Encouraging the Culture of Encounter with Jesus Christ, His Church, and All People

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Congratulations to the Raffle Winners

At the time of this writing we do not yet know who will win, but when you read this there will be winners and a nice payout to our parish as well as Visitation of Mary Parish.  Thank you to all our top ticket sellers especially Jeanne Bearer, Patty Hogue, and Dennis Klingensmith. Thank you to all who purchased tickets.  I can’t wait to see the new doors on the PAC, and then to see the old wooden doors restored.  Thanks again to all who participated. 

Respect Life Month

Next Sunday kicks off October as Pro-life month with Respect Life Sunday. How appropriate that October is also a month dedicated to the Blessed Mother, and in particular our Lady’s Rosary.  As our nation continues to embrace the “culture of death” as St. John Paul II named it, we need to return to penance.  Please pray and do other appropriate penances as a help to work toward a culture of embracing life, especially those who are unborn.   Check out this website for some resources.  www.Respectlife.org

Election Season

November is fast approaching. We are called to live our Catholic faith in all aspects of human life. This necessarily means we form our Catholic conscience according to Catholic teaching. Some resources are the three homilies I gave in July on the topics of patriotism, virtue, truth, and conscience.  They are on our website:https://stpaulparishakron.org/homilies. Specifically the homlies on 14th, 15th, and 16th Sundays of Ord. Time.

Also check out the US Bishops updated document on Faithful Citizenship and forming our conscience.    www.usccb.org

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. Pfr