Trust In God /Confía en Dios
Trust In God /Confía en Dios Everything that happens, happens for a reason. Trust that no matter what happens, God has you! Caity Hill Proverbs 3:5-6 /Proverbios 3:5-6...
Author: Tamara-Hill
Who was Timothy?
No one talks a lot about St. Timothy. But he was a very interesting, and someone who I feel was a lot like me. I always feel like I don't have the right answers...
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To tell you the truth, I don’t know what to write about this weekend. The only thing I really would like to write about is the matter of the upcoming election, but that’s a...
How Important It Is to Educate Oneself/ Qué importante es educarse
I read a lot. I’m always reading. I wasn’t always like this. I remember when I hated to read, especially for school. Funny what life does to you and how it changes you. Somewhere along the...
Our Parish Festival / Nuestra Fiesta Parroquial
Our parish festival this year and in the many years to come needs to be a great success for our parish. This event has always been a time when the community comes together to...
“Here and There” / “Aquí y allá”
1. We took 53 young people to the Franciscan Retreat: Assisi on the Chesapeake. It was a great experience. We first went to Washington DC where we spent the day at a couple of...
A letter to the parish family • Una carta a la familia parroquial
Parish Retreats and Spiritual Formation Two weeks ago I wrote in “From the heart” that I would like to provide parish retreats and spiritual formation presentations and workshops for our spiritual growth and development. Now, I...
Be Not Afraid. We Go Forward / No tengas miedo. Seguimos adelante
When I asked the parish community about going forward with our Master Plan, the overwhelming answer was to go forward. So, Forward We Go! The Master Plan Committee interviewed three architectural firms and chose one to...
Hermanos humildes entre el pueblo
Fray Luís y yo quisiéramos compartir con ustedes la “Declaración de la visión y misión de los frailes franciscanos que ministran en la parroquia de St. Julia” que los dos hemos compuesto como parte del nuevo Plan Pastoral de cuatro años.
Renovar y mejorar
A few weeks ago, Friar Luis and I went on a working retreat to create a new Pastoral Plan for the parish. We worked diligently keeping the people of the parish in mind in all our deliberations and discernment.