St. Brendan Parish Pastor

News Around the Parish

 

Christmas Boutique – the long awaited Mother’s Club Christmas Boutique is just around the corner and will be here next weekend.  The core group has been planning all year round and work began in earnest shortly after Thanksgiving.  Santa’s elves came in on Friday, after Thanksgiving, and began cleaning up and setting up to transform our hall into a magical destination for the Boutique.  A special Champagne Preview will begin on Friday night, 11/30 @ 6:30pm.  Tickets need to be purchased in advanced and it is a fun occasion as people dressed in their finest formal wear, shop and generally have a fun time with one another, while supporting this fund raising event for the school.  The following day, while the adults shop at the Boutique, the children enjoy the carnival in the school yard and gym.  From inflated rides that kids can jump in and slide, to scaling a tower, riding a bronco, face painting and coin tosses to win a goldfish, there’s something for everyone.  So encourage your family and friends to come and have fun.  You can also have your pictures taken professionally with Santa for your Christmas cards.  Grilled food is served by the Men’s Club at lunch time and there’s Mexican food for dinner.  It is a fun filled weekend that not only helps you get your shopping done, but also supports the school.  The weekend schedule is:  Sat. 12/1 from 10am – 8pm and Sunday 12/2 from 10-2pm.  Come and enjoy the St. Brendan Community Spirit.

 

Congratulations Confirmandees – Two Saturdays ago, 11/17, Auxiliary Bishop Robert McElroy celebrated Confirmation with our 8^th grade class.  Prior to their Confirmation, they attended a day retreat led by an atheist turned convert, Christine Watkins.  After their retreat, some of the teens who were unsure about their Catholic faith and whether God truly listened to their prayers, experienced a change of heart.  These are some of their comments:

I had an encounter with God

I now believe that I can make it to heaven

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go through with Confirmation and now I can’t wait

Now I feel like I’m worth something

Eleven young men and twenty young ladies received the Sacrament.  Please continue to pray that the seed of faith planted in them, will continue to grow and blossom.

 

Welcome New Parishioners – On Nov 17, the Welcome Committee organized the Parish Thanksgiving Dinner.  We also took that opportunity to welcome new members to our parish.  We do this 2 times a year, one around the feast of St. Brendan (May 16) and the other at our Thanksgiving Dinner.  From May 16, 2012, we’ve had 28 new households register in the parish, increasing our parish family by 51 members.  To our new members, we warmly welcome you into our community.  You’ll see a lot of new faces but don’t hesitate to introduce yourself to us, letting us know that you’re new to the parish.  And we’d be happy to tell you the scoop and the latest in our parish.  I’d also like to thank the members of the Welcome Committee, chaired by Rebecca Kassekert and Paula Haskell-Miraglia, for all the time and effort you put into making this a fun and joyful evening.  We all had a great time, thanks to you!  And to all of you visiting our parish this Thanksgiving weekend, if you are looking for a spiritual home, we’d be honored if you chose us.  Take one of our Welcome Booklet in the foyer of the Church, or visit us on-line, and learn about the many activities here in our parish.  You are welcome here!

 

Fr. Dan