Fr. Wilson’s Weekly Address

Dear Parishioners,

Next week, our Parish Office hours are set to change from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm to 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. The Parish Staff approached me and asked if we could settle on a permanent schedule all year round and to make our lunch hour a little later to accommodate parishioners who are on their lunch hours. So after discussing all the possibilities, we’ve decided on a slightly altered, year round schedule: Monday to Thursday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Parish Office will be closed for lunch from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm (a change from the current 12 Noon to 1:00 pm) and on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. We hope you find this schedule helpful. If you have any questions, please give us a call. Please note that the bulletin cover will not reflect this change for a few weeks. Thank you for your patience.

As October approaches, our minds and hearts turn to our Blessed Mother. The months of May (Our Lady of Fatima) and October (Our Lady of the Rosary) are dedicated to Mary and during these months we are encouraged by the Church to increase our prayers to her.

At our parish, I would like to celebrate Marian Devotions (Rosary & Benediction) on all the Tuesdays of October at 7:00 pm. Everyone is invited to join me as we honor our Blessed Mother and ask for her protection and intercession for our needs. Please mark your calendars for these nights of prayer together!

I recently came across a survey entitled “Civility in America” conducted by several PR firms about a year ago. The findings are eye-opening:

• 95% of Americans believe we have a civility problem in the US.
• 87% believe it is uncivil to be on a cell phone while talking with someone else in person.
• 71% believe civility is worse compared to a few years ago.
• 70% think the internet encourages incivility.
• 43% expect to experience incivility in the next 24

  hours.

• 19% of parents have transferred their child to a

  different school because of incivility.

  So how do we address this problem? By following Pope Francis’ advice: be attentive to the person in front of you and love him/her as Jesus would, with kindness, patience, compassion and forgiveness. Let us all take our Holy Father’s advice—I think we’ll be amazed at the results. God bless you in the week ahead.

Fr. Wilson