Pastor’s Note – Page 40

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”

September 02, 2022 – Pastor’s Note

September 1st each year is remembered as the “Word Day of Prayer for Creation” (brought officially into the Catholic world by Pope Francis in 2015) and kicks off a “Season of Creation” that lasts until the Memorial of Francis of Assisi on October 4th. Our Care for Creation Team is hosting Coffee and Donuts thisContinue reading “September 02, 2022 – Pastor’s Note”