Salutations! How are you today? Hopefully you are staying warm and well. Last Saturday we had our annual Immaculate Conception Grade School Marathon. It was a wonderful time to come together and celebrate the many blessings that God has given to our faith community. In particular, our grade school now has nearly 170 students and the vast majority of them, their parents and their teachers were out in full force for the Marathon. We braved the cool temperatures as we walked, ran, biked, and hover-boarded to promote Catholic education.
It was a joyful experience that was followed up with a special blessing of the new athletic field. Located at the southwest corner of our campus, just outside of the school gymnasium, the athletic field got some good use on Saturday from the kiddos and other members of the community by playing soccer. There was even the opportunity for folks to take shots on me as I stepped in as the goalkeeper. It seemed like a logical place for me to be since my priesthood is all about saving…
In all seriousness, it was a fun-filled and well-organized day full of lasting memories. Thank you to everyone who participated and to those who generously donated of your time and treasure to make it such a phenomenal experience. With the strength of the Lord we will all continue to run the marathon of our lives "while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith" (Hebrews 12:2)
so that we can one day enter into his heavenly glory for all eternity.
