This is the week of Thanksgiving when families traditionally gather to celebrate families. At this point as a church we think we are going to be open, but with the rising numbers of infections we cannot promise that.
Fr. Don is so good about welcoming and recognizing the people who are sitting in their cars on a weekend and are praying with us. He has them honking their horns several times each Mass. I think about doing that, and then when I am saying something else forget to welcome them. It might be age.
So what about you? There are many stories of parishioners who have taken on the additional responsibility of checking on their neighbors, bringing communion to those who are shut in, and making contact with people they know to see how everyone is doing during this pandemic.
During Lent, a time of prayer and reflection, members of the Healing Prayer Ministry are available to pray for your personal prayer needs and concerns as you experience life's devastating events, or if you are just needing God's guidance and sense of presence to help you along.