Church of the Holy Family Pastoral VisionThe Church of the Holy Family is dedicated to manifesting the joy

of the Gospel and enriching every individual’s Spiritual relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. The Church of the Holy Family Ministries

dedicate themselves in service to our Parish Community, building a just society, and outreach to those in need.

Weekend MassesSaturday 5:30 p.m.Sunday 8:15 and 11:00 a.m.

Morning Prayer & Daily MassTuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m.Reconciliation Saturday4:00-5:00 p.m.The Room Inside the Chapel

Summer MassesFirst weekend in July through Labor Day WeekendSaturday 5:30 p.m. Sunday 8:15 & 10:30 a.m.

Holy Family Day School757-481-1180

1279 North Great Neck RoadVirginia Beach, Virginia 23454

757-481-5702 • Fax 757-481-3989www.holyfamilyvb.org

A Parish of The Catholic Diocese of RichmondPlease remember in your prayers our sister parish, St. Jude in Baptiste, Haiti

Welcome – If you are new to our church or just visiting, we are pleased to have you share in this celebration of the Eucharist. If you would like to join our parish, registration is held in the Welcome Office after all Masses.

Wedding Policy – Six months before the wedding, the couple should meet with the pastor, before the wedding dates are selected. At least one member of the family should be a member of our parish.

Baptism Policy – Parents must be registered parishioners and attend a Baptism Class before their child may be baptized. Expectant mothers are encouraged to attend. The class is for parents only – baby-sitting is not provided.

Funeral Policy – Funerals are scheduled Tuesday-Saturday. We discourage funerals Sundays and Mondays. Participation by other priests and deacons must have prior approval of current pastor.

A Catholic Church

Parish Servant Leadership TeamFr. René R. Castillo – PastorRev. Mr. Bob May – Parish DeaconSylvia Chapa – Director of Music MinistriesAlfie Martinez-Coyle – Pastoral Assoc.Stella Havens – BookkeeperJeff Mingin – Youth MinisterGlenn Rodriguez – Facilities ManagerCarla Schneider – Parish SecretaryTiffany Watson – Director of Rel. Ed.Cindy Girard – Day School Director

CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA

HOLY FAMILY CAN ONLY HAVE 3 BOARDS BULLETIN – 4-COLORANYTHING ELSE IN BLACK AND WHITE - PER CATHY

CALENDARSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1Mass at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Note: Last weekend for 10:30 Mass

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2Office Closed – Labor Day

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3Holy Family Day School First Day of School (Kindergarten and After School Program)L & L Board Meeting 2:30 p.m.Boy Scout Order of the Arrow 7:00 p.m.Laurel Cove House Church 7:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4J.O.Y. Club 11:00 a.m.Rosary 6:30 p.m.Boy Scouts 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5Holy Family Day School First Day of School (Preschool and After Play Program)VIRTUS Training 6:00 p.m.Cub Scout Pack Info Meeting for Parents 6:30 p.m.K of C Rosary 7:00 p.m.K of C Business Meeting 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6Patriotic Rosary 9:40 a.m.Chaplet of Divine Mercy 9:45 a.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7Childbirth Lamaze Class 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.VIRTUS Training 9:00 a.m.Reconciliation 4:00 p.m.Rosary 5:00 p.m.RCIA Inquiry (after Mass)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8Mass at 8:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. RCIA Inquiry (after Mass)

AUGUST 31/SEPTEMBER 1, 2019TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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REMEMBER THE DEAD: Jesse Rodriguez (father of Glenn Rodriguez)

