Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

     The Word of today’s Gospel gives us a great deal of consolation and peace.  When our Lord speaks to us about not letting our hearts be troubled we certainly need to hear that in a world that is filled with so much discord and animosity.  But if we trust in the Lord’s word our worry can change to hope.  And certainly in these last days there has been much hopefulness.

    The election of Pope Leo XIV gives us hope in a renewed vigor of spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.  The Pope’s vision and determination to bring stability and unity to the Church lifts our spirits and challenges us to take up the banner to proclaim to all: “Jesus Christ is Lord!”  May we be courageous and faithful in following our new pontiff’s lead and support him daily with our prayers.

    Once again the raging waters have wreaked havoc on our St. John’s property.  Many discussions are taking place to try and rectify this perennial problem once and for all.  In the meantime, our “savior” Mike Cavage and Pioneer Construction, came to our rescue, as they  previously have done, to shore-up  the damaged bank and restore accessibility to our church   We are immensely grateful for their immediate action and attention to our dilemma.

      Remember that this coming Thursday we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven.  It is a Holy Day  of obligation wherein we are commanded and bound to participate at Holy Mass.  The schedule of Masses are in this bulletin.

    We offer our heartfelt congratulations to the children of our First Holy Communion class who last Saturday received the Holy Eucharist.  Let us pray that they grow each day in the living and practicing of the Faith and that parents be diligent in bringing them to Mass every Sunday and Holy Day.

    Finally we have a wonderful opportunity to visit and greet the new Holy Father by making a pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi and Loreto this coming November 5-15.  I will be the chaplain for this trip which is operated by ProRome tours.  For complete information contact: https://prorometours.com/jubilee2025/

With Blessings,

Father Langan