Pastor’s Pen Fifth Sunday of Lent April 3, 2022 St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Dear Church Family, We are more than halfway through Lent and I continue to reflect especially on the goodness of the Lord. The psalmist says, “The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.” Church Family, this is […]
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Thank you for your help!
Pastor’s Pen Sunday, March 20, 2022 Fourth Sunday of Lent Pastor’s Pen for Sunday, February 27, 2022 My dear loving Church Family, We ask for an anointing to be upon our Lenten spiritual journey for that deeper union with the Lord. But first of all, for all of you church family and many, many friends […]
REJOICE…Don’t be afraid – Just Do It!
Pastor’s Pen Sunday, March 27, 2022 Third Sunday of Lent St. Augustine Catholic Church Dear Church Family, It is the third week of Lent already. Next week, we will celebrate ‘Gaudete Sunday’ which is “REJOICE” Sunday that Lent is half over. So, keep working on your special efforts. I heard the Word of God strongly […]
Lenten Reflection from Father Chris
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, March 13, 2022 Second Sunday of Lent Lenten Reflection from Father Chris Dear Church Family, Last week through some sort of snafu, we were deprived of Fr. Chris’ very instructive words to us regarding Lent. Well, thanks be to God, here it is! My brothers and sisters, […]
We are all ambassadors!
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Sunday, March 6, 2022 First Sunday of Lent Dear Church Family, I think for the 29th or 30th time, we are celebrating Lent again and I love the word “We” because I don’t do Lent by myself. We are all ambassadors! I do it with you and we together […]
He has won the victory of eternal life for everybody
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, March 28, 2021 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Dear Church family, It’s getting close to the 30th time that I have walked the walk of Holy Week with you and we have tried to talk the talk, but especially walking the walk. We get prayed […]
Scriptures point to a successful outcome of God’s Plan of Salvation
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, March 21, 2021 Fifth Sunday of Lent Dear Church family, Good News!! We will be going back to our old schedule of two masses starting Sunday, March 28, Palm Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a.m. The reason we are doing this is because we need more room for […]
The Need for Healing
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, March 7, 2021 Third Sunday of Lent Dear Church Family, As I write the Pastor’s Pen this week, be aware to start praying for healings for ourselves and for others and even the nation’s. There is such a need for healing. This week we have the George Floyd […]
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness…
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, February 28, 2021 Second Sunday of Lent Dear Church Family, The readings for this second week of Lent are so straightforward and revealing to us in the nature and spirit of God and our Lord, Jesus Christ. In the first reading, we have the story of Abraham being […]
Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Highest!
Pastor’s Pen Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Dear Church family, Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Highest! Those words are very uplifting to me because they symbolize the culmination of this season of Lent which to me has given to […]