June 4th

Dear Friends, 
While the Easter Season concluded with last weekend’s Pentecost celebration, it is followed by two weekends with a focus on doctrine. This weekend is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity- a feast that takes us into the heart of one of the most obscure, but also most important, mysteries of our Christian faith: that the one God has been revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This article of faith is a real stumbling block to the other monotheistic faiths, Judaism and Islam. I think that it is because it’s so fragile that we invoke it so frequently- references to the Trinity occur often within the Mass. (Try paying attention sometime as we go through the Mass and count how many times mention of the Trinity comes up- you might be surprised.) 
Congratulations to those who graduated this weekend from our parish schools, Saint Gabriel Catholic School and Bridgeport Catholic Academy! As these young people move on to their next scholastic adventure, we pray that the Catholic faith has been instilled in them, and that they will grow in their relationship to Christ and stay close to the Church. This coming week is the final week for the other students and for the teachers- summer vacation is almost here!  
I am grateful to all our faculty and staff who dedicate themselves to the education of our kids. In a special way I want to thank Mr. Dan Flaherty for the past three years leading our parish educational ministry. He and I started here at the same time, and we have worked well together as a team. He had the unenviable task of re-opening both schools after the COVID closures and of beginning the process of uniting our parish educational ministry. I am grateful for the strides he has made in developing avenues for collaboration and communication, while supporting the individual culture and personality of each campus. We wish him well as he moves on to other endeavors closer to his home, and we prepare to offer a warm welcome to our incoming Director of Parish Schools and Principal of BCA, Ms. Kelly Bourrell.  
 May your week reflect the encounter with Christ 
​we experienced at Mass today!