May 4, 2003
Upcoming Ordinations
Father
Augustine
I’m
happy to announce that Father Augustine will be coming back to visit
St. Brigid’s during the months of June and July. He’s taking
a break from his duties in Rome and we look forward to his being back
“home” here at St. Brigid’s.
First
Communions
In
the weeks ahead we’re celebrating First Communions with many of
our young people and their families. We’re happy to welcome them
to the table of the Lord. What’s even better than first communion
is that they can now receive second communion, third communion and so
on -- yes, this is the beginning of a new life for these young parishioners.
We rejoice with them! Alleluia!
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Past Columns:
April 27: One Heart One
Mind
April 20: Amazingly Graced
Days
April 13: Ashes to Palms
April 6:
God Embedded
March 30:
Pastoral Visits
March 23:
Turning Tables
March
16: Transfiguring Imagination
March
9: Beasts and Angels
March 2:
Lent and Imagination
Feb 23: Sorrow
Far and Wide
Feb 16: Saints
Feb 9: Columbia Lessons
Feb2: Giving At A Difficult
Time
Jan 26: Penny Power
& Catholic Schools
Jan19: Yet Another
Year
Jan 12: Stealing Jesus
Jan5: The Wise Still Come
From Afar
Columns from 2002
We’re getting a new deacon and a new
priest in the months ahead! This is good news for our parish and we look
forward to the ministry of the two who are being ordained soon.
Manuel J. Ramos has been a parishioner of
St. Brigid’s for many years and has served our community in a variety
of ministries, especially in the Spanish-speaking community. He will be
ordained on May 17th at St. Agnes Cathedral and we’ll celebrate a
Mass of Thanksgiving here at St. Brigid’s on Sunday May 18th at 11:45
in Code Auditorium. All are invited to celebrate Manuel’s ordination
and we look forward to his service among us as a deacon.
Kevin Dillon grew up in nearby Williston
Park and is being ordained to the priesthood on June 14th. His first assignment
will be here at St. Brigid’s. St. Brigid’s parish has been so
good in forming newly ordained priests over the years that we’ll
be blessed again with someone who is beginning his priestly ministry among
us. We’re looking forward to getting to know our new priest and the
gifts that he brings to our parish. We look forward to sharing our gifts
with him too.
The only downside to accepting newly-ordained
priests is that they only get a five-year assignment here. And thus we’re
faced with blessing Father Jim and sending him off to his new assignment.
The bishop and the diocesan priest personnel office are still in the process
of matching priests with their new assignments and so it will be several
weeks before Father Jim will know what his new assignment will be. But
we know that he’ll be here until June 25th and together we must go
through the gentle process of letting him go.
We’ve got two major celebrations planned:
We’re having a Parish Picnic to thank all our volunteers and at which
Father Jim will be honored on Saturday, May 31st starting at 3pm at our
school. All parishioners are invited. We’ll celebrate a special Eucharist
with Father Jim on Friday, June 13th at 7:30pm in the church followed
by informal reception on St. Brigid’s Green following the mass.
Two ordinations ahead and the past 5 years
with Father Jim -- a lot to be thankful for this Easter Season. Alleluia!
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