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 Please join me in welcoming back our children for their new school year here at All Saints this Wednesday, August 16th. This new school year will be very special to all of us because of the new HVAC system being installed for our school. This new system will last us for many years to come. However, it is a great sacrifice for our church family to provide this nice system for our children, with one heating and air conditioning unit per classroom. It costs around $700 thousand for this project, so we all need to put our hands and hearts together to help pay for it. Please, parents, grandparents, relatives of our children, benefactors of our church and school, alumni of All Saints, and all good-hearted people, please help us with your contribution so that we can pay for this very important project for the good of so many children today and many years to come. Every dollar is needed and appreciated. Thank you to so many parishioners for your tithe and generosity to our church and school, and for your love, prayers, and financial support.
Holy Day of Obligation—all Catholics are obligated to attend Holy Mass this Tuesday, August 15 th at our church or at another Catholic church. Holy Masses are 12 noon and 5pm in English, and 6:30pm in Vietnamese. Mother Mary was taken body and soul to heaven because she loved God so much, she trusted in God, and she served God every moment of her life on earth; therefore, God crowned her as our spiritual Mother, to always pray for us sinners until we all are in heaven with her and our Lord Jesus. Holy Mary, pray for us, Fr. Hien My Dear Parishioners, as you are reading this bulletin, I am in Carthage, Missouri with Bishop Kemme for our annual pilgrimage to honor the Blessed Mother Mary and to pray for the salvation of souls. There will be thousands of Catholics, as many as 80 thousand, mostly Vietnamese from all over the world for this special event. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers every day. I will be praying daily for you all at two Masses per day, beside other religious events such as adoration and the procession. As a priest, my main reason for attending this important event is to help many people through the sacraments, especially with the sacrament of the sick and of penance. I usually hear about 4 hours of confessions a day. If you ever wonder what this event is like, I highly recommend that you and your family attend, you will not regret it and it will be an eye opener to many. You will either set up your own tents or stay in a hotel, but you would have to book it about a year in advance. There will be so many cultural events with food and skills and talents, performances as well as spiritual talks, all day and night. If you know me well by now, you should know that no matter where I am, my heart will always be with the people of All Saints. Again, thank you to my brother priests for helping my parishioners with their priestly ministry. Please help me in thanking them before God and also personally. Thank you and thank you to so many parishioners for your love, prayers, and financial support to our church’s family. Enjoy your last few weeks of summer. Thank you and I love you all, Fr. Hien
My Dear Parishioners,
Blessings from our Lord be with you all. I want to thank everyone for your faithfulness to God by attending Holy Masses, especially here at All Saints. Yes, the weather has been super-hot, and we thank God for the new air conditioner system in our church. Can you imagine no cooling in church? If it had not been for the new HVAC system donated by a good-hearted family to our church, we all would be suffering greatly due to the extreme summer heat. Please know that it's cooler around the walls of the church than the center area of the church because the air vents are located along the walls; therefore, if it’s too cold for you, please move closer to the altar. Yes, we are super blessed with our beautiful church that’s always full of faithful Catholics. Please know that I always enjoy celebrating Holy Mass in our church and with you because of your full participation throughout the Mass. You are very attentive in listening to the Word of God as well as always praying from your hearts. Thank you! The guest priests who celebrated Holy Masses in our church also love our church and the people of All Saints. Remember, parents, you need to register your kids for the new school year. Please be sure to pay all your last year's school dues, whether it was latchkey, lunch or registration fees. All fees must be paid for last school year, 2022-23. The above school fees are not part of your stewardship tithing. Of course, you are also required to pledge and tithe to All Saints based on your family’s income, and to keep up with your tithe, unless you choose to pay tuition of $5,000 per child. Please know that you are expected to be faithful stewards with your time, talent and treasure. Catholic education is a privilege for those who support it by attending Holy Mass and contributing their talents and finances. This school year, it will cost the parish an additional $620-$723 thousand dollars for the new heating and air conditioning system for the entire school. I am glad to let you know that the HVAC project is going well, and each classroom is installed with an HVAC unit for cooling and heating. Please parents, grandparents, relatives of our children, benefactors of our church and school, alumni of All Saints, and all good-hearted people, please help us with your contribution so that we can pay for this very important project for the good of so many children today and many years to come. Every dollar is needed and appreciated. Thank you to so many parishioners for your tithe and generosity to our church and school, and your love, prayers, and financial support, especially our Knights of Columbus with $12,500 given to our school. Thank you and I love you all, Fr. Hien My Dear Parishioners, are you ready to send your kids and grandkids back to school? Yes, it’s coming in a few weeks. So, parents, if you haven't done so, please register your kids for the new school year. Please be sure to pay all your last year's school dues, whether it was latchkey, lunch or registration fees. All fees must be paid for last school year, 2022-23. The above school fees are not part of your stewardship tithing. Of course you are also required to pledge and tithe to All Saints based on your family’s income, and to keep up with your tithe, unless you choose to pay tuition of $5,000 per child. Please know that our finance committee and I expect you to be faithful stewards with your time, talent and treasure. It costs the parish $5,000 to educate one child at All Saints and $8,000 for high school every year. Catholic education is not free. It’s a privilege for those who support it by attending Holy Mass and contributing their talents and finances.
This school year, it will cost the parish an additional $620-$723 thousand dollars for the new heating and air conditioning system for the entire school. The work was started in June, and it might take up to one year to fully complete due to the new Westar electrical service for the school building. There will be 27 HVAC units, one per classroom so that they will be heated for the upcoming winter for our kids and teachers. Please know that we love our students, teachers and staff. They mean everything to us here at All Saints and we are doing all that we can to keep them safe, healthy and warm in the winter. Please parents, grandparents, relatives of our children, benefactors of our church and school, alumni of All Saints, and all good-hearted people, please help us with your finances so that we can pay for this very important project for the good of so many children today and many years to come. Every dollar is needed and appreciated. You and I are here for our Catholic faith and for the good of one another, especially our kids. Thank you to so many parishioners for your tithe and generosity to our church and school, and your love, prayers, and financial support, especially our Knights of Columbus with $12,500 given to our school. Thank you and I love you all, Fr. Hien My Dear Parishioners:
Parents, it’s time for you to register your kids for the new school year 2023-24 if you have not done so. Registration days were July 10th-13th. Please be sure to pay all your last year school dues whether it was latchkey, lunch or registration fees. All fees must be paid for the last school year, 2022-23, before you can register for this new year of 2023-24. The above school fees are not part of your stewardship tithing. Of course you are also required to pledge and tithe to the All Saints, and to keep up with your tithe, unless you choose to pay tuition of $5,000 per child. Please know that our finance community and I expect you to be fair with the parish by being good stewards with your time, talent and treasures. It costs the parish $5,000 to educate one child at All Saints and $10,000 in high school. Catholic education is not free. We are all here for our faith and for the good of your kids. Thank you to the so many parishioners with their tithe and generosity to our church and school with your love, prayers, and financial support. Every registered family should have received their quarterly contribution statement in the mail. If you are behind with your contribution, please catch up. For any reason that you didn’t receive your contribution statement in the mail, please contact the church office. God bless us all, Fr. Hien My Dear Parishioners,
