My dear brothers and sisters in Christ.
I have been here in our parish family over three months. So far, we blessed the cemetery and animals, prayed for the respect for life, celebrated family Masses, supported the youth car wash for the NCYC, catechesis such as first reconciliation and first communion, confirmation, Sunday classroom program, RCIA and RCIC process, Bible study, family faith formation program, among others, and of course the liturgical celebrations such as Eucharists, Baptisms, Confessions, Matrimonies, Funerals, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.
All of these have been possible with the help of each one of you. Therefore, I want to say, “Thank you very much.” Thank you because little by little all of us have been realizing the importance of participation in our community. We are understanding that “The parish that we dream is the Parish that I help to build”. It is very important to participate in the different activities of our parish because they give us a sense of belonging not only to our Parish, but also to our Catholic Church. We are only one family who worship the Lord in our local church.
Hence, I invite you to participate in the activities that our parish is already celebrating or will start to celebrate. We will start our sleep-in Mass (Youth Mass) this coming Sunday, October 22nd. On November 10, we will pray for our beloved ones who are now resting in the peace of Christ at our Mass of Loving Remembrance, and of course Christmas, which is around the corner.
The CMA Campaign has already started. I am very happy with how many of you have already contributed to this wonderful campaign for the Diocese of Rochester. I encourage all of you to participate, not only economically, but also spiritually in this campaign. Let us pray for the success of the CMA 2023-2024, not only for Holy Trinity Church, but also for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester.
Once again, we will have many celebrations at the end of the year. I ask you to participate in these activities of our Holy Trinity Church family. Let us join with joy in each one of the celebrations. Let us build together this wonderful dream… our dream… our family of Holy Trinity. Let us remember… “The parish that we dream is the parish that I help to build.”
God bless you, and may the Blessed Virgin Mary be with you always!
Fr. George
