It seems like the activities never end...and that is a good thing! On Saturday evening, we held the Gala for the Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos. We welcomed our guest speaker, Marlon Velasques, the National Director of our home in Nicaragua sharing his experiences with us. Thank you to all of those who attended this wonderful event.

Next weekend is our annual Ministry Fair. Please plan to stop by and see all the activities and ministries available to you. It is a great time to sign up to help one of our ministries.

We are presenting to you last year’s financial report from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. As usual, I want to thank you for your generosity. Please note that Plate income was over our projected budget, and while the total Operating Cash shows a deficit, it is much less than the projected budget. We are moving in the right direction.

Some of you know that I am on the Advisory Council for Nazareth House, our diocesan seminary. This is for the first year or two of seminary and it has proven already to be successful. In fact, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops just put out their revised Program for Priestly Formation and they are advising this same idea for all dioceses in the country.

It has been my pleasure to get to know these men before they go to major seminary and I am proud of them all. This year we have twelve men living at Nazareth House.

There is still time to sign up for the Men’s Renewal Weekend, October 15-16, and for the Women of Joy Retreat, October 29. Both of these are wonderful retreats to grow in faith and to get to know men and women in our community. I strongly urge you to consider this opportunity. Also, the Diocesan Rosary Sunday is October 16th; details are on our website or on the Diocesan website.