In late July, