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Summer Festival –
2009:
We have just two weeks until our Parish Festival on July 10th, 11th,
and 12th. Please be sure and mark your calendar for this special
weekend and invite your friends and family to join us at Harvest Home.
Also, a gentle reminder to return your tickets for the Major Award Raffle.
We are slowly moving towards our goal of selling 1500 tickets and we need
your help to make that a reality.
Independence Day:
Our country celebrates its 233rd birthday this Saturday July 4th.
It seems most appropriate to celebrate Independence Day by thanking God for
all the blessings that have been bestowed on our country. Mass will be
celebrated on Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. and our parish office will be
closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of the holiday.
A prayer for
Independence Day
God our Creator, Your gifts are countless and Your goodness infinite. As we
celebrate Independence Day, we come before You with hearts filled with
gratitude. We thank You in particular for the gifts of liberty and
independence and a country that is filled with natural beauty. We pray that
the boundaries of nations will not set limits to our love and challenge of
the Gospel to respond to the needs of our suffering sisters and brothers.
Give us the courage to continue to build a nation that deeply respects the
gift of life and the dignity of all people. Help us to play our part in the
life of our country, that its thoughts may be directed toward peace, justice
and the loving service of all God’s people.
God’s Blessings,
Fr. Terry |
