Letter from Father Geary to Parish

 

Dear Parishioners of St. James:
Praised be Jesus Christ!
After 49 weeks in the gymnasium we are days
away from entering our new church. God is so good to us!
The Scriptures remind us that God richly rewards perseverance
in faith.
We are happy to announce that St. James has a
new music director, Christopher Aune. He is accomplished
on the organ, piano and can direct choirs. Music will return
to our Masses! Combined with the new church and our
artwork it will surely be an upgrade from this past year.
Christopher will invite prospective cantors or choir members
to tryout once he starts in mid-January.
Our transition into our new church provides an opportunity
to enhance our experience of the Mass which the
Second Vatican Council called the "source and summit of
the Christian life." For far too many years we have
stretched thin ushers, lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of
Holy Communion, cantors/choirs, musicians, servers, sacristans
and priests to serve 8 Masses weekly. Now is an
historic opportunity to train and form our generous people
so that we might enhance the celebration of the Sacred
Mysteries.
I have scheduled a series of training sessions and/or tryouts
for various aspects of the Holy Mass. The days and
times are as follows:
Altar Servers: New and current altar servers must attend
training with Fr. Geary on Monday, December 22nd at 7:00
pm in the Church.
Sacristans: Anyone interested in being a sacristan will be
trained by Fr. Geary on Wednesday, December 23rd at
7:00 pm in the Church.
Lectors: New and current lector try outs with
Fr. Bartolomeo will be on Monday, December 29th at 7:00
pm in the Church.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Training
with Fr. Geary will be on Tuesday, December 30th at 7:00
pm in the Church.
You will not be scheduled for these ministries unless you
have been trained.
God Bless You
Fr. Geary