September 26th, 2004
Up and Coming...
Sister
Marie Patrick
Forty years ago Sister Marie Patrick became a School Sister of Notre
Dame and has served the people of God as a religious sister ever since.
For the last quarter of a century, her ministry has been among us at
St. Brigid’s School and in our Religious Education program as
well.
Today we celebrate her anniversary and thank God for her ministry among
us. Countless young people have been formed in the faith due to the
caring wsork of Sr. Marie Patrick.
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Rebates
We happily received another rebate check from the diocese ($227.65)
because of additional contributions to the Catholic Ministries appeal.
Thanks to those who recently contributed. If you haven’t given
so far this year, would you make a contribution this week and help us
reach our goal?
At
College?
At St. Brigid’s we like to stay in touch through
e-mail “letters from home.”
Once a person has an e-mail address at school (or if he/she uses a personal
address), please let us know what it is so we can include them when
we write.
Here's a handy college link so you
can send this info online.
e-mail Father Ralph:
Past Columns:
September 19: New Year Resolutions?
September 12:Our New Priests
September 5: Got Two Hours?
August 29: In My Humble
Opinion
August
22nd: Hot Asphalt, Cool Church
August 15: A Big Assumption
August 8: Do It Anyway!
August 1: Parking Lot Joys!
July 25:"Doh!"
July 18: Taking Church Home
July 11: Seven Eleven
July 4th: Independence Day
June 27: God Bless Father
George
June 20: Our New Priests
June13:Missing you
June 6: Farewell Father
Leonard
May 30: Going & Coming
& Going
May 23: P.O.P.S.
May 16:
Celebrating Our
Parish
May 9: Facing the Future
May2: Resurrection Sequel
April 25: Chapel Design
April 18: Oh what a week!
April 11: Easter Life!
April 4: Palms & Passion
March 28: Plenty Good Room
March 21: More Passion
March 14: Reconciliation
March 7: A sequel from Mel?
Feb 29: Come to
Life!
Feb 22:
An Adventure to Life
Feb15: A rose
by another name?
Feb 8: If at first...
Feb 1: Our Patron Saint
Jan 25:A View From Inside
Jan 18: Our School
Jan 11: Baptism with Fire
Colums from 2003
Columns from 2002
There
are a number of “projects” in the works for the months ahead.
Here are three of them:
Continuing
ways to protect our children. We’ve been participating
in the diocesan program of criminal background checks for our employees.
In addition we’re asking all parish volunteers to sign a “Code
of Conduct” that outlines positive behaviors as well as inappropriate
behaviors for all who work in our parish. We continued to create an environment
that children and their families can be safe in.
Parish Census.
Actually we were hoping to do this last year but due to some technology
problems, we never got it going. The last Census was taken in 1984 so
we need to update our records not only for new parishioners but also those
who have lived here for “generations.” An update of information
will make it much easier to plan for our future and to meet current needs.
We hope to be starting this very soon. Details to follow.
Pastoral Council.
Years ago, parishes had “Parish Councils” which were involved
in sharing information, discussing ideas with the pastor and/or staff,
helping with fundraising, etc. Today the work of a “Pastoral Council”
is much different. Today’s council is charged with describing the
direction the parish ought to grow in and discovering a vision and mission
for the parish community.
I’m taking some early steps
to call together a group of people who are representative of the different
aspects of our parish to begin the process of looking to the future of
our parish. The goal is to involve all interested parishioners in the
vision process as it develops. Please pray that our first steps toward
this will be blessed.
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