October 16th

Dear Friends,
Our parish is blessed with two schools, one on each campus. This Sunday our Bridgeport Catholic Academy is hosting an Open House from noon (after the 11:00 am Mass) to 1:30. I encourage everybody to take a walk through our school buildings to see them- whether you have children or not. Since our education ministry is our primary ministry right now, it’s good for parishioners to get in and see the spaces that have been dedicated for this purpose. I have come to appreciate the warm, welcoming environment in both of our schools and the engaged community of families involved with them.
I want to welcome Lori Serpico to our parish staff. She is coming on board as an assistant to me, and to manage the secretarial/organizational side of our Religious Education and Sacramental Preparation programs. She will work part-time at our parish offices at our Nativity of Our Lord campus. Many may already know Lori, as she serves as a lector, is on the Parish Council and is a BCA school mom.
Parishioners come and go, that is true. But sometimes we lose people who have had a particularly strong impact on the parish and its ministries. Judy and Steve Garrity are moving up to Wisconsin, and we will certainly feel their loss. Steve’s health issues have forced him to cut back some of his involvement of late, but Judy has led the Wednesday evening Rosary group, Saint Gabriel Catholic School’s rosary group, our monthly Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, the Divine Mercy novena, prayer memorials seeking secure legal protection for the unborn and for victims of abortion… just to name a few things. Godspeed to you both; come back to visit often!
May your week reflect the encounter with Christ
​we experienced at Mass today!