From the Desk of The Pastor
July 5th, 2009
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Hi, it’s me again.
I hope your Holiday
was great and the
rest of the weekend
will be fantastic and
a safe experience
for all. This is a
good time to count
our blessings. We do have a great country and it would
be better if we returned prayer to our public schools and
realize what God’s Gift of Life is all about. It is the responsibility
of all people to respect the Gift of Life from
the womb to the tomb. The Gift of Life comes from God
to every human being. It’s great that we have the freedom
to express this teaching.
Faith opens the door for God to work wonders in our
lives. Are we accepting all that Jesus can do for us? As
I said last time any change is hard for all of us and God
our “Abba” will help us if we let him. I once again thank
you for accepting our new schedule which began last
week as well as our daily Mass Monday through Friday
in the rectory.
I have mentioned the financial concern that I have regarding
our Parish. Some have said they heard all sorts
of rumors, which have been exaggerated or untrue. So
please when you hear something, call me ASAP for a
truthful explanation of the facts. I have tried to use the
bulletin to explain our situation if it is still confusing
please call me now.
Is God’s grace sufficient for us? Do we ever feel that
God has asked us to do more than we thought we could
do? Finally, has anyone ever doubted our ability, questioning
our authority or challenged our integrity? Try
looking at today’s readings again, reflect on them for
sometime today and finally end the reflection with a
prayer. Please let me know how it goes.
It did my heart good to see how we were able to keep
the surprise from Rosann and to see the joy she received
by all the parishioners at last week’s baby shower
brunch. A lot of us are grateful for her presence in our
lives and our parish.
Carry on!
SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE
Starting on June 28th, 2009
Weekdays: 9:00AM
Saturday: 9:00AM & 5:00PM
Sunday: 9:00AM & 11:00AM
Coffee in Boyd Hall after all Sunday Masses
SAVE THE DATE-----WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
St. Boniface
Fundraiser at
Fire + Ice Restaurant
Palisades Center
Join fellow St. Boniface parishioners and friends
for fun, fellowship, and fundraising on Wednesday,
July 22 at Fire + Ice Restaurant on the 4th
floor Palisades Center.
The restaurant will donate
20% of all food sales that day to St. Boniface
Church for anyone presenting a flyer that we will
be giving out the next few weeks. All you need to
do is show up anytime between 12-9 and enjoy a
great, made to order, fresh grilled meal. Lunch is
only $8.95 and dinner is $14.95 (all you can eat)
and the restaurant is family friendly. Anyone is
welcome so why not arrange a group of family and
friends and plan to make it a good day for St.
Boniface!
More info to follow. www.fire-ice.com
Parish Census
The Parish Census Form is available right here on the Website.
Click on the link "Parish Census" on the left. Print the form and please take a few minutes of your time to fill it out. Either mail the completed form or drop it off in the office or after Mass in the vestibule.
Thanks in advance for helping us update our records.
Note:
If you would like to become a member of our parish, click on the link on the right, "Join the St. Boniface Family" for the registration form.
RCIA Began Again in September
For those who think they might
want to become Catholic and those Catholics who
are confused and would like to know more about
the Catholic Faith. Call the rectory for more
information today 845-354-7307, no obligations.
Deacon Tom's Farewell
Read Deacon Tom's Final Words at The August 2nd and 3rd Masses on the News & Views Page
Read Deacon Tom's letter to the parishoners of St Boniface:
From the Desk of Deacon Tom: “Ave atque Vale!”
Welcome to the faith community of Saint Boniface Church. We are prompted by the spirit of God to proclaim Christ Jesus in word and deed. We continue our faith walk in this new millennium meeting challenges one by one reaching out to Jesus and one another. We do this because we are family and want to make a difference in our faith walk. We have discovered that we need Jesus and each other. Let's continue to make it a good day for someone else. Carry on!
