Pastoral Letter
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November 20, 2023Dear Sisters and Brothers –
As you know well by now, when my family tells stories of my Sicilian grandmother, they usually involve food. Whether it was her pizza (which some focaccia breads come very close to in their taste!) she brought to family gatherings, her custard-filled at-Christmas-only cannoli, or her Bolognese sauce, it was always more than food she gave us. It was herself. The chopping and dicing, the sauteing and frying, even the shopping and washing the dishes – all of it was more than the discrete actions of preparing great food she knew we would savor and enjoy. Rather, she stirred herself into the mixtures and baked her love for us into her meals. I know that’s true for those of you who gather around your family tables, who feed those you love.
At our next Home4Dinner – Sunday, December 3 – the Community Commission invites us to do same for our faith community. This Home4Dinner is a Chili Cook-Off, with prizes for four categories: best Chile con Carne, best Chili con Veggie, best Grandma’s Chili recipe, and best Out-of-the-Box Chili Recipe. Corn bread and salad will be provided. Also, we’re hosting a Christmas Cookie exchange: plan to bring some of you favorites cookies and exchange them with other parishioners.
On our website, stignatiussf.org or in the email newsletter, find the RSVP link to the Sign-Up-Genius, which includes sign-ups for set-up, clean-up, and all the other help we need to make Home4Dinner another success!
Additionally, there will be an opportunity to make your Advent Wreath. A frame, the boughs, and candles will all be provided!
Please plan to join us for Mass at 10:00 am, followed by the Chili Cook-Off, Christmas Cookie Exchange, and Advent Wreath-making! It’s going to be a great day! (Remember, the 10:00 am Mass will be the only Mass offered at St. Ignatius Parish that weekend.)
Oremus pro invicem.
Fr. Greg Bonfiglio, S.J.
