chronic illnesses. Parishioner Stephanie Abramson cared for her husband Mark who had Frontotemporal dementia, from age 47 to 68, when he died. Meetings are held twice a month, the first and third Tuesdays at 10am and/or 7pm in the JMJ Café located outside Unity Hall. In addition, if you would like me to visit your loved one or if you know of a parishioner who would like a pastoral visit, please contact me.
The Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals is approaching on Tuesday, October 4th. I invite you to bring your pet/pets to receive a blessing next Sunday, October 2nd at 1pm. We will gather in the back parking lot of the Church campus. Please bring your pet on a leash or in a carrier.
I invite you to join me for an End-of-Life Health Care adult lecture presentation this Sunday after the 11:15am Mass (12:30pm) in Unity Hall. The presentation will cover decisions from a Catholic perspective which family members may face in caring for a loved one.
Blessings!
Welcome Deacon Austin to Holy Family! We hope you enjoy your time at our parish.
