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Hi!
I will be taking a
few days vacation after this weekend and will return at the end
of the month. I have a love/hate relationship with vacations
because while I am gone gremlins take over and when I get back I
am buried in work and begin to wonder why I left in the first
place. So you gremlins out there please take it easy and relax
and enjoy life. I also do not like the word “vacation” because
it means to vacate and I do not believe that is a good thing to
do. A change of location once in awhile in life offers a change
in perspective and that is helpful. I do not plan to run away
at this time, but if I find something interesting out there in
the great unknown; you just never know do you? Regardless of
where I am please know that you are all in my prayers and
heart. This parish is a treasure. We need to pray for one
another and be responsible to and for each other. We also need
to get to know each other better. Take the time to reach across
the aisle and demonstrate a little hospitality towards your
fellow parishioner. Hospitality has always been a
distinguishing characteristic that Christians are supposed to
have for all people. It has still been a short time since our
merger of four parishes into one. Let us try to be sensitive to
the needs of one another. We can’t do that unless we learn more
about one another. Our parish boundaries have drastically
changed and our responsibilities have also drastically changed.
We will continue to work with other congregations in our beloved
city. You all saw the newspaper article about our city being
number one in assaults in the nation. We have a long way to go
and miles before we sleep!
In the Lord’s love
together-
Fr. Tom
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