Welcome Back Home

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 6/29/20

My dear beautiful people of God,

You have been missed so much! These past months have beenextremely difficult. We have been asked to change and adapt inso many ways because of this horrible pandemic. And now aswe return to church we are being asked to change and adapt inthe ... Read More »

Father's Day

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 6/23/20

Dear parishioners and friends,

How I wish that my dad were alive at this time to see the changes andrenovations taking place in this parish church that I love so much andwhich I have learned to call my home. You see, my dad was acarpenter. Not by trade, but ... Read More »

Trinity Sunday

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 6/07/20

Dear parishioners and friends,

This week we celebrate Trinity Sunday. The complexity of theHoly Trinity is something that is far beyond my comprehensionand minds far greater than mine have tried to explain it, so that wecan have a greater understanding of just how it is that our one Godexists ... Read More »

Confirmation

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 6/01/20

Dear parishioners and friends, 

Last year on Pentecost Sunday, I had the huge privilege of being able to confirm our parish candidates. While the students prepared diligently for years for that day, it was the first time (outside of the Easter Vigil) that Pastors in the diocese were granted ... Read More »

The Lord Does Not Abandon Us

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 5/22/20

Dear parishioners and friends,

Did you ever have “one of those days?” Or perhaps one of those weeks? A couple of weeks ago was “one of those weeks” for me. Things did not seem to be going well in the workplace. I felt inundated with unanswered calls and messages. ... Read More »

Mother's Day

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 5/10/20

My dear beautiful people of God, 

“I am going to prepare a place for you…I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be.” I remember just about four weeks before my mother's death, she called me to her house and ... Read More »

Giving It All To God

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 5/04/20

Dear parishioners and friends, 

Repeatedly we are reminded that we must turn our will and our life over to the care of God if we are going to find any type of serenity, especially as we move into yet another month of quarantine. It is all about surrendering to ... Read More »

Christ Is Always Present

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 5/04/20

Dear parishioners and friends, 

This Sunday's Gospel is one of my favorite stories in all of Scripture. The disciples are feeling quite downcast after the experiences leading up to, and including, the passion and death of their dearest friend, their rabbi, and the one they believed to be the ... Read More »

The Churches Are Empty... But So Is The Tomb!

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 5/04/20

Dear parishioners and friends, 

“The churches are empty…but so is the tomb!” 

That Easter Sunday statement, made popular recently because of the Coronavirus pandemic, is catchy, but not exactly true. We do indeed celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; He who has triumphed over sin, ... Read More »

The Tomb Is Empty!

Posted by Jonathan Mengoni on 5/04/20

Dear parishioners and friends,

The tomb is empty! ALLELUIA!!! Each year at Easter we celebrate the reality of the empty tomb! After having gone through a very human life, resembling ours, and in addition to a ministry with some miraculous results, all the way to an end filled with ... Read More »