Growing Growing Up Catholic 70 Children Receive First Holy Communion Your mom and dad made promises to Jesus at your Baptism. In the Mass Enrollment Service for First Holy Communion, your parents again proclaimed the promises that they had made to Jesus. On the eve of your First Reconciliation, in a…
Your mom and dad made promises to Jesus at your Baptism. In the Mass Enrollment Service for First Holy Communion, your parents again proclaimed the promises that they had made to Jesus. On the eve of your First Reconciliation, in a candlelight service at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church,…
We received a bit of a reprieve this past week with much cooler than normal weather as we head into the doldrums of summer. A late season cool front passed through Southwest Florida on Monday resulting in high temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s with overnight lows in…
We are now in the final phase of “season” here in Southwest Florida. April 30th marked what I commonly refer to as the second exodus. The final exodus will take place on May 31st. Many of our seasonal residents and visitors have three month contracts on their rentals and stay…
Last Friday, 458 parishioners packed the ballroom for our annual Reverse Raffle. I would like to make one final THANK YOU to those who purchased tickets to this marvelous event. Now that many of you have experienced what a fun time was had by all, selling tickets next year should…
I would like to notify everyone that due to the fact that I am now caring for triplets and unable to train adequately, I did not participate in the Boston Marathon this year. As it turns out, the location of the first explosion is the exact spot where my wife…
