Pastoral Team Articles

August 2015

Aug 26

Loan Repayment Progress Report

I shared this news at all the Masses the weekend of August 23rd, but I want to put it here for our sea-sonal parishioners who read the bulletin online when away and for others who missed the report. I have EXCITING news to give you regarding our loan. In August we made an extra $230,000 principal pre-payment. This has a huge impact...
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Aug 19

Peace River

Some of our parishioners emigrated from Jordan but are still involved in humanitarian aid to the people who remain in danger in their homeland in the Middle East. Fahid Drarjeh, a St. Clare parishioner, is the local “ambassador” for Peace River Foundation which is under the direct supervision of the Church and certified by the...
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Aug 10

Priest Vacations

PRIEST VACATIONS I am back from my annual vacation and Fr. Nick left this week to go to his family in Kenya. He promised me he will return! I had a wonderful vacation during which I spent two weeks near the beach in Aruba, Dutch Caribbean (off the coast of Venezuela) for some swimming, sun, sand, surf, sleep, reading, praying and simply...
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Aug 8

Week of Great Feasts

Monday—St. Lawrence. One of the most influential martyrs of the early church, this deacon is the subject of countless works of art and the patron of more Churches in Rome than any other saint except Mary. Lawrence is remembered for his extraordi- nary charity to the poor and hungry, as well as his bravery when roasted to death on a...
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