Have you taken a vacation yet? If you have not, it’s not too late, the summer is still here. It’s important to get away for traveling or sigh seeing. I was blessed to travel on a cruise with one of my sisters’ family from Galveston for 6 days. I also got to stay with my elderly uncle in Houston, the one who recently lost his only son from cancer at the age of 45. I feel that it’s very important for family members to stay close to each other and enjoy each other's company and to support each other in times of need. I hope you feel the same and have the opportunities for your family to be together like last 4th of July weekend. I want to thank my brother/guest priests who celebrated the sacraments for me when I was away. I really and truly appreciated your ministry. I also want to thank our altar servers, lectors, sacristains, Eucharistic ministers, musicians, etc.. for your ministries in our parish. I know that when I am not around, things don’t always go as normal as usual. Thank you for your understanding and your ministries. We all appreciated what you have done for our beloved church and school. Parents, it’s time for you to register your kids for the new school year 2023-24. Registration days are July 10th-13th. Please be sure to pay all your last year school dues whether it was latchkey, lunch or registration fees. All fees must be paid for the last school year, 2022-23, before you can register for this new year of 2023-24. The above school fees are not part of your stewardship tithing. Of course you are also required to pledge and tithe to the All Saints, and to keep up with your tithe, unless you choose to pay tuition of $5,000 per child. Please know that our finance community and I expect you to be fair with the parish by being good stewards with your time, talent and treasures. It costs the parish $5,000 to educate one child at All Saints and $8,000 in high school. Catholic education is not free. We are all here for our faith and for the good of your kids. God bless us all, Fr. Hien My Dear Parishioners,
God bless America and God bless all of you. Please know that I love you and I also love our country. Yes, sometimes it’s hard to love our country, especially during the election, because the political candidates and the political parties are very divided and hateful toward each other; however, we love our country because of the countless heroes and faithful citizens who have and are serving our country. Many of them came from many different cultures, customs, languages, with their hearts and minds serving our country and for the good of the world. America is a God-given country not only to the native Americans but to all those who love her. In God we trust and Happy Independence to America and to everyone who loves her. Please celebrate this 4th with compassion and love toward everyone among your families and friends. Always celebrate with lots of fun, laughter, and great food. Be careful with all fireworks because they can be very dangerous and harmful and destructive. Yes, a spark can destroy a village if it’s out of hand. If you are traveling, please be extra careful for the safety of everyone. July is here, which means that we are in the middle of the summer and back to school is not that far away. Parents, please put your child in a Catholic school for the good of their heart, mind and soul. No one wants to gain the whole world and lose his/her soul. Please pray with your child and enroll them in Catholic school in order to help them live out their Catholic faith. Happy 4th, Fr. Hien P.S. Thank you to all those who supported our Vietnamese food sale on Father’s day weekend, we sold $41,988.20, and profited $27,481.20. God bless you all for the many days and hours of hard work and sacrifices for the good of our church and school. Thank you and we are blessed because of you all. My Dear Parishioners,
