Pastor’s Note – Page 38

September 30, 2022 – Pastor’s Note

On the People’s Chalice, Part 2

September 23, 2022 – Pastor’s Note

On the People’s Chalice, Part 1

September 16, 2022 – Pastor’s Note

I had a real lightbulb moment about music last month, which seems pretty silly in hindsight. On the Solemnity of the Assumption, we had some of the strongest and most energetic singing since COVID. At first, I thought this was because, when one offers a 5:30 p.m. Mass on a Monday in a year whenContinue reading “September 16, 2022 – Pastor’s Note”

September 09, 2022 – Pastor’s Note

Last month, my fellow priests elected me Dean of the Northern Deanery (all the Catholic parishes in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, and Island Counties). I wish I could say that I had done something to deserve it, but the honest truth is that I was the only priest in the area to accept the nomination.Continue reading “September 09, 2022 – Pastor’s Note”