Happy Easter!
A friend of mine said that Easter this year felt a little like Groundhog Day... Jesus came out of the tomb, saw his shadow and said, "3 more weeks of lent". (:
Governor Abbot announced the framework of a plan to
reopen Texas
while containing the spread of Covid-19. This is great news!!! Many people will be able to go back to work and we will do this in a way to keep everyone safe. I'm excited because I miss you, the people of our parish family. I look forward to the day when we can worship God together in person!
Until then, we will continue live-streaming
Sunday Mass
and praying the
Rosary every night at 7:30
on
Facebook
. Confessions are available by
appointment
. Religious Education continues at home - our parents are heroes!!! Neighborhood Group leaders continue to call Catholics in their neighborhood. God wants us to be connected to him and each other as the Church.
A brief
financial update
: Things are good. Our Easter collection was about 11,000, above our weekly need of $8,500. We applied for the “forgivable loan” as part of the federal aid and were approved; this covers our employees for 2.5 months. We have reduced some expenses as well. With all of this we will be able to continue to make payments on our debt.
Our
St. Vincent de Paul Society
stands ready to help anyone who is in need, particularly with utility bills. Please call the parish office and leave a message so that our SVDP team can contact you.
To Better Connection in Jesus,
Fr. Brian
