Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Please know that my prayers are with you and your loved ones while our "shelter in faith" continues. Deacon Arthur and I appreciate your messages of support and look forward to the day we can all celebrate the Eucharist together.

We are extremely grateful for those of you who have made and dropped off sandwiches and bought Maruchan Instant Lunch cup soups from Aldi for our Helping Hands ministry. This allows us to continue to serve our guests who so desperately need our daily meal since their other sources have closed.

The shutdown has also affected other support organizations, including Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, who we were supporting through our Lenten almsgiving. They had to cancel all of their fundraising events through June, creating a $1,000,000 budget deficit. Since our own Lenten effort for NPH was also curtailed by COVID-19, I would like to challenge our parish to sponsor 20 children this week. In fact, I will sponsor a child, so we just have 19 to go! We will be providing more information on NPH this week, including a new fundraising concept -- a "Bake Along" with Meredith O'Neil. For a donation, you are invited to a virtual baking lesson which will be sure to delight your family. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

I also invite you to participate in our Lunchtime Reflections these next 3 Tuesdays from 12 - 12:45 pm. Each your lunch watching a 10 minute video about Jesus then join a brief group discussion. More information is below.

God Bless,