This weekend is truly a time to rejoice as we kick off the celebration of the 100th anniversary of our parish family! Thank you for all that you do and are to help make this parish what it is. I want, in a special way, to thank Bishop Malesic for being with us this weekend to help us begin our anniversary celebration. The celebration may start here, but the celebration doesn’t end here. I look forward to celebrating this great event in many ways over the course of the year ahead.
How can we reconcile having faith with the faults and failings of the Church that have been done over time It can be a tough proposition, as we hear the Church proclaim the news of a good and loving God, but then hear and see a very human Church living that divine mission out, to reconcile the two.
Where are we going? Every journey that we set out on in life has, among other things, a destination, the place where our journey is taking us. Maybe the destination is to the store to pick up some bread, or to the restaurant to grab dinner, or to a family member or friend’s house to visit. Our destinations may vary, but rarely do we set out on a journey without having at least some idea of where we are hoping to go.
Over the course of the past many years, our parish family has made a tremendous difference in the lives of so many people. Just last weekend we kicked off our celebration of 100 years of faith & life at St. Vincent de Paul. We have only been able to do that through the generosity of so many, those of us who call St. Vincent de Paul home now and those who have given and sacrificed so much so that we can be here and worship today.