Dear Parishioners,

What a beautiful Holy Week, Triduum, and Easter weekend we had with overflowing crowds who came to celebrate God’s love offered to us through the gift of His Son. We baptized 17 people, had 9 people enter the Catholic Church, and confirmed all of them plus an additional 14 adults. It was an amazing night of Sacramental grace. Of course, at all the Masses, each of us renewed our own Baptismal promises—rejecting Satan and sin and affirming our Catholic faith. It was truly a joy-filled Easter day, and now we find ourselves in the 50-day celebration of Easter.

He is Risen. Alleluia, Alleluia!

Today we celebrate the great feast of all Christians… Jesus Christ is Risen from the dead, Alleluia, Alleluia. He has conquered sin, evil, and death. We live anew in Him.

We continue now, as Pilgrims of Hope, on the fifty-day journey of Easter. Our focus as a community will be on Resurrection and Hope. We remember that the tomb that holds death is now empty and He is risen, living among us. The great mystery of our faith is that He indeed lives and is with us. Not a character from the past or one we hope to meet, but one who desires a relationship with us now, in this present time. We live in Jesus—His saving power.

Dear Parishioners,

Palm Sunday is always a special day for us as Catholics. There is something about receiving palm branches, waving them high as we sing Hosanna that helps us enter into the mystery of Holy Week and Easter. “Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna on high” we proclaim as a people and join in the cry of the people of long ago as Jesus made is triumphant entrance into the city of Jerusalem. He was lauded as one who would liberate and save them – they were tired and oppressed. The cry of Hosanna – means please save us. A beautiful cry for us even today – Lord, Jesus please save us!

Dear Parishioners,

We are now in the Fifth Sunday of Lent, entering into what the Church calls Passiontide. There is a noticeable change in the Church, with statues and crosses being covered. This is meant to impact our senses, reminding us that something different is happening in the life of the people of God. The following Sunday is Palm Sunday, leading into Holy Week. Passiontide shifts our focus from Lenten practices aimed at a change of heart to the saving act of Jesus on the Cross and the drama leading up to it. Reflecting on these stories helps us see the depth of God’s love for us in the gift of His Son.