Category Archives: Pastor’s Note

As I have mentioned in a previous letter, one thing I have learned about myself during this COVID craziness is that I am happier and healthier when my life has a regularity to it. I like to know what to expect and when I can expect it, and interruptions or surprises or changes always throwContinue reading “June 09, 2020 – Pastor’s Note”

We have returned to the public celebration of Mass! Praise God! Though it caught us completely by surprise, we were delighted last week when Governor Inslee announced that Phase 1 counties could hold outdoor religious services with up to 100 people, while Phase 2 counties could hold indoor religious services with up to 50 people.Continue reading “June 04, 2020 – Pastor’s Note”

This week, the opening of churches became a political issue. In Minnesota, a set of overly restrictive guidelines from Gov. Tim Walz that seemed to single-out religious bodies prompted the bishops of that state to defy their governor and issue their own guidelines in contradiction to his.[1] On the federal level, President Trump spent theContinue reading “May 26, 2020 – Pastor’s Note”

One of the things that has impressed me most during the shutdown is how our parishioners have been looking out for each other. This first became obvious to me when, every time I would send an e-mail announcing that I would be bringing communion to a certain neighborhood, I would inevitably have a couple moreContinue reading “May 18, 2020 – Pastor’s Note”