A Word from Your Pastor - April 19

Dear Parishioners:

This weekend, on Sunday afternoon, our Parish Evangelization Committee and a team Seminarians of the Pontifical College Josephinum will be doing their Evangelization Walk in our neighborhood.  All are invited to keep this in mind, either to join as part of the team or to be “prayer warriors” who give them a boost of the Spirit through your intercession.  We are taking to heart Pope Francis’ call to take Christ to those who live around us.

Many parishes of the Diocese of Columbus, including St. Timothy Church, will be participating in The Amazing Parish Conference, taking place in Denver this week.  This was made possible by a grant from The Catholic Foundation.  Several members of our community will be attending together: Fr. Tim Hayes, Rita Feige, George Mosholder, Mary Ballantyne, and Kathy Lutter.  Represented among these are Parish Pastoral Ministry, Religious Education, St. Timothy School, St. Timothy Alumni, St. Timothy Revolution Youth, and St. Timothy Women’s Club, and the various Parish Ministries at the Altar.  The conference will give us and opportunity to hear what is going on in the most dynamic parishes in our nation.  Pray for us this week!  May we return renewed and energized to continue our path to growth along the spiritual journey we share in the Risen Lord.

Next weekend, on Saturday, April 25, our First Communion Class will be receiving Jesus for the first time in the Eucharist.  They are very excited.  Their whole year has been a build-up to this highlight.  May we take the opportunity to renew our own zeal for the Lord as He nourishes us with His Body and Blood.

Before we know it, Graduation season and the end of another academic year will be here.  May these final days before the Summer serve to renew our commitment to learn our Faith and to put it into practice for all the world to see.  The Risen Lord is counting on us to share the Good News of His Resurrection by the way we live.