Our Church is our home. Yet many times we consider ourselves to be visitors of the Parish, and therefore we don?t feel at home. We think of our faith as only being between us and God, without thinking that our faith includes others. We at times forget that it is through our Baptism that we are brothers and sisters in Christ, and therefore, we are ONE body in Christ. Our faith is communal, and therefore we are all responsible for taking care of each other and our Church.
Given this, we need to look at maintaining our home, that is our Church, and at improving what needs improving. Since things these days seem to cost a lot of money, we are going to take things a few steps at a time. Our first three projects are: 1. Our sound system, which needs a bit of help to ensure that we can all understand the readings, homilies, and prayers clearly. The Holy Mass is the perfect prayer and we need to ensure that it is prayerful for everyone. 2. The exterior of the Church needs some care, including a coat of paint and the repair of water damage. 3. The parking lot needs a sealcoat to ensure that it does not continue to erode a fast rate.
While there are many other projects we have in mind, and while we are working on creating a thriving Parish Community through prayer, we need to be patient and take them a few at a time. With this, I ask for your help in these three projects. Please visit out new website (pardon our teething problems) for more information on the projects, and also look for a list in this week's bulletin.