Pastor’s Pen Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sept. 25, 2022 St. Augustine’s Catholic Church “You received what was good, Lazarus what was bad; now he is comforted, whereas you are tormented.” Every Sunday or at any other time we gather at Mass, we listen to the Sacred Word of God from the Old […]
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Focus on God!!
Pastor’s Pen Sunday, September 4, 2022 St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Dear Church Family, Our Gospel this weekend from St. Luke shows Jesus trying to get our attention. He makes a very bold statement. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters – yes, […]
St. Augustine
Pastor’s Pen Sunday, August 28, 2022 St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Dear Joyous Church Family, Last week your pastor got so excited about our feast day that he wrote the following pastor’s pen. So, I am glad to share these words with you again because I feel that it gives us a special view of our […]
I have come not to establish peace, but division.
Pastor’s Pen 20th Sunday in Ordinary time August 14, 2022 St. Augustine’s Catholic Church I have come not to establish peace, but division. Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire and how I wish it were already blazing! …Again, “do you think that I have come to establish […]
Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen
Pastor’s Pen August 7, 2022 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Times St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Dear Parish Family, St. Paul in his letter to the Hebrews says,” Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” To simplify St. Paul, let us just say, Jesus I Trust in You. Trust […]
Vanity of Vanities! All things are vanity!
Pastor’s Pen 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 31, 2022 St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Dear Church Family, August is just around the corner and that means school, and everything gets back in order, but I still want to have a little more fun. Maybe a little more vacationing, getting together with family and friends, or […]
The Most Holy Trinity
Pastor’s Pen The Most Holy Trinity June 12, 2022 St. Augustine Catholic Church Dear Church Family, Let’s say, “Happy Birthday God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Dear God, Dear Holy Trinity, we don’t understand you and don’t know everything about You but we celebrate You as being God all by yourself and by being God […]
Our God is an awesome God.
FEAST OF THE ASCENSION Sunday, May 29, 2022 Our God is an awesome God He reigns from Heaven above With wisdom power and love Our God is an awesome God. Dear Church Family, There is incredible joy in loving and being loved by God, His Son and His Holy Spirit. Today’s scriptures speak of Jesus’ […]
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you!
Pastor’s Pen for Sunday May 22, 2022 Sixth Sunday of Easter Dear Church Family, Since the very beginning of our Church, the leaders have met to decide how things would be done in the Church and to discuss matters of faith. These meetings are called “councils.” We read today, in the Book of Acts […]
We know “God is Good!
Pastor’s Pen for Sunday December 26, 2021 Dear Church Family of God, We know “God is Good! . . . .” And to prove it, your pastor, in your name “Saint Augustine”, with the generous help of many, many benefactors, was able to minister to over 2,500 people with a ‘Christmas’ gift for either […]