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August 30, 2022
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
Jesus tells us in the scriptures this weekend that “whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.” The cross of Christ is an image of total self-gift. Jesus gives himself totally for us through his death on the cross. We are also called to share the gift of ourselves. We practice self – gift when we share our time with others and make decisions that benefit the good of others instead of ourselves.
As Jesus lays out the reality of what it means to be a disciple. We pay the cost of Christian discipleship by doing the work of justice. Knowing and accepting the invitation to discipleship is not easy, therefore we need to bring our needs to God who can give us the grace to be the righteous people He created us to be.
Religious Education classes will be starting on September 11th and now is the time to start thinking about the upcoming religious Education school year. Registration is currently in progress. To register online for Faith Formation classes, go to: https://sthyacinth.org/faith-formation-registration-form.
One of the principal goals of 2022 is to increase the number of people that are contributing to the Church through our electronic giving platform. We have over 1000 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 .
For our parish 57th anniversary, we are collecting funds for a Statue of St. Hyacinth. A four-foot custom-made linden wood and painted statue of St Hyacinth will cost approximately $18K. (The handmade statue would have St. Hyacinth holding a monstrance and a little statue of a Madonna with Child). We have placed a special donation box is in the Narthex as well as a picture of the statue. You can give online at https://sthyacinth.org/statue-of-st-hyacinth as well. Soo far we have collected just over $9000 toward the statue. Thank you for your generosity.
Next, as you are aware by all of the news in our community and throughout the country, there is a severe food shortage and all of the food banks including our own SVDP food bank. For the month of September, our own STHY’s SVDP, is asking everyone specifically to bring cans of fruits, cans of vegetables and cans of soup. The donation box is in the narthex of the Church. A list of SVDP requested donation items are located on our parish website at https://sthyacinth.org/special-events . Thank you for your generosity in supporting SVDP.
Finally, I want to remind everyone that our offices are closed on Monday September 5th , for Labor Day. Please keep all who labor in your prayers as we honor the dignity of human work on that day. Let us all pray also for those searching for gainful employment in these times and those who have recently been downsized, laid off or seen a reduction in their pay or work hours. May they not become discouraged and may God open new doors for them soon.
God Bless
Fr. Reginald Samuels
