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September 19, 2020Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, the landowner not only pays each person a full day’s wage but also gives everyone an opportunity to serve. Our parish has plenty of opportunity for us to serve. Each volunteer is important and we have all kinds of ways in which we can serve in ministry. With our service, we live in the abundance of God’s mercy and kindness. Mercy and kindness allows us to be even more generous with our time, talent and treasure.
As we continue our mission of spreading the good news of Jesus Christ, I want to thank all of you who have responded to our annual Diocesan Service Fund (DSF) drive over the years. For 2020, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $84,000. Currently we have $54,378 paid into DSF from our parish. DSF supports more than 60 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. It’s truly our baptism calling for generosity as the Cardinal tells us “Bring Your Greatest Gifts To The Lord”
There is a program that I want to challenge everyone to watch on FORMED.org. “Put Not Your Trust in Princes” By Christopher Check. Mr. Check speaks to the time that we are in and provides a catholic perspective of the crisis of our age. The FORMED.org parish password is 77GVZ3.
Open our Hearts: a Pastoral letter on Racism was released in 2018 by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. The USCCB describes this letter as “But racism still profoundly affects our culture, and it has no place in the Christian heart. This evil causes great harm to its victims, and it corrupts the souls of those who harbor racist or prejudicial thoughts. The persistence of the evil of racism is why we are writing this letter now.” I am challenging every one of our parish to go download this letter and review it. Please go to parish website and click directly on the banner/ tile named “Open our Hearts” and it will take you to the pastoral letter.
Registration for Faith Formation classes has begun. All Faith Formation classes will begin on line on September 27th, and all grade classes will be offered online through January 2021. Families will be able to work at their own pace as they follow the online home study material that will be provided. To register please go to https://sthyacinth.org/student-registration. Thank you for your patience as we seek the best ways to serve the young people of our parish.
A special Hurricane Laura relief resource page has been set up at www.archgh.org/laurarecovery. This page is being updated as new information becomes available regarding how you can help with the needs in Beaumont and Lake Charles in the aftermath of the storm.
St Hyacinth is going green and saving some too! Faith Direct allows St Hyacinth to go green, easing our carbon footprint. Less mailings, envelopes, and stamps. But it also helps us save some "green" too! All those things cost the parish money that can now be reallocated to Ministries, Social Concerns and General Upkeep. All while doing our part for the environment. Register for Online giving at https://membership.faithdirect.net/TX526. Thank you the time is NOW and the need is CRITICAL
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels