Last updated on July 30, 2010

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My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Vacations are a wonderful thing! I hope that a lot of you were able to get away from the daily grind and escape to a different place for some peace and relaxation. With our parish school beginning on August 9th, and public schools beginning on August 23rd, vacation time is coming to an end, even though we will continue to have hot summer weather for some weeks to come. As we end our vacations, it is time for us to get back to our normal routines.
I feel for your parents who will have the task of waking your children earlier than have been awakened in these past few months so that they can get to school on time. And then there will be the fun time of getting your children to do their homework and turn off the television and/or get off the phone. What a life!
The beginning of the school year is an exciting time as well. The students will be challenged in the classroom to learn new things as well as to remember what they have already been taught. They will need to find ways to incorporate this new knowledge in their daily lives. As they mature, they will begin to see things in a different light – sometimes in a light that is not shared with their parents, Yes, going back to school is a challenge for both the student and the parent.
For some, the time of summer of vacation was a time spent away from the Church. I am always happy to hear the school bells ring for it usually means that people who took a vacation from God over the summer months will be back in Church again. Let me remind you that our education is not limited to classroom. We must continually sit at the feet of the Master, Jesus, and learn His ways. True happiness only comes to us when we do His will. Every time we come to Mass, but especially at our family celebration of the Sunday Mass, we are given the awesome privilege of hearing the Word of the Lord Himself and being fed with His own Body and Blood. The more we know of God and His ways and put that knowledge into practice, the more prepared we are to enter into the eternal home promised to us.

I want to thank those parents would have enrolled your children in your parish school. You will experience in your Catholic education a great opportunity to not only increase your child’s academic knowledge, but also to learn how to apply that knowledge in living your Catholic faith. As I write this letter, we have 109 students registered for the 2009-10 school year. There is still room for your child, but do not put it off.

You parents who have made the financial sacrifice to send you child to our parish school are to be commended for your desire to give your children the best academic and spiritual education that they can get. In future years you will be grateful that you made this sacrifice.

Let me also encourage those parents who have not enrolled your children in your parish school to please consider doing so. You will not regret your decision to do so. Remember that the school offers a some financial aid to help make a Catholic education affordable for every family.

Let all of us work hard during this school year to increase our knowledge and our faith. Let this be the year that we draw closer to the Lord Jesus and to His church.

I love you,

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

First reading:             Wisdom 18:6-9
Second reading:     Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19
Gospel:                      Luke 12:32-48
 

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
All engaged and married couples and anyone interested are invited to attend a Natural Family Planning Presentation every third Tuesday of the month, 6:30 - 7:30 at the Works of Mercy Conference room at Ss. Cyril & Methodius Church.  Learn to practice your faith to be more intimate with your spouse and to build a stronger relationship with God.  For more information contact Melissa Juarez at (361) 561-7779.

Remember that we will get far more out of the Sunday scripture readings and the homily if we read the scripture readings before we come to Mass each Sunday.

Donated by the
SS. Cyril and Methodius Altar Society
1997

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