Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear friends in Christ, 
One of the things I’m learning more and more about our parish is how many volunteers do little things around the parish to keep things beautiful and running smoothly, that nobody even realizes! Did you know, for example, that Ingrid waters the plants in St. Peter Church? Or that Ellis and Joan decorate the front doors of St. Peter Church and keep up the plants under the portico, adding a little beauty and festivity to that space as you make your way into church for Sunday Mass? It’s people like that who I want to meet, so I know who takes care of what in this parish. If you have a particular task around St. Peter Church or St. Hubert Church or the surrounding grounds or buildings that you are in charge of, or take care of in any way, or if you are part of any ministry of St. Peter Parish, like bringing communion to the homebound or helping with bereavement, please let me know! Reach out to me by sending me an email or calling the parish office. I’d love to meet you and learn what you do. (Also, I really do need to know what you do, or else I might ask someone to start doing a job that you already do, and cause unnecessary conflict or confusion. So please reach out!) 

On that note, I am finding that I need a few dependable people to step up as sacristans for Sunday Masses and funerals especially. (Sacristans are the people who set up and clean up for Masses, among other similar duties.) If you think you are pretty dependable, and are interested in helping as a sacristan and being trained to do so, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or by calling the St. Peter Parish office. 

Yours truly in Christ,