Parish Appreciation Day was an enormous success. I was ecstatic to see all of our parishioners show up to support this event. Thank you to the Men’s Club for an outstanding job in coordinating this massive undertaking. Everything went off without a hitch. The choir from St. Pius X in…
Our beautiful new Votive Candle Stands were installed on Wednesday afternoon, March 30. Since that time, I have been absolutely amazed at the response. Who knew that so many would light candles for their special intentions. Obviously, the Blessed Mother has had the majority of the activity, but St. John…
Did you know that last year at this time we were celebrating Easter. Due to the late arrival of Easter (April 24) this year it seems that many of our seasonal residents are staying put a little longer. As a matter of fact, I have seen only one car carrier…
Did you attend the St. Patrick’s Day Mass? We had a full house for the annual Mass celebrated by our very own Fr. John. Following Mass, the St. Vincent De Paul Society once again hosted a reception serving pastries, juice and Irish coffee. This year the Black Velvet Band entertained…
A sure sign of spring is the blooming of my favorite tree in Southwest Florida, the Tabebui. The Tabebuia is an absolutely spectacular deciduous tree which displays spring-time color in the form of yellow trumpet shaped flowers. Although we only have a few remaining on campus due to Hurricane Wilma…
