Every year we have done this since the Pallottines have served at St. Valentine – A Second Collection for the Pallottine Missions on Palm Sunday. This year too it’s on schedule.
Next Sunday our Second Collection will go towards the Pallottine Missions. Whatever ways you can help us continue our work and missions back in India, we will be ever grateful. In the past years you have always been very generous and we thank you for that. Know for sure that your sacrifices will go a long way. If you are not able to help financially do not be disheartened, just offer a prayer for our works and mission and you will receive your blessings in return.
Back in India The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (ABVM), the Province we belong, is venturing into new mission areas and our formation houses are still growing with many seminarians at different stages of their formation. This April-May 2016, our Province will have 15 newly ordained priests. Who knows, in years to come, some of them may be sent to St. Valentine to serve.
Pallottines are very blessed to have this opportunity to serve in this Archdiocese and especially here at St. Valentine Parish. Your prayers, words of encouragement and your support keep us getting stronger. Thank you once again for all the sacrifices you make for the good of the parish.
God Bless you.
Fr. Socorro
An Invitation from Archbishop Vigneron
You will find a flyer in this week’s bulletin with Archbishop’s Message about “Unleash the Gospel” – It’s a reminder for us to continue our mission of evangelizing and how the Archdiocese is offering us so many opportunities to get involved and participate more fully in the greater mission of the Church. All of these initiatives are also leading us to pray for the success of the Synod 2016. The back of the flyer shows how the Archdiocese is helping us to “Unleash the Gospel.” In April, the 18, 19, 20th- 4 members of each parish and the Priest will be attending the “Amazing Parish Conference.” Within the parish itself we will be having “Parish Dialogue Gathering” the dates will be announced later – this is in preparation for the Synod—an opportunity for us to come forward and see what we as individuals, as a parish and as the Archdiocese can do “for our calling as Jesus’ disciples.” If you have not yet attended the “Come Encounter Christ” gatherings, take time to attend at least one. And then, before this Jubilee year gets over, find some time to enter through the Holy Door of Mercy at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral.
The more we push ourselves to be actively involved in our own parishes the more we will benefit and through us others. Pray for the Archbishop and for all the initiatives he is introducing for the good of the Archdiocese and for the good of the Church.