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February 7, 2017
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
We all make hundreds of choices each and every day. Some of the choices we make are easy and others are difficult. If we chose to listen to Jesus in our lives, we will have to make even more difficult decisions that affect our salvation. Jesus challenges us to make choices which lead to our becoming the “greatest in the kingdom of heaven”. With the choices we make we are called to act with the same loving kindness as God has acted towards us.
Mark your calendars for Sunday May 7, for our annual Parish Festival. This will be our fourth festival for our parish in close to 20 years. Volunteers are still needed in many areas. Please make plans to get involved now and come join us for what is shaping up as great festival for the life of St. Hyacinth. It’s no secret that what makes the parish Bazaar such an awesome event for our parish and community is the great number of people who volunteer their time and talent. It is Stewardship in action. Your help is especially needed to staff a shift in one of our many booths, rides and games. The help and support of everyone in the parish, both young and old, is most needed. It’s a great way to give back to the life of the community. I highly encourage you to make your commitment to helping our parish at the Bazaar.
The 2017 Bazaar Chairman’s, Raul Turner will be speaking at all the masses next weekend to welcome everyone to support the festival effort for our parish. I want thank the Bazaar Volunteer Team for all of their hard work in bringing the bazaar to St. Hyacinth.
Mark your calendars for February 25th. The people of St. Hyacinth have been invited to a special fellowship event with Peace Lutheran Church of Pasadena. The topic of the prayer breakfast will be “One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism” from Ephesians chapter 4:5; and I have been ask to be the guest speaker for the event. As the Ecumenical Officer of the Archdiocese, it has been my duty to encourage the Catholic Faithfull of the Archdiocese to work with the other faiths in our community to bring about peace and understanding. If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP me at [email protected] or call the office.
Next, Have you noticed the new St. Vincent De Paul Collection container in the Narthex of the Church and Guyot Hall ? There is an ongoing need for food items in our greater community. To assist a greater number of people in need of food, we are asking everyone to bring in donated food items on a regular basis for the St. Vincent De Paul food pantry. The SVD food pantry is always in need of nutritious nonperishable items such as peanut butter, tuna, canned meats, vegetables, pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit, rice, beans and shelf stable milk. The STHY food collection will be an ongoing project for the community. Please feel free to drop your donations in the collection box during the weekend. Thank you for your great generosity.
Next, I send out my sincere thanks to all who made a pledge for our Building Faith, Family and Future Capital Campaign. I truly appreciate your generosity and support. If you have not made a pledge for the campaign, Please consider making a pledge. Envelopes are in the Narthex along with our collection box specifically designed for our Capital campaign or you can do so online through the parish website. When you complete your pledge envelope, drop it in the collection box, offertory basket, or mail it or bring it by the office at any time. This year, we ask every family to consider an equal sacrifice, not an equal size gift. Every pledge, of every size, is most needed and welcomed. Thank you for doing your part to help us reach our goal.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels