My dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ,

I am wishing for all of you a holy and blessed Easter season. May our Beloved Savior, Jesus Christ, bless you and all your dear ones with His assured love. Thank you for all you do, all of you. You are the backbone of the parish and our parish family. Without you, we can do nothing. Each person in our parish is a part of the Communion of Saints here on earth, part of the Mystical Body of Christ, using our talents, abilities, and gifts. There are so many to thank for all that has been happening during Lent. The Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Choir Members, Cantors and Musicians, Sacristans, Ushers, and Altar Servers who have assisted at daily and weekend Masses. You all deserve a big thank you. To those who have helped every Friday with Stations of the Cross, serving soup and the fish fry and also for Good Friday, I appreciate all you do for our Parish Family. Thank you for your participation in the 40-day, 40 Psalms program; those who worked to telecast them. Thank you to the people who participated in and conducted the Tenebrae, all who take part in the Bible Study on Thursdays, all those who participated in the Bible study “Gift” and the Lenten Mission. Thank you to all who worked hard for the Seder meal, which was a great success. Thank you to the Youth Group for the Stations of the Cross on Palm Sunday after the 8 AM Mass. A special thanks to those who worked behind the scenes to livestream the Liturgy and put it on our webpage and on YouTube. Thanks to The Queen’s Messenger staff for posting on Facebook pictures from events here at church. It helps to remind us of all that is happening in the parish and keeps those still at home in touch. In addition, thank you to all of you who helped to decorate the church during Lent for Masses and for the Easter celebration. Thank you for the teachers who prepared the Catechumens and Confirmation students. And to those responsible for the Easter baskets for the children after each Mass, thank you, and to all who prepared for the Egg Hunt for the children. Again, to all who participated on Palm Sunday, thank you. Thank you to those of you who purchased Easter flowers to decorate the church for Easter Sunday, as the beautiful flowers remind us that the Resurrection Day is a day to celebrate with joy! There are so many others who work behind the scenes that are never seen, but who do the work for the church and for all of us. I’d like to thank our pastoral council, finance committee, parish staff, all the ministry heads and all members of the ministries as well as the members of our parish for all you do to keep our church standing strong as one parish family. The good Lord knows all that you are doing and that you do it for love of Him and His people. There is nothing I can give you, only my prayers for you every day. But the good Lord will give you His reward which cannot be matched by anyone else. This Easter may the Resurrection of our Lord fill your hearts
with joy! And may Christ’s perfect Love dwell in your hearts and fill your souls with hope for all the days to come. Have a blessed and beautiful Easter!

With gratitude, love and prayers,

Fr. Charley