Thank you to everyone who contacted me with feedback about the possibility of a “no distancing” section at Masses, something that is only possible under the current law by confirming vaccination status. Having taken the pulse of the parish, we will not be moving forward with this initiative. Objections fell into three primary camps: (1)Continue reading “May 14, 2021 – Pastor’s Note”
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May 07, 2021 – Pastor’s Note
People are sometimes curious about my homily writing process, and I am often embarrassed to admit that it is not great. Ideally a preacher would prepare his homily weeks ahead of time, maybe even looking at the course of readings over a series of Sundays, to build up a cohesive theme and guidance for hisContinue reading “May 07, 2021 – Pastor’s Note”
April 30, 2021 – Pastor’s Note
Right after Easter, Fr. Bill Treacy (the eldest priest in the Archdiocese at 101 years old!) sent around to some priests a copy of David Brooks’ latest column “A Christian vision of social justice.” (Seattle Times) I think it is well written and worth a read (as did, it seems, Fr. Treacy). The key ideaContinue reading “April 30, 2021 – Pastor’s Note”
April 09, 2021 – Pastor’s Note
As has been their tradition for many years, the Soy House restaurant near Marine Heritage Park donated all of their Easter revenues to the parish, totaling almost $3,000 this year. Even during a pandemic that has been so hard on so many restaurants, this parish family decided they still wanted to give back to GodContinue reading “April 09, 2021 – Pastor’s Note”
Fr. Moore 