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October 24, 2023Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
In our Gospel this week, we witness Jesus quoting two commandments from the Old Testament: to love God with all one’s being, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself. Jesus tells us that these two are the greatest and the most important of all the commandments, and that all the law and the prophets depend on them.
Jesus shows through the Gospel this week the essence of true religion is to have a personal relationship with God and with other people, all based on our foundational love of God. Love is a choice and a commitment to act for the good of others. When God is love, then we are required to move to an action of love in our lives.
One of the principal goals of 2023 is to increase the number of people that are contributing to the Church through our electronic giving platform. We have over 1100 registered families here at STHY that maybe giving to our parish in the Sunday collection; however, we don’t have a record of them using their envelopes or electronic giving. You can enroll for online giving through https://www.sthyacinth.org/online-giving .
In celebration of our parish 58th anniversary, this year’s parish project, the entire community of St Hyacinth is being asked to provide support for the renovation and restoration of the two main stain glass windows of the Church. To support this project, please go to https://sthyacinth.org/stain-glass-renovation-project to donate. We hope to raise $75,000 for the renovation and restoration of our Holy Spirit Window and Christ the Good Shepherd window. Thank you for your generosity.
For 2023, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $85,000. Go to:https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/diocesan-services-fund-dsf/donate-to-dsf/ and give to DSF 2023. Thank you for your generosity. Our parish will receive a 75% rebate on every dollar raised over goal. Please remember that our parish is required to meet our goal, whether paid by us individually or paid from our general funds at the end of the year.
We have released the FY 2022- 2023 financial statement for the parish. A copy of the statements can be found in the narthex of the Church or online at https://sthyacinth.org/parish-financial-review
November is right around the corner. The Feast of All Saints is a Holy Day of Obligation, we will celebrate two especial Masses on November 1st, Wednesday at 8:00 am and 7:00 pm.
Next, there will be a special Luminaria Mass for All Souls Day Thursday November 2nd at the 7:00 pm Mass.
Finally, Construction update: progress on the rebuilding of the Education building is underway. The metal framing is up. The pipes have been laid in the foundation and we will continue to receive more metal framing over the next few weeks. All the permits have been approved, and construction should progress over the next few months.