From the Desk of The PastorFather Grace is on Vacation this week
August 17th., 2008
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
LETTER FROM THE ARCHBISHOP
Dear Father Grace,
Believe me when I tell you how profoundly grateful I
am of you and the parishioners of Church of St.
Boniface for all that you have done to make the 2008
Cardinal’s Appeal an extraordinary success. In
exceeding your goal, your Parish family has shown its
understanding of the importance of the Appeal and
demonstrated a marvelous loyalty and affection for our
Archdiocesan community of faith. You should be
deeply proud of the People of God whom you shepherd
so well.
It would be my hope that you would express to the
parishioners of Church of St. Boniface how appreciative
I am for all that they have done to ensure the
continuation and expansion of the crucially important
works of the Archdiocese which are so dependent upon
the annual Appeal.
With heartfelt thanks, may I remain
Fraternally yours in Christ,
Edward Cardinal Egan
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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!”
A Special Message for Parents
Members of the eighth grade class received their Confirmation this weekend. It is a big event for these young people and for their families because they have worked so hard for so long to come to this day. They are to be congratulated on this special milestone, of receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Their education is not ended – their needs are addressed in our teenage federation program in the parish and in the archdiocesan program at Blair Lodge. Keep in touch with Christine Borsinger, our teen youth coordinator.
From their early beginnings in Kindergarten, when they began to have an awareness of God, to their learning how to say the prayers we say in times of happiness and in times of need, to their First Holy Communion day when they received Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, to their first penance, when they spoke to God through the priest, to their study of the Bible, to their study of morality and how it affects the decisions they make in their own lives, to their participation in community service, as a stepping stone to become a follower of Jesus’ example of the call to serve, these boys and girls continue their amazing spiritual journey.
You may wonder why I am saying all of this at the end of the school year rather than at the beginning of the year. The truth is, we are already beginning to prepare the educational program for your children in the fall. We have teachers who are eager to work with your children in their journey of learning about their faith and the Catholic Church. We are going to have a new program for the entire family, and you will be hearing more about that in the fall.
You should have received registration material in the mail. If you have not received a registration packet, and would like to register your child or children, there are registration packets in the back of the church.
If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Grace or Kay Olive-Kelly. Until sometime in July, you may also contact me.
Thank you and have a safe summer.
-Deacon Tom
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!
