From the Pastor’s Desk…

We see Jesus fulfilling this role as shepherd of the people in the Gospel today (Mark 6:30-34) as he took pity on the people since they were like sheep without a shepherd so He decided to teach them. Like sheep without a shepherd means they lacked good leadership. Like sheep without a shepherd means they were in danger of wandering astray. But they knew that Jesus was different and as we heard in the Gospel the people hurried to where they knew Jesus would be. In some respects we can see similarities between then and now, for example disappointment with those in authority, but we can say, “At least we’ve got Jesus.” When we have Jesus we have everything, even if we have nothing else, because Jesus is everything. When we pass from this world we will take nothing with us except our faith in Jesus and our love for his mother Mary, the prayers we said and our good deeds. When we have Jesus we have everything, even if we have nothing else, because Jesus is everything.

I want to thank all those who helped us to organize the beautiful farewell for Sister Kinga last weekend.

May God bless her and keep her.

I’m sure many of you have met Fr. Luke who has been with us for over a month, doing research for his studies in Rome.  Fr. Luke will go back to Poland on August 2nd and then return to Rome.  Next weekend when you see Fr. Luke, please thank him for helping us with our pastoral work during his stay.
On July 25th, we will celebrate the feast of St. Christopher who is the patron of drivers.  This weekend, we will be blessing your cars after all Masses, entrusting you to St. Christopher.

                                              Fr. Richard Milek