September
25, 2005
New
Pastor for St Brigid
Oktoberfiesta
You’ve heard of “Oktoberfest”? Well we’re going
one step further to host an “Oktoberfiesta” for all our
parish volunteers who are involved in parish ministries -- whether it’s
ministry at mass, or through Outreach or Religious Ed, or on e of our
councils, etc, etc, --All parish volunteers are invited to a festive
party on Friday, October 21st.
It’s our staff’s way of saying “Thank you” for
your involvement in serving others in our parish.
A fun time is being planned with plenty of food and music. Our staff
is having a good time in preparing for this feast.
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Past Columns:
Sept 18: Welcome Gonzalo
Sept 11: New Beginnings
Sept 4: Spreading the Faith
August 28:World Youth Day
Words
August 21: Dressing Up
August 14: Harsh
Words
August 7: Tiny Whispering
Sound
July 31: Welcoming Rob
July 24:Wedding Bells
July 17: Summer Weeding
July 10: Ministry to Seniors
July 3: The Painters are
Coming!
June 26: The Last 25%
June19: Sommer in the
Summer
June 12: Great News Anoying
News
June 5: What's Essential
May 29: Setting Priorities
May 22: Painting Project
May 15: We are the Church
May 8:Mother of the Church
May 1: On Life and Death
April 24: Habemus Papam
April 17: The Spirit Abounds
April 10: Two men on a journey
April 3: He's baaack!
March 27th: Not the best
news...yet
March 20th: What are You
Doing For Easter?
March 13th: The Stench
March 6: To Tell or Not
To Tell
February 27: Dry Mouth Dry
Soul
February 20: Good to Be
Here
February 13: And he was
hungry?
Ash Wednesday '05
February 6: Ashes Already?
January 23: Catholic Schools
Week
January 16: Continued Charity
January 9: Migration
January 2:All is bright?
Columns from 2004
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Ok,
I don’t know if you’re cheering or weeping, but it’s
not what is sounds like. There is some reason for weeping and cheering,
however, since once again there will be a transfer of priests at St. Brigid’s.
Father José Quilcate who has been with us for the past year, has
received a new assignment -- actually, it’s his old assignment at
St. Ignatius in Hicksville. And coming in his place is Father Pastor Arroyave.
Yes, his name is “Father Pastor”.
We are going to miss Father José
and we’re planning a special farewell mass and reception for 
him
on Sunday, October 9th starting with the 11:45 Spanish Mass. All are invited
to join in thanking Father José for his time of service with us.
Father José has worked diligently in serving the Spanish-speaking
community and has been learning English so as to minister to the wider
St. Brigid community as well. He was responsible for adding an early morning
Spanish mass on Sundays to better servethe growing hispanic population.
Speaking of priests who have served
at St. Brigid’s, we also want to say thanks to Father Fitz who has
been with us these past three months during the summer. He is returning
to Rome at the end of the month to finish his studies, after which he
will return to the Philippines.
People have enjoyed his homilies,
and his ministry among us. Father Fitz not only celebrated masses in English,
but celebrated in Italian as well. We wish him well in his future endeavors
and we’ll continue to pray for him through the days ahead.
As for me, I’m not going
anywhere, so if you hear the rumor that there’s a new pastor at
St. Brigid’s, well it’s true, but now you know the real story.