PRAY FOR: Briana Alexsandro, Theresa Andrew, Patricia Angeline, Susana Asercion, Aurel Balcarcel, Eddie Bano, Lennie Bano, Deidre Barnes, Anthony Burton, Anthony Burton II, Jennifer Wright Case, Tucker Davis, JoAnn DeJaeger, John Dunn, Michael Eaton, Brendan Feely, Pat and Jackie Feeley, Robert Freesmeier, Robert Garrison, The Ginley Family, Roger Hall, George Heath, Kathleen Horey, Gary Jani, Sharon Johnson, Susan Kayota, Christina Kupyar, Shannon LePage, Connie Loschi, Lou Lucente, Thomas Lyver, Cheryl McLeskey, Vivian Marshall, Doris Maviglia, Debbie Merritt, Sandy Mieczkowski, Mary Miele, Sandy Nuzum, Maria Oakes, George Olson, Joyce Palacios, Sean Palmer, Carrie Pfeiffer, Ryan Piotti, Jeffery Reave, Dan Ryan, Jr., Sara Shenasky, Tonya Trimble, Sandra Ulwelling, Rose Vega, Ken Watson, Bill Wills, LaRue Wright

Some of the names to “pray for” have been in the bulletin for three months and are being removed this weekend. If you need prayers for you or your family members, please contact the Parish Office at 481-5702. These names will be in the bulletin for three months before being removed.

“Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and you will.” Mark 11: 24

PRAYERLINE REQUESTS: Please call the Parish Office at 481-5702.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGSSunday, September 1: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Sir 3: 17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68: 4-7, 10-11; Heb 12: 18-19, 22-24a; Lk 14: 1, 7-14Monday, September 2: 1 Thes 4: 13-18; Ps 96: 1, 3-5, 11-13; Lk 4: 16-30Tuesday, September 3: Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, doctor of the church: 1 Thes 5: 1-6, 9-11; Ps 27: 1, 4, 13-14; Lk 4: 31-37Wednesday, September 4: Col 1: 1-8; Ps 52: 10-11; Lk 4: 38-44Thursday, September 5: Col 1: 9-14; Ps 98: 2-6; Lk 5: 1-11Friday, September 6: Col 1: 15-20; Ps 100: 1-5; Lk 5: 33-39Saturday, September 7: Col 1: 21-23; Ps 54: 3-4, 6, 8; Lk 6: 1-5Sunday, September 8: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wis 9: 13-18b; Ps 90: 3-6, 12-17; Phlm 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14: 25-33

SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE: Our summer Mass schedule has ended. Our Mass schedule is as follows: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

EMERGENCY PHONE CALLS: If you have an emergency and call the Church Office, there is an emergency number on the phone directory listing.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKMonday, September 2: Morning PrayerTuesday, September 3: Pepito Amande by Novelta KorvillosWednesday, September 4: Marta Paulino by Maria BauzaThursday, September 5: MassFriday, September 6: Charles Miller by Babara KledzikSaturday, September 7: Judy Dunton by Carol NottinghamSunday, September 8: 8:15 a.m.: Holy Family Parishioners; 11:00 a.m.: Caroline Dandry by Charlie & JoAnne Clarkson

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

SERVANT LEADERSHIP TEAM EMAILS:Fr. René R. Castillo, Pastor – pastor2019@holyfamilyvb.orgRev. Mr. Bob May, Deacon – robmay124@gmail.comSylvia Chapa, Music Director – music@holyfamilyvb.orgAlfi e Martinez-Coyle, Pastoral Associate/Liturgy Coordinator –

pa1@holyfamilyvb.orgStella Havens, Bookkeeper – bookkeeper@holyfamilyvb.orgJeff Mingin, Youth Minister – youthminister@holyfamilyvb.orgGlenn Rodriguez, Facilities Manager –

facilitiesdirector@holyfamilyvb.orgCarla Schneider, Parish Secretary – secretary@holyfamilyvb.orgTiff any Watson, DRE – DRE@holyfamilyvb.orgCindy Girard, Day School Director –

dayschoolprincipal@holyfamilyvb.org

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Fr. René Castillo, Pastor; Joe Stefonowich, Chairperson; Kay Flohre, Vice-Chairperson; Audrey Douglas-Cooke, Secretary; Linda Baker; Kim Howell; “Mike” Jakubec; Mike O’Brien; Leah Rowland; Tom Rumely; Amy Schleicher (Youth Representative). ppc@holyfamilyvb.org.

