June 2, 2002
Summer Plans
Celebrating
Father Rolando
On
Sunday, June 16th, the Spanish community is celebrating Father’s
Day with a special emphasis: Father Rolando. At the end of June, Father
Rolando will be beginning a new assignment in Glen Cove and at the 11:30
Spanish Mass in the school, we will have a special blessing for Father
Rolando followed by a barbecue outside. Come join us for Mass and/or
the barbecue to say thanks to Father Rolando for his ministry among
us.
Cool Way to Pray
If you’d like to try out a new interactive prayer site online,
go to the St. Brigid’s home page and click on the “Church
Interactive” link.
Away
at College?
If you know of a St. Brigid parishioner who
is away at college, you can help us stay in touch through our parish’s
weekly “letter from home”. Send in their name and e-mail address
just click here.
Today’s Bible Quote
“Whoever
eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life,
and I will raise them on the last day.
For my flesh is true food,
and my blood is true drink.”
-John 6
Technology Ministry
If you’d like to give your time and expertise at helping our parish
connect its telephone systems or work on its website, you can let us
know by filling in our
online form
Want
to e-mail Father Ralph?
Past Columns:
May 26: Spreading
the Faith
May 19: Passing Grace
May 12: Changing
Times
May 5: Reason for Hope
April 28: Changing
Ministry
April 21: The Poor Are Hurt
Again
April 14: Celebrating
50 Days
April 7: Where have
they put him?
March 31: Alleluia!
Alleluia!
March 24: Hardly
Hosanna
March 17: Roll The
Stone Back
March 10: Here's
Mud In Your Eye
March 3: Our Local
Drought
Feb 24: Welcoming
Bishop Murphy
Feb 17: We Will Rise
Again
Feb 10: Very
Good Now
Feb 3: The Multi
Cultural Church
Jan 27: Appealing
Words
Jan 20:Our
Wonderful School
Jan 13: Changing
Times
Jan 6: Farewell Father
Augustine
Before we know it, the kids will be out
of school, people will packing the cars for vacation trips and we’ll
have a little more time to recreate and relax. At St. Brigid’s, we’ll
be welcoming our summertime visiting priests so that we (the “regular
priests”) have a chance at a few weeks vacation. Returning during
the summer will be Father Wilson, Father Giuseppe and joining us for the
first time will be Father Louis -- a friend of Father Victor -- and Father
Art Kalinsky, a Vincentian priest, who will be here with a seminarian
to help plan and run a parish mission in Spanish.
I’ve been thinking of offering a few things during the summer. For
example, I’m considering offering a basic course on writing web pages.
The course will be free...well, not exactly. You see, if you learn this
skill, you can then help write pages for the parish web site in the future!
So whether you’re off from school or retired, or anywhere in between,
and if you have basic computer and typing skills, look for this opportunity
in summer. It’ll be fun and you’ll learn a new useful skill.
Then there’s the “heavy lifting”. We have so
many things stored in attics, basements, closets, various rooms, etc.
Much of this is used throughout the year and just needs to get organized
a little better. Some of the stuff is not used (e.g. old cardboard boxes,
broken flower pots, etc.) and could find a better “home”. So...
if after three days of vacation your children start to say that they are
bored, consider signing them up for a little church clean-up and re-organization.
The skills they learn here are also useful for their own rooms!
Last summer I offered “Sommer in the
Summer”, a chance for me to visit with parishioners to get to know
them. It was delightful and delicious. I’d like to do the same again
this summer and come visit people -- gather a group of friends and neighbors
in your home, have dessert and invite me over. It’s that simple.
Since we haven’t quite finished planning our vacation times, I haven’t
set dates for these activities, but check the bulletin in the weeks ahead.
Also, if you’re interested in being notified by e-mail, drop me a
line at: shepherd@saintbrigid.net
