Hi everyone! It’s Angel here again with another episode of “ Angel’s Angle’s!” My dad has been busy over the past few days packing, so I’m giving him a paw again. He tells me that this Thursday he leaves for something called vacation. Dad says that while he’s on vacation, I’ll be on vacation as well at grandma’s. We’ll both leave this Thursday and we will see you again on July 11th.

Since Dad won’t be writing a column for the next two weeks while he’s away, he wanted me to let you know that the first weekend he’s back, July 16th & 17th, will be our annual Mission appeal weekend, as he calls it. My “mission” in life is to eat treats, relax, and catch squirrels, but my dad says that the “mission” of the priest who will be visiting us is much, much more serious. Dad says that he will share more with you about the mission of the missionary who will be visiting us soon. Many doggie thank-you’s in advance for your generosity towards those in need!

Speaking of missions, we all have a mission and in the upcoming weeks dad tells me that he is working with the Parish Council (he tells me they’re his helpers) are planning to share with us ways that we might help continue the mission of our parish. There are many ways that each of us can build up that mission. Please look and listen for the ways that you might be able to be a part of furthering that mission. Dad says that he doesn’t always want it to be “the same people doing everything.” But that can’t happen unless people like you step forward, the more people involved in furthering the mission the better. When we say, “Why isn’t something happening,” we can follow it up with, “What can I do to help make that happen.” As I look for the squirrels every time that I go out, I invite you to look for your own squirrels, not literal ones of course, but your squirrels are how you might be able to lend a helping hand. Your squirrels are there, now’s the time to catch them!

Have a blessed doggie week & dad and I will see you when we get back from vacation!