Dear Family!

I thank you for coming out to support me at my installation. It was a joy to be with our Bishop and brother priests and deacons at mass. Bishop’s message will linger in my mind and heart for a long time when he said, “Priest is a person who believes in Jesus, so when you look for Fr. Antony, you don’t ‘believe in’ Fr. Antony, you ‘believe with’ Fr. Antony to believe in Jesus Christ.”

Dear Family!

I thank all of you for your prayers and support in welcoming our beloved Bishop during my installation as your pastor. I fondly remember all our former pastors Fr. James McKee, Fr. John Smith, Fr. Cornelius O’Reilly, Fr. Robert Burke, Msgr. Patrick Connolly, Msgr. Edward Egan, Msgr. William Gilfillan, Msgr. William Lannary, Msgr. Joseph Kozak, Msgr. Joseph Sheehan, Msgr. Michael Corona and Fr. John Barbella.

Dear Family!

Last Sunday Pope Francis canonized Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Artemide Zatti. The Pope said, the two saints canonized today remind us of the importance of walking together and being able to give thanks.

Dear Family!

It was wonderful to see all the pets you brought in for a blessing last Sunday. We thank Father Pat for officiating the Blessing of Animals as he enjoys doing it. I also got to meet our RCIA candidates last Sunday and it is our responsibility to journey with them and pray for them. The Faith Formation classes have started and our children depend on our prayers especially the children who are preparing for Holy Communion and Confirmation.

Dear Family!

Last Saturday we made a pilgrimage to the National Shrine in Washington DC to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of our Diocese officiated by the Apostolic Nuncio and our Bishop with many priests, deacons and people. I sincerely thank all those people who made the pilgrimage.