Dear Parishioners and Friends,
Last weekend’s visit by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine was a tremendous success, and she was very grateful for the opportunity to spend time with us and to share her expertise of biblical scholarship. Dr. Levine (or “A-J”) is a distinguished scholar and teacher in New Testament and Jewish Studies. She is the first Jew to teach New Testament at Rome’s Pontifical Biblical Institute. Her presentations on “The Bible and Sexuality” on Saturday and “Jesus, Women and the Family of Faith” on Sunday, both had capacity audiences. She also spent time on Sunday morning with our preschool and elementary age children and their families. We are grateful to Hartford International University for inviting us to partner with them in bringing Dr. Levine to our parish.
So, here we are, beginning another Holy Week and the solemn commemoration of the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection. I am very excited that we will baptize three adult members of our community and receive three members into the Catholic Church at the Great Vigil of Easter on Holy Saturday. On Easter Sunday at the 10:00 Mass we will baptize the infant daughter of our parishioners, Sam and Anna Sherer, and granddaughter of Marc and Sheila Sherer.
In addition to the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday, I hope you will be able to join us for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday and the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday. These ancient rituals which recall the foundational events of our Christian faith, are vital to us especially as we pass them on to the younger generations. My love for them today was instilled in me decades ago. I hope our young people will find them equally inspiring.
May the Lord bless your remembrance of his sacrifice!
Fr. Tim Shreenan, O.F.M.
Pastor
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