FINANCE COUNCIL: Fr. René Castillo, Paul Battaglia, Jill Broome, Buzz Crown, Stella Havens, Olive Lincoln, Dan Ryan, Rick Paradiso.

NEW EVANGELIZATION TEAM (NET): Tom Rumely, Chairperson; Mike DeJaeger, Shannan LePage, Elizabeth Panchik, Cate Sleigh, Todd Solomon, Steve Winter, Fr. René Castillo. NET email: hfevangelization@gmail.com.

WEEKLY OFFERTORYBudget 2018/2019 is $1,072,000.00. This includes

Diocesan Schools Parish Sharing Assessment of $105,785.00.

August 24/25 Collection $12,846.80 Online Giving $ 2,493.31

LEGACY GIVING PROGRAM: Giving to your parish through your will is a wonderful way to

continue your stewardship beyond your lifetime.

For more information on the Church of the Holy Family Legacy Giving Program, contact Steven Winter (Legacy Giving Chairperson) at edgewaterw@aol.com or swinter@edgewaterasset.com.

PARISH OFFICE HOURSMonday-Thursday from 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (note that this is a change from 4:30 p.m. This will be in eff ect until Tuesday, September 3.)Friday from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

NATIONAL VOCATIONS AWARENESS:“Take my yoke upon you, says the Lord.” Are you willing to accept the yoke of the Lord through a vocation as a priest? Call the Vocations Offi ce at (804) 359-5661, to speak with Fr. Michael Boehling or Fr. Brian Capuano; or email vocations@richmonddiocese.org.

Holy Family Day School

Holy Family Day School wants to say a big “thank you” to Glenn Rodriguez! For the last 17 years, Glenn has been amazing, helpful, encouraging, kind, determined, supportive, and so much more! Glenn has organized, scheduled, and directed our monthly fi re drills, fl oor cleaning, paper towel orders, and extra helpers for the Day School. He has also worked so very hard to get our security system installed and up and running. Most recently, Glenn was responsible for the beautiful, safe, new surfacing on our playground! We wish you the best as you retire but we will miss your happy “Hi!” to the staff and children.

Much Love and Appreciation from Holy Family Day School!

If you are interested in registering or need more information about Holy Family Day School, please call 757-481-1180 or email dayschool@holyfamilyvb.org.

Holy Family Learning & LeisureComing Attractions:

September 12, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Tour and lunch of First Colonial Inn

Nestled on six wooded acres, First Colonial Inn is a peaceful sanctuary in the heart of Hilltop, Virginia Beach’s most popular area. First Colonial Inn off ers Independent and Assisted Living and has been described as a “gracious blend of Country Inn and elegant Cruise Ship.” Bus departs from COTHF at

10:30. Please RSVP to Beverly at 373-9238.

September 19L & L General Meeting Program: Convert Solar ~ Take control of your home’s electricity costs with Solar energy

L&L Hardboiled Egg Ministry: • September 5 & 19

• October 3 & 17

Please bring eggs before noon on Thursday.(for Brother Charles to pick up)

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KOVARThank you to all of the Knights who came out to help collect for KOVAR this weekend! You may have seen them at the local shopping centers and were able to donate. Watch for our collections after the Masses here at Church of the Holy Family!

COUNCIL MEETINGKnights of Columbus Council 10804 monthly business meeting is held on the first Thursday of each month. The Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel and all parishioners are invited. The members only business meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Family Room.We invite all of the men in our Parish to join our Council and help us make a difference!

Grand Knight ~ Herbert HughesMembership ~ Joe Stefonowich

Chaplain ~ Fr. René Castillo

CRYPTS AVAILABLE ATPRINCESS ANNE MEMORIAL PARK:Church of the Holy Family has crypts, located at Princess Anne Memorial Park, for sale. These crypts are located in the Garden Building and in the Chapel in the Pines. Please call Stella at 757-937-6975 for more information.

2019 BAPTISM CLASSES AND DATESClass: Thursday, October 10, 7:00 p.m.Baptism Date: Weekend of October 19/20: Saturday – at the 5:30 p.m. Mass; Sunday – at the 8:15 and 11:00 a.m. Masses.

LACROSSE SKILLS CAMP:Catholic High School lacrosse coaches will be conducting a boys elementary and middle school Crusader Lacrosse Skills Camp. There are two separate sessions on September 7 and October 19. This clinic is open to all parish boys grades 3-8. Clinic information and registration can be found at the following site: https://fs30.formsite.com/bishopsullivanchs/form21/index.html?1564754727448

Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary TimeThe banquet scene found only in Luke provides the opportunity for these teachings of Jesus on humility and presents a setting to display Luke’s interest in Jesus’ attitude toward the rich and the poor.

The parable of the great dinner is a further illustration of the rejection by Israel, God’s chosen people, of Jesus’ invitation to share in the banquet in the kingdom and the extension of the invitation to other Jews whose identification as the poor, crippled, blind, and lame classifies them among those who recognize their need for salvation, and to Gentiles. (USCCB)

Please join us on September 22 as we start the “Genesis to Jesus” program between the Masses and on Monday nights. 30 minutes and ALL are welcome to attend.

It is Not Too Late to Join Us!

The Women’s Book Circle is taking the summer off. We will meet the third Thursday in September at 7:00 p.m. (September 19). Our book for September will be The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner. We have decided it will be best to split the reading up to enable better discussion. For September, please read chapters 1-6. Please join us in September. All are welcome!

Women’s Scripture Circle will be off for the summer months and will resume the fourth Wednesday of September, at 7:00 p.m. (September 25). We will be continuing our study of the Gospel of Luke, part two, using “Little Rock Scripture Study.” Don’t hesitate to join us any time.

For more information on the faith sharing circles, contact Marie Sexton at 718-4147.

Have a blessed week, Your AFF Team

The K-8 Catechist Team is Looking for YOU!!Do you enjoy working with the youth of our parish? Can you give of your time on Sunday mornings? Are you looking for a way to become more involved in the parish and also learn more about your Catholic faith? Then the K-8 Catechist Team is the ministry for YOU! We are currently looking to add 5 catechists for various grades. Please prayerfully consider sharing your gifts and your love of the Catholic faith with the youth of our parish. The curriculum is easy to follow and supplies are provided. A background check and VIRTUS training is required. Contact Tiffany in the Parish Office or DRE@holyfamilyvb.org if interested.

BUILDING PROJECT UPDATE

August 31, 2019

Living Our Mission Campaign Projects:

Church and Chapel schematic design drawings are being prepared to incorporate previous design elements. The Building Committee will provide additional information in next week’s bulletin.

Kitchen Renovation has finally reached the construction phase. The contract has been awarded and equipment is being ordered by the contractor for installation in October. Some of this equipment has a manufacturing lead time, and the contractor will hold off beginning demolition until equipment delivery dates are firmed up. We expect work to begin in mid to late September. While under construction, all use of the kitchen or utensils will be curtailed. The contractor is aware of the need to move this project along as quickly as possible.

Capital Reserve Projects:

Jointly funded with the Day School, Day School Hall Security Doors and Playground Replacement Tile projects have recently been completed. The door project was phase two of a security upgrade that will enable us to control access during weekdays and for weekend/evening classes and meetings. You may have noticed the signs at the parking lot entrances about hours for unlock periods.

Sidewalk Repairs were completed on the Laurel Cove side of the building to fix a section that was being inundated from rising soil due to tree roots. Parking Lot Sealcoating and Restriping is ongoing to renew the pavement surface, parking line, and fire lane markings.

Family Room Light Replacement for the two center fixtures will take place during the Kitchen Renovation work, as the same contractor is doing both jobs.

Door Electrification will occur to 4 additional doors starting this fall: The glass door to the Columbarium, one of the glass doors to the BBQ Pit, the Kitchen door, and the rear door at the Laurel Cove end of the Church. Our plan each year is to install additional cameras and electrify additional doors to further enhance the security of our building.

