New Life and Profound Meaning

Dear Sisters and Brothers –

As you know already, Holy Week and Easter were glorious at St. Ignatius Church! We prayed beautifully, the ancient rituals given new life and profound meaning, speaking to our hearts and enlivening our souls. We did indeed pull out all the stops! We have so very many people to be grateful to for the glory of the week. Scores of people gave long hours and shared graciously their talents, so that our liturgies were magnificent. 

We owe a great debt of gratitude to our choir, under the leadership of our new Director of Music, Patrick Hagen; to our many liturgical ministers who lectored, served at the altar, distributed Communion, welcomed people at the doors to the church, and ushered; to the Liturgical Environment Committee, who transitioned from Lent, to Palm Sunday, to Holy Thursday, to Good Friday, to Easter in less than a week; to members of Neighbor to Neighbor who fed our volunteers throughout the week; to those who set up and donated for Easter Sunday hospitality; to the Miloslavich family and Confirmation students who set up the Easter candy “hunt;” to the Easter Bunny who took time out of his rounds to join us; and to the St. Ignatius Parish staff whose dedication and hard work are always an inspiration to me. I also want to extend my thanks to those who donated towels for the poor on Holy Thursday and to all of you who donated to our Holy Week and Easter collections.

I also want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude so many of you who have been deeply kind to me and to my family in the wake of my father’s death. Your warm presence and healing words of condolence these weeks have been sources of great consolation to all of us.

We have felt held by your affection. Thank you most sincerely.

Beginning in May, I will be away for the summer. I am looking forward to spending some good lengths of time with my mother, long miles on my bike, and more time than I usually get to pray, read, and travel. I will look forward to seeing you after Labor Day! In the meantime,

Oremus pro invicem.