Fr. Hien's Weekly Letter 08/22/21

My Dear Parishioners,
     Blessings from our Lord and our Mother Mary be with you all.  Last weekend, we celebrated the Assumption of our Mother Mary to heaven.  We also celebrated with a procession and a Holy Mass in Vietnamese with over a thousand people. You are invited to take home with you a small 4 x 6 holy card of our Lady of La Vang to have her at your home.  They are available in the foyer by the bulletins.  Take what you need and share some with your loved ones for we all can use a hand from Mother Mary.  The prayer is in Vietnamese.  I have not found the translation of the prayer in English yet.  A special thanks to all those who came and to all those who helped us celebrate this special event with their time, talent and treasure.  Everyone was well fed with great food.,  We handed out about 1,300 to-go boxes.  Bishop also mentioned that he called and thanked his mom for his life on his birthday.  May we all thank our parents for their love and support to all of us.
     Please join me in welcoming the new students and staff to our Catholic school.  Yes, school has already started, and they are attending daily Mass too.  We are blessed with many new students this year.  Let us pray for a safe and successful academic school year for our students and teachers, volunteers, and parish staff too, etc.... Catholic education will transform everyone into the person of Jesus Christ, to have faith in God and to love one another.  God bless you all and I love you all,
Fr. Hien