Family Room Partitions will round out our Capital Reserve projects this year. Work is planned for next summer, in time for 2020 Religious Ed classes.

Additional Details will be also be posted in the Family Room in upcoming weeks.

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ARE YOU CURIOUS TO LEARN MOREABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH?Are you an adult contemplating Baptism? Have you been baptized in another Christian faith but now fi nd yourself being led to the Catholic Church? Are you looking to complete your Sacraments of Initiation by receiving the Sacrament of Confi rmation as a baptized Catholic adult? Then RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation) is the place for you! Come with your questions to one of our Inquiry Sessions where you can meet team members and fi nd out how we can accompany you on your faith journey. Classes begin in October and are held on Sunday mornings between the Masses.

Inquiry Dates• Saturday, September 7 (after 5:30 p.m. Mass)• Sunday, September 8 (between the Masses, 9:30 a.m.)We welcome you to our “Family” and look forward to you becoming part of “Church of the Holy Family.”

For more information, contact Tiff any Watson (DRE@holyfamilyvb.org).

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORDDo you enjoy working with children? Can you give of your time during Mass? Would you like to share the Word of God with the youngest members of our parish? Can you give 20 minutes of your time on a Sunday to the children of our parish? Then CLOW is the ministry for YOU! A rotating schedule that runs September-May, weekly scripts with materials are provided. Two adult leaders are needed for each Mass (8:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.) High school teens are welcome! Please contact Tiff any in the parish offi ce or DRE@holyfamilyvb.org if interested. A background check and VIRTUS training are required.

VOTING ISSUES – INVOLVEMENT: As Catholics we should be guided more by our moral convictions than by our attachment to a political party or interest group. Catholic lay men and women need to act on the Church’s MORAL principles and become more involved: running for offi ce, working within political parties, and communicating concerns to elected offi cials.

HAITI UPDATE – SEPTEMBERWhat’s new with our sister parish

in Baptiste, Haiti?

New RefrigeratorLast year, Holy Family purchased and installed a new

generator. The new generator allows continuous power when electric grid is down. Now the rectory has a new refrigerator thanks to Holy Family. This is the fi rst continuously functioning refrigerator in Baptiste.

Windows and DoorsThe TQ Middle school now has windows and doors. The

windows and doors were funded by Holy Family in June.

The Haitian Education Support Team (HEST)and Holy Family

Last month Holy Family donated $1,500 USD to the Haitian Education Support Team (HEST). The HEST trains and supports the supervisors and superintendent of schools who train the teachers in the diocese of Hinche. The Haitian superintendent Richard Joseph will be in Virginia Beach in October for The Richmond Haitian Symposium.

Next Haiti Committee MeetingThe next Haiti Committee Meeting is 7:00 p.m.

September 10, at Holy Family Church. All are welcome!

Join the CF Nursery Team

Rotating Schedule during CF Sundays 9:20 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

Adults and high school youth (with one adult) are welcome! (VIRTUS and Background Check are required.) Can you give of your time to care for the smallest members of our parish family? We would love to have you join us. This ministry is vital for many of our catechists, RCIA participants, and Adult Formation attendees. Thank you for your prayerful consideration.

Contact Tiff any in the parish offi ce at 481-5702 DRE@holyfamilyvb.org

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WHO ARE THE MEN OF FAITH?WHAT DO THEY DO?We are ordinary Catholic men who seek a closer relationship with God. We meet twice each month to support and encourage one another on our spiritual journey. We preview the Mass readings for the following Sunday and discuss how to apply their lessons to our daily lives. We also read and discuss good spiritual books to help us in this. We join the universal Church in praying for our needs and the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ. If this interests you, please contact Ron Batdorf at ronald.batdorf@gmail.com or Bob Breault at bobbro1938@gmail.com or (610) 360-6070.

CUB SCOUT PACK 406, which meets at Church of the Holy Family, is now registering new boys and girls for the 2019-2020 year! Cub Scouting is a year-round, family oriented program for boys and girls who are entering Kindergarten through 5th grade. The Cub Scout program has 10 purposes including character development, spiritual growth, good citizenship, sportsmanship and fi tness, family understanding, respectful relationships, personal achievement, friendly service, fun and adventure, and preparation for Scouts BSA. If you are interested in learning more about Cub Scouts, or about joining Pack 406, please join us for a Scout Information Night (Thursday, September 5 at 6:30 p.m., Room 147) or contact Dean or Christine Schleicher at cmpack406@gmail.com.

Thank you Glenn!!

Thanks to everyone who helped with Glenn’s retirement party! Good food was plentiful and the entertainment was enjoyed by all of us.

Thanks to those who shopped for all the food, helped set up the family room and helped decorate it, helped with prep work in the kitchen, set the bar up, helped cook, helped serve, helped tending the bar, helped wash the dishes, helped clean up the kitchen, helped tear down and put the tables and chairs away, helped washing, and folding the table cloths.

But most of all, thank you, Glenn, for serving in the parish for the past twenty years, and thanks for your service!

Get involved in Music Ministry! Complete a Ministry Form, and at the bottom of the fi rst page, circle the groups you’d like to join. Email your name and all contact info to music@holyfamilyvb.org I’m joyful and grateful for your interest in this important liturgical ministry! Sylvia Chapa, Director of Music Ministries

SUNDAY NURSERY: The Sunday Nursery volunteers are on a break for the summer. We will return in early September. Parents – you are welcome to use the nursery during Mass and watch Mass through the video feed.

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Part-time Administrative Assistant/ReceptionistThis position is available at Church of the Holy Family. Computer experience is a must. Major responsibilities include recording data in Parish’s database, assisting staff members as necessary, answering the Church’s main phone, responding to requests from parishioners, and arranging Mass intentions. This position is 27 hours per week.

Please send your résumé to Stella Havens, Business Manager, at Church of the Holy Family, 1279 N. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23454, or email businessmanager@holyfamilyvb.org.

CREATION CARE CORNERClimate change is not only a political, social, and economic

issue, it is also, and primarily, a spiritual one! In view of that fact, an optional, new season has been added to the Church’s liturgical year along with Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Pentecost – The Season of Creation. Though new to the world-wide church, there have been some countries like Africa, Australia, and Canada, who have been celebrating this Season since around 2000.

The Season of Creation begins on September 1 (the Day of Global Prayer for Creation) and ends on October 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Hopefully, this Season will gain more attention in our country. Pope Francis gave it recognition in 2015 when he and Patriarch Bartholomew (of the Eastern Orthodox Church) established the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, encouraging people to pray for our common home. The Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has highlighted the importance of this Season of Creation. The theme of the Season is “Web of Life.” The theme of the Feast of St. Francis is “We Are All Connected: the Cry of the Earth, the Cry of the Poor,” focusing on environmental and climate justice.

At Holy Family Parish, we will pay tribute to our Earth when we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis on the weekend of October 5/6. This Season allows us to turn our attention to God’s relationship with all creation as well as our relationship with creation (and with God through creation).

Reasons for celebrating this season are: to become more conscious of the crisis creation is facing, because of human greed, exploitation and neglect; to empathize with those parts of creation – human and nonhuman – that are groaning because of the human crimes against them; to celebrate the Christ, whose risen presence is the cosmic power at work in reconciling and restoring creation; and fi nally, to follow this up with action. In the coming years, we will plan to provide more opportunities for our parish to pay recognition to this new liturgical Season.A few useful ideas for 2019 would be:

• Incorporating creation care into parts of our liturgies;• Off ering prayers, as individuals and/or as groups, that national

leaders will make the health of our Earth a priority; • Become more conscious of how we are contributing to

creation’s abuse, and change our behaviors;• Utilizing our Church resources to combat climate change; • Setting aside time to become more informed about the crisis

of climate change;• And, perhaps, reading the Encyclical, Laudato Si.

Ed Marroni (mmarroni1@hotmail.com)

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