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August 8, 2023
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ
The gospel passage from Matthew this week that tells the story of Jesus walking on water. In this passage, Jesus walks on water towards his disciples who are in a boat in the middle of the sea. When they see him, they are afraid and think it’s a ghost. Jesus reassures them that He is not a ghost, and then Peter poses his challenge to Jesus to allow him to walk on the water. When peter does join Jesus on the water, he sees the rough seas and he becomes afraid.
There are many lessons for us from the scripture readings. First, we must learn to step out on faith. When Jesus presents us with an opportunity to meet with him outside of our comfort zone, we are called to take that opportunity.
Next, Jesus is calling us to focused on Him and not the circumstances around us. Peter wavers when he takes his eyes off Jesus and begins to sink. By keeping focus on Jesus, we are focused on the one who controls the circumstances, and we can move through our trials and tribulations.
Parish Update:
The permitting process continues for the reconstruction of the religious education building. There are several permits that have been submitted by the contractors and the permits should be approved shortly. Construction will start after the rest of the building has been demolished.
This week, will start the teardown of the rest of the Religious education and office building. The Center Street parking lot entrance will not be available for daily Mass for the rest of the week. Please use Center Street front entrance to the Church for daily Mass.
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.
We will kick off our parish celebrations with an 8:00 am Mass on Saturday morning August 19th. This will be a mass of healing and reconciliation. We will have adoration and prayers throughout the day in the Church to celebrate and commemorate all those who have gone before us in our parish.
To continue the parish anniversary celebrations, we will have Bingo night on Saturday evening after Mass. There will be Bingo games, food, and prizes.
Next, for our upcoming parish anniversary, we will have a silent auction. All the items for the silent auction are on display in meeting room 1 in the Religious Education building. Go by and place your bid and support the parish. And there will be a special luncheon in Guyot Hall on Sunday August 20th with more food, fun an and prizes. The celebrations will start at 11:30am Sunday.
I know it is the middle of August, but it is time to start thinking about the next coming school year and the beginning of Religious Education classes. Classes will start September 10th. With more than several hundred children in some level of religious education last year and, we need to have a head start in preparing for this fall’s Religious Education classes. To register online for Faith Formation classes, go to: https://sthyacinth.org/faith-formation-registration-form
Finally, as our students, teachers and supporting education staff prepare for another year of School, we want to give a special blessing to all those returning to the education environment this weekend. May God bless you all, and we wish you all the best.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels
