Fr. Hien's Weekly Letter 08/20/23

My Dear Parishioners,

The summer is over and our children are back to school.  They are starting to learn all that they can throughout this school year as they are growing in bodies, minds and spirit.  Of all that is important in life, learning to love God and one another is the most important lesson we want to teach these children.  The children are eager to learn, especially from our professional teachers and from their parents, grandparents, family members and friends, especially their examples of faith.  Please do everything you can to attend Holy Mass and to bring your children closer to God. (Thank you to all those who attended the Holy Day of Obligation on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15th.  Any Catholic who failed to attend Holy Mass on the Holy Day of obligation is to confess before he/she can receive Holy Communion again).  Always pray with them before your meals as well as before bedtime.  Personally, I always enjoy seeing everyone
in church.  I also love to celebrate Holy Mass with our children.  They are full of life, energy and honesty.  Please continue praying for our students, teachers, staff and especially the HVAC workers and electricians.  Everyone is here to serve our Lord by taking care of one another.  Any child who is attending a Catholic school like here at All Saints Catholic school does not have to take any other religion classes because lessons are given to them everyday.  They also live out their Catholic faith by attending their all school Mass on Tuesday and Thursday at 8am.  Everyone is invited to join us for Holy Mass.  Lastly, any child who does not attend a Catholic school needs to attend PSR (parish school of religion) program, to learn their religion lessons.  In order for us to look for volunteers to teach in the PSR program, we need to know how many kids are interested in this program.  If a child is not attending a Catholic school and is interested in our PSR program, please contact the church office by September 3rd.  It’s the responsibility of the parents that their kids are learning their Catholic faith as well as living it daily.  God bless us all, Fr. Hien