September 9, 2001
What I did on my summer 'Vacation'
Back
from College?
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son or daughter off 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.
New Shepherd
This week, our diocese welcomed our new bishop, William Murphy. Let’s
keep Bishop Murphy in our prayers in the days ahead as he gets to know
our church community on Long Island.
Today’s
Bible Quote
“Jesus said, ‘Anyone who does not take up his cross and follow
me cannot be my disciple.”
-Luke 14
Technology
Ministry
If you’d like togive your time and expertise at helping our parish
connect its telephone systems or develop its computer networking or
work on its website, you can let us know by filling in our
online
form
El
Salvador Trip
If you’d like to see the parish’s mission trip to
El Salvador online, you can see photos and a travelogue by
clicking here.
Want
to e-mail Father Ralph?
Past Columns:
Sep 2: I Used
to be an Embryo
August 26: Holy
Walking
August
19: Just Like Family
Aug
12:Incredible Forgiveness
August 5: Diocesan Doings
July
29: On A Mission
July 22: Piecing Together
July 15th: Unpacking St Brigids
July 8th: Happy to Be Here
July 1st : First Words
I’d like to welcome back all those who
were away from St.Brigid’s on vacation and I’m looking forward
to meeting all those I didn’t have a chance to meet over the past
two months that I’ve been here.
People have been asking me how I’ve
been finding St.Brigid’s and whether I’m “overwhelmed”
by its complexity. Not yet. I go to bed tired but happy every evening
and while I’m getting used to my new administrative duties, most
of the summer has been a wonderful chance to meet people. I’ve visited
around 20 homes and met over 300 people at “Sommer in the Summer”
-- plus I’ve sampled lots of great desserts.
I had a chance to travel with our youth group
to El Salvador, I participated in the variety of processions and celebrations
in our community, I met with folks who lead different ministries in our
parish. I enjoyed Father Wilson, Father Giuseppe and Father Wismick who
visited with us this summer.
All in all, it was a great summer experience.
Now as the parishioners return, I understand
that parish life goes into “full gear” with a more varied weekend
mass schedule, with school and religious education classes meeting, with
regular meetings of parish ministries. I’m ready and excited about
seeing all of this in action.
Our parish pastoral staff will begin to meet
regularly now that everyone’s back and I am eager to learn more about
the life of our parish and to look toward the future together. I have
had the pleasure of spending time with each staff member and I’m
so impressed by their dedication, talent, hard work and love for the people
of our community. Now I welcome the opportunity to work together as a
leadership team.
I ask you to continue to pray for me and
for our staff in the days ahead. I will continue to pray for you.
Come Visit Our Online Tour of our Youth Group's Trip To El Salvador!
For the Record..
See Father's Ralph's first spoken greeting to the community at St. Brigid..
Italian Mass
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Haitian Mass
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