Fr. Hien's Weekly Letter 05/16/21

My Dear Parishioners,
     How was your Mother’s Day weekend?  Were you nice to your moms?  Did you remember to pray for them and all your loved ones?  Please remember that God gave them to you so that you may shower them with love, kindness, and prayers.  Keep it up, one day at a time, ok?  God is with us to love us and to bless us all.  Love God always for He is our love and life.  Don’t forget to pray to Mother Mary to intercede for your intentions.  She loves to help you and all of us until we are all in heaven with her.  Holy Mary, pray for us sinners until we are all in heaven with you, Amen.
     Please join me in thanking our Lord and the many good-hearted people of our parish and friends of our parish who helped raised $30,000 for our school’s endowment with their food sales.  It was so amazing to see the hard work, the helping hands, and the generosity of so many donors to make this event a great success.  This is a reminder to all of us that with the help of God all things are possible.  Thank you everyone for your love and service to our Lord at All Saints.  Your stewardship of time, talent and treasure are greatly appreciated. 
     Finally, I am so ready to celebrate my first confirmation Mass with a large group of children, our seventh and eighth graders on Saturday, May 22nd at 4pm Holy Mass.  As you recall, Bishop wanted all children to be confirmed at a younger age, starting when they are in sixth grade.  This means that in the future, year 2023, we will confirm as young as sixth grade.  We are blessed to have so many young children in our parish and school.  I am very excited to celebrate the Holy Sacraments for our children; please join me for this special day.  All students wishing to be confirmed, along with their sponsors (parents are encouraged), are required to be in church on Saturday, May 22nd at 9am for the rehearsal, retreat, and confessions for about 90 minutes.  This special time will help you to be spiritually ready for the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you at our 4pm Holy Mass.  Come Holy Spirit, renew the face of the earth, especially in our confirmands, so that they will be your true and faithful disciples to the world, Fr. Hien