Pastoral Team Articles

May 2020

May 30

Slow return to "normal"

It looks like it will be a slow return to “normal.” I am keeping all of you in my prayers and our clergy and staff are working to serve you in these uncertain times. Many of our parishioners are not ready to come back to church. We want to do whatever we can to support our parishioners. We respect those who decide to stay away for...
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May 23

Back Together Again

Our First Weekend Back Together It was a slow start, but I was encouraged to see our parishioners again. We had set the seating capacity to 275 people per Mass and we never came close to that. I would say about 99% of those who participated during or after Mass, wore their masks. And everyone was good about keeping their distance. We did as...
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May 16

6th Sunday of Easter 2020 - Welcome Home

Welcome Home We are delighted that we now have Public Masses again, but we do so with all the recommended precautions. The coronavirus Covid-19 still is roaming about. We want all of us to stay healthy. The Diocese of Phoenix website has some new pages in response to changes in our region including weekly video messages from Bishop Thomas...
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May 9

Restoring Community Life

Restoring the Community Life of Our Parish This will be a gradual process and one that will require flexibility and responsibility. We will have several phases toward getting back to a full church. We will rely on the professional advice of medical, state, and church leaders. On Sunday, May 3rd we opened up the narthex of our...
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May 2

4th Sunday of Easter 2020

Building Report Fr Hans, Chris Spiehs, and a small group of parishioners are still working with Adaptive Architects to develop a design for our future building of permanent offices, a social hall, meeting rooms, plaza, etc. We don’t know how far we can develop the plans. However, we have the money to do preliminary design work so that...
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