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Weekly Pastor's Letter

November 10, 2024

Dear Friends,

 

We are very happy to welcome Bishop Delgado, Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, who will be the celebrant at the 11:00 Mass this weekend. He is a good friend of some of our parishioners and we are delighted to have him here with us.

 

November is the month when we remember our beloved dead in a particular way. We have a Book of Remembrance near the statue of Our Lady of Victory where you can inscribe names. Another time-honored practice is to submit an All Soul’s envelope (available in the vestibule) with names of loved ones. They will be remembered at the altar each day. Our special Memorial Mass this past week, which featured Faure’s Requiem, was especially moving.

 

The Choir School boys recently enjoyed a Halloween party and an All Saints Day party. They also had the opportunity to sing at the gorgeous Liu Performance Center, which overlooks the harbor in Rockport, MA. As Music Director Mr. Straub noted after the In Paradisum, “Listening to the boys sing as I conducted and looked out of the two-story windows onto the ocean, I thought I was in heaven!”

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A friendly reminder: our gift shop is open daily from 9:30-4:30 and on Sundays from 9:00-1:00. (It’s not too early to get one of a kind religious Christmas presents or St. Paul’s ornaments!!) Also, be sure to take advantage of our weekly church tours, starting just outside the church at 12:30 most Sundays. And watch for our new events reaching out to our senior citizens. Many recently enjoyed lunch and a showing of the classic film A Man for All Seasons.

 

Our Parish Grand Annual has become a financial lifeline for us. Our weekly offertory collection does not allow us to pay all the bills and expenses of our incredible parish. (The annual budget is about 1.2 million dollars; please see the recently released 2024 Fiscal Report.) Each year at this time, we ask each household to make an extra sacrificial offering of $450.00. Of course, not everyone can manage this, but we are confident that everyone can and will do something. Isn’t what St. Paul’s is worth it?  Every bit of every donation stays right here in the parish where we take the good stewardship of your gifts very seriously. You likely have received a letter from me with a donation form, or you can find it on the parish website. Next weekend, we will have our official kick off. I am so grateful for generous contribution, guided by sincere prayer.

 

God bless, Fr. Kelly

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