My Dear Parishioners,
It is amazing that we have reached the middle of 2024. We had an excellent 2023 in which we celebrated our 100th anniversary as a parish with many extraordinary events that further bonded as a parish family. Through the hard work and participation of many of you, the entire year was a resounding success.
As I expected it would, the enthusiasm has continued in 2024. Both our parish school and PREP program have been thriving through the leadership of Mrs. Barbara Riley and Mrs. Kristal Alexander respectively. We have also completed an extremely successful parish carnival.
Despite the fact that the Friday evening of the carnival was rained out, the 2024 parish carnival netted about $67,250 for the parish. That is truly amazing, especially for only two nights, and it will go a long way to help meet our ongoing parish expenses. It is the most that the carnival has raised in the last ten years. This did not happen by accident. I am extremely grateful to Brendan McGhee who accepted the difficult job of leading the carnival committee. Only he and the Lord know how many hours he generously dedicated to this project. We should all be very grateful to him. I also want to thank Maggie Hoeger who worked closely with Brendan on the financial preparation and bookkeeping tasks. Everyone who helped make this carnival a success has my sincere gratitude. I thank the many local businesses who generously sponsored the carnival. Please show your gratitude by patronizing these businesses as best as you can. I recognize the hard-working volunteers who help to set up, work the evenings, and/or tear down and clean up after it. There are too many to mention by name in this letter. I ask that you please click here to see the list of those who made exceptional contributions to the success of our carnival.
By your dedication, hard work, prayers, and the grace of God, this year has had a very good first half. We entrust the second half of the year to Our Lord with confidence. As always, we trust in the future, because God is already there.
May God continue to bless you all, and may Our Blessed Lady of Good Counsel intercede for us always.
Reverend Robert G. Suskey
Pastor