Fr. Hien's Weekly Letter 11/08/2020

My Dear Parishioners,
                God made all of us out of love, and only when we live to love, will we be blessed with eternal life from our heavenly Father, God.  Eternal life will be given to all those who live to love God with all their hearts, minds, and souls and to love others as themselves.  May we always love one another, especially the disabled, the handicapped, the foreigners, the poor, and especially the unborn and the faithful departed.  At All Saints, throughout this month of November, at every Holy Mass, we will pray especially for all souls, especially those of our church’s family and our families.  The Book of Remembrance is in the foyer/gathering area for everyone to write down the names of their deceased loved ones to be prayed for at all our Holy Masses.  We will also have All Souls Day envelopes available in the pews and in the foyer area for your use.  Any amount of money you donate in this All Souls Day Envelope will go to our “Building Fund,” to help pay for the buildings’ maintenance bills such as the new LED bulbs we recently placed in our school building, the gym, the Fischer Center and the foyer/gathering area of our church.  A special thank you to Devorss Flanagan-Hunt mortuary for $386.57 (funeral of Raymond Ortiz) towards the cost of the LED bulbs, that cost about $9,300.  Thank you also to our All Saints Altar Society for the purchase of the two new vacuum cleaners to be used to clean our church.  Thank you, ladies, and to all those who help maintain and clean our church every week.  God bless your love and sacrifices.
Thank you everyone for following my instructions at Holy Communion to give extra space to each other so that we may keep each other safe from Covid19.  Thank you for your cooperation and patience at communion time.  Again, please be patient and always avoid congestion.  I have noticed that everyone does an excellent job receiving Holy Communion with their hands and not with their mouth. Thank you!
                Finally, please remind yourself to either turn off your phone or mute it before entering church so that your phone will not disturb everyone at Holy Mass and to avoid people looking at you when your phone goes off during Mass.  Thank you for doing this for the love of God and one another.  Also, as you enter the church, please be sure to pick up your bulletin to be used during Mass such as the readings and to take home it home with you.  Please read our bulletins to keep yourself updated with our parish’s and school’s updates.  Our teachers and I write to you every week.  We love to share with you about our children at school and things that are happening in our parish.  We are a church family; we must pray together and live in unity, peace, and love with each other.
For All Souls: “Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.  May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”  Fr. Hien, Pastor