Dear Friends:
I am happy to welcome Deacon George Sartor to the clergy of our parish. He was assigned to Precious Blood Parish by Archbishop Coyne after serving previously in parishes in East Haven, and more recently, at St. Raphael here in Milford. Deacon George is known to many of you. He was a member of the former St. Mary Parish in his young- er years, and then moved to Woodmont and, for a number of years, was a member of the former St. Agnes Parish. I look forward to working with Deacon George as we try to serve the people of our parish. Please greet him and welcome him personally, if you have not yet done so.
In any community, there is always the problem of rumors, stories that are spread around that very often unfounded or factually false. There is a rumor that Danielle Hogan, our parish secretary, has quit. This is not true. What is true is that she has decided to devote more time to a business operated by her family, as she is needed, and so she is reducing her hours here at the parish. Danielle will still be in the parish office for a day or two each week. At the same time, I am happy to welcome Danielle O’Brien to the parish staff. She will serve a dual role in the parish office, serving as secretary and as an assistant to Meg Hayes, our business manager. Danielle has children in our school and has volunteered as the treasurer of the Home and School Association. She also has extensive experience in bookkeeping. Her assistance to Meg is needed and very much welcomed.
I feel a need to remind everyone about being on time for Mass. It is disruptive for people to come into Mass late and disturb those already in church trying to participate in the Mass. While sometimes being late cannot be helped, often all that is required is for everyone to make the effort to leave in sufficient time so as to be in church before Mass begins. If one is late for Mass, and I mean more than
five or ten minutes late, then one should not normally receive Communion. I have witnessed personally some people coming into church around the time of the consecration or even later and then presenting themselves for Communion. This is improper and should not be done. We are fortunate to have six Masses each weekend in the parish. So there are sufficient opportunities for parishioners to come to Mass on time.
I hope that many will join us this Sunday afternoon at 2:00 at St. Agnes for the production of “Tolton.” It is superb and lasts just over an hour. It is a very good way to spend part of a Sunday afternoon in Lent.
Have a good week!