From Father Stephen
To the St. Denis Parish family,
We had a beautiful and moving weekend remembering our beloved dead on November 1st and 2nd. Thank you to Deacon Stan for putting together a very moving and memorable Mass on Sunday evening for all those who have lost someone special. The Church was full and many people were comforted by the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Some of our Confirmation students were on retreat over the weekend of November 8th and 9th as well as on Tuesday, November 11th and had a wonderful experience. Thanks to Elaine Pelech for all her work in organizing these days for our young people.
Also, on Tuesday, November 11th the daily 9 a.m. Mass was full as we celebrated Veterans' Day. A flag was raised in a brief ceremony and so we thank Carl Valentino for getting the flag for our parish and helping us to never forget the service given to our Nation by so many - especially our Veterans.
This Sunday, November 16th, I along with some others will be attending a special ceremony at Maryknoll in recognition of the service given in Religious Education Programs all over the Archdiocese. I am attending to celebrate twenty-five (25) years of service given by our Director of Religious Education, Mrs. Laura Esposito. Congratulations Mrs. Esposito and may Almighty God continue to bless you for all the work you do for HIS people!
On Monday, November 17th, I will be meeting with the Parish and Financial Councils to go over the financial status of the parish, and later on this week I will be holding an information night for any student interested in becoming an altar server. We have some great altar servers and I am happy to be able to be in charge of our altar servers program.
Next week, the new Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Church will be dedicated by our Archbishop, Cardinal Egan. Our Deacons and their wives will be representing us as a parish at this special event. We will be praying in a special way for Blessed Kateri parish next weekend at all our Masses.
Please remember to sign up for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Thanksgiving eve - there can be no better preparation for a Thanksgiving meal than to spend time before the Lord.
Until next week, peace and prayers,
Fr. Steve
St. Denis pray for us.
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