Weekly Notes - 05/14/2017

I want to thank you for your generosity to our parish and to the special collections.  Last weekend we had our final call at church for people to pick up their Annual Catholic Appeal card to make a donation or a pledge. This annual appeal is for the services which the parishes alone could not do by themselves.

We have personally received grants in the last two years. This year’s grant was $25,000 for front doors for the church and $20,000 last year for redoing the parking lot behind the grade school.  Again, no gift is too small. Of course I would like if every household in the parish would give a donation or a pledge to the annual campaign.

During last weekend the transitional deacons were ordained for our Archdiocese and the men will be ordained to the priesthood at the end of this month. Do you pray daily for vocations to the priesthood and religious life? I know sometimes people are thinking we at Borgia have three priests so the situation must not be too bad.  We are the only parish in Franklin and Warren County who has an associate pastor, Fr. Freddy. Of now, Fr. Kevin is living with us too. We have to count our blessings.

This year we will be having four men ordained to the priesthood. It will help, but more is really needed.  There are 188 parishes and there are more senior-aged priests than younger priests. Thus, please pray for vocations!