Today we are happy to welcome Bishop John Steinbock back to the parish for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Ten young people will be celebrating this sacrament in we pray for the fullness of the Holy Spirit to come into the hearts of these people. This also completes the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation) which fully initiates all of us into God's Church. We are proud of these men and women and pray that they will continue to grow in their love for the Church and become faithful disciples of Jesus.
Next weekend we will be celebrating the Feast of Pentecost, in which the Holy Spirit came into the lives of the Apostles and the others in the Upper Room, including our Blessed Mother. This feast is considered the birthday of the Church. The color of the feast is red, the color of the Holy Spirit. I encourage all parishioners to wear red so as to show us solidarity with the whole Church and with each other on this solemn day.
The choir from St. Joseph the Worker Mission in North Fork will be providing the music for the Confirmation Mass. I want to thank Phyllis and her choir for their participation in offering their gift of music to the parish.
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