Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 26, 2022 Dear Church Family, Summer is finally here! Whoopee!! With graduations, weddings, picnics, and holiday celebrations we will have lots of opportunities to evangelize in the Spirit by being a little more human and loving and friendly and joyous and really […]
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…in the Lord your labor is not in vain
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 who have gone above and beyond with your special […]
His love endures forever.
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, February 20, 2022 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Times Dear Church Family, Let us remember that “His love endures forever.” This is the message proclaimed to us this week in our readings and especially in the Gospel. Who could not admire David in the first reading who did not […]
Blessed are you when people hate you…
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church February 13, 2022 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Church Family, During every Sunday and on weekday celebrations of the Mass, we listen to the Lord speaking to us in the Scriptures through the prophets or from Christ Our Lord, Himself. The Prophet Jeremiah proclaimed that complete and […]
All Things New Initiative
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, February 6, 2022 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Parish Family, Last week I told you about the Archdiocese All Things New Initiative. This process will allow us to renew our commitment to Christ through prayer, effective evangelization and discernment of what changes and sacrifices need to be […]
All Things New
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, January 30, 2022 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Parish Family, This Sunday you are hearing about the Archdiocese official launch of the All Things New initiative. The All Things New initiative is a process that will allow us to renew our commitment to Christ through prayer, effective […]
God is Good all the time, All the time God is Good!
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, January 23, 2022 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Church Family, One of my favorite Scripture passages is the gospel today where Jesus boldly tells everybody that He is the fulfillment of what Isaiah proclaimed. So after He had read the scripture, He says these words, “The spirit […]
…we build up the Kingdom of God.
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, January 16, 2022 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Church Family, Well, Church, last week we gathered and celebrated the Baptism of the Lord and remembered our own baptism and our own entry into Christian life. Being washed with water signifies the removal of sin. Christ’s rising […]
You know I am a king, but my kingdom is not of this world and you know it.
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, November 21, 2021 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Dear Church Family, There are so many words that Jesus is using to answer Pilate. Pilate asks Jesus, “Are you a King?” Jesus answers, “You know I am a king, but my kingdom is not of this […]
What will your contribution be?
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, November 7, 2021 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Times Brothers and Sisters, In the First Reading and the Gospel, we see a similarity in the two speaking of widows who were exemplary and generous in life. Widows are women who have lost their husbands and therefore, have become […]