A very special
thank you to all who gave their time and talent to make
Christmas a beautiful celebration of our faith.
The beautiful
Christmas trees in the Sanctuary were donated by Fred Fras,
owner of Whispering Pines Tree Farm of Flushing and the wreaths
by Eleanor Richmond. Thank you so much. Thank you to the St.
Joseph Workers for their help in putting the trees in place and
the wonderful turnout of volunteers to assist. Your assistance
was invaluable. Thank you to our maintenance personnel, Carrol
Keys, Linda Purdy and Paul Ruszkowski for their special effort
in preparing our Church for Christmas. To the Handmaids of the
Altar, your touch of loving concern is so appreciated, as
always. To LaChelle Smith and Donna Kurtz, our special thanks
for your generous gift of time and talent. Each season and each
celebration you make the Church so beautiful. Special thanks to
our Choir. Thank you to Meg Waddell, our Choir Director, and
Ron Spaulding our organist; and the Choir for the beautiful
music for the Christmas Masses. Thank you to our Cantors, Joel
Cuttitta, Elizabeth Petrides, Tom Smela, Sue Buszek, Teresa
Rodgers, Ken Johnson, and Darline Alderson for Christmas and for
all the Sundays of the year when you lead us in song. Thank you
to the Altar Servers, Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers, you add
to the beauty of our Liturgy by your dedication. Thank you also
to all who bring Communion to the sick and homebound throughout
the year and especially during these days of Christmas. Thank
you to Jenny Bade who
planned and prepared the Children’s Christmas Eve Mass and to
Connie Grohoski, Melissa Welsh, Jeanne Sekelsky, Bonita
Holifield, Kathy Hutchings, Dawn Bye, parents for bringing their
children, and everyone else who assisted with the Mass. Thank you to the
Forsleff Family who directed our young people in the beautiful
music that added so much to our Children’s Christmas Eve Mass.
Thank you to the young people of our parish who made
Christmas Eve a wonderful celebration. The ushers, greeters,
and ALL who made us all feel so welcome for Christmas, my
heartfelt THANKS.