How is your summer? My summer is going well. My garden is doing very well. In April, I had a lot of asparagus, in May and June, my strawberries did really well. I started my garden with seeds in early May and everything is growing fast with cucumbers, tomatoes, long beans, butternut squash, and melons. I also planted some fruit trees such as apples, pears, peaches, jujubes, persimmons, etc...in the past few years and they are doing well as can be. I hope that your garden is doing well for you, if not, don’t give up. It takes lots of care and love to have a good garden. The reward of gardening is not only the fruits and veggies but to see God’s hands at work in His creation. Please enjoy life each day and enjoy God’s most precious gift to you: your family members. Never take them for granted but cherish them with lots of understanding and love. Congratulations to about 50 of our children who received their Confirmation last Sunday by Bishop Kemme. He was very surprised and happy to see so many of us together in church and our children prepared well for the sacrament. He loves us all. Thank you to all those who helped our church and school with the Vietnamese food sale last weekend. All the funds will benefit our school's new HVAC Project. Thank you to so many friends of the parish who helped us with all the shopping, cooking and serving/selling food. We are one God’s family regardless of our skills, talents, race, color, language, rich or poor, healthy or sick, etc… Love you all, Fr. Hien My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Blessings from our Lord be with you all as you enjoy your summer. Happy Father’s Day to all our dads. To celebrate Father’s Day weekend, on Saturday from 11am to 8pm, we will have food sales in the Fischer Center. Please stop by to support our church family, all the funds will go towards the new HVAC system for our school. Thank you for your support and donations. On Sunday at 10:30am Mass, Bishop Kemme will celebrate the Confirmation Mass for our children. Please join us for this special day with our kids. All the students to be confirmed, please be in church on Saturday at 9am for your retreat, rehearsal, and confessions. Don’t be late! Let us all pray for our children to be confirmed at Holy Mass. Matthew Abarca--St. Hedwig, Sean McKinney; Mary Bui--St. Bridget of Sweden, Kathleen Endsley; Tin Bui--St. Francis Xavier, Xeng Lam; Michael DeVega--St. Michael, Teresa Nguyen; Jailene Juarez--St. Michael, Gabrial Aguilar; Cecilia Meier—St. Teresa of Avila, Erin Kirkland; Audreey Nguyen--St. Joan of Arc, Stephanie Nguyen; Quan Nguyen--St. Augustine of Canterbury, Thy Nguyen; Lebron James Oduor--St. Paul, Natalie Oduor; Savannah Pham—St. Teresa of Calcutta, Thuy Le; Amy Rivas-Cortez—St. Rita of Cascita, Mellisa Marie-Cortez; Nathan Salcedo—St. Ignatuis of Loyola, Able Mireles; Giovhany Sanchez—St. Anne, Joseph sanchez; Lucas Stewart—St. Patrick, Blaise Stewart; Crystal Chan—St. Anne, Lisa Pham; Heidy Vega—St.Teresa of calcutta, Dulce Barba; Wess Whitaker—St. Michael the Archangel, Keri Whitaker; Jayden Dao—St. Joseph, Jennifer Dao; Sergio Hernandez--Saint Juan Diego, Ricardo Hernandez; Megan Huynh--Saint Catherine of Bologna, Karrie Cam Nguyen; Lawrence Landwehr--St.Stephen, Naomi Strong; Adrian Luna--San. Judas, Grisley Aguilar; Maximiliano Maldonado—St. Jude ,Thaddeus Sara Mosquedo; Jonan Moore--St. Luke, David Felts; Abraham Morena-Avila--St.Jude, Joyce Frederiksen; Angelina Nguyen--St. Rose of Lima, Quynh Tram Vu; Dan Nguyen--St. Sebastian, Cassandra Wheaton; Joshua Nguyen--St. Francis of Assisi, Jean Gengler; Giselle Perez--St. Toribio Romo, Karen Ruvalcaba Medina; Jordan Pham--St. Therese, Brandon Chandler; Kenny Pham—St. Dominic Savio, Kenneth Pham; AnnMarie Phillips--St. Dominic Savio, Krystine Krier; Cameron Thach--St. Maria Goretti , Anna Phuong Nguyen; Anne Chan--St. Joan of Arc, Diana Pham; Ngoc Chan--St. Lawrence, Dao Nguyen; Eileena Wheaton—St. Dymphna, Paula DeLeon; CJ Bramhall--St. Michael, Janice Vitarelli; Anthony Bui--St. Anthony of Padua, Cuong Mai; Olivia Florentin--St. Rose of Lima, Tiffany Tajchman; Caleb Guzman--St. Sebastian, Mary Lou Harding; Minh Le--St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Phuc Le; Jenny Mai--St. Bernadette, Nhu Thi Huynh; Isaac Moreno--St. Anthony of Padua, Joyce Frederiksen; Brayden Pham--St. Therese of Lisieux, Thao Nguyen; Jennie Pham--St. Helen, Lien Pham; Olyve Tajchman--St. Bernadette, Maeve Duling; Ky Tai Nguyen—St. Dominic, Tuấn Nguyen. Finally, as you all know, the parish is ordering rooftop units for the entire school and gym, due to the old boiler system having failed. The cost for the new rooftop project is between $620-$723 thousand, which breaks down to about $170-250k for electrical and about $475k for the engineers, new gas line, and 27 HVAC units ranging from 3 to 7.5 tons. As a church family, we must make sacrifices to support our students and to provide them with an adequate environment. Please pray that we will be blessed with many generous donors like you to help our school in this time of need. If you are ready to help our children, please memo your donation as “school.” Thank you & I love you all, Fr. Hien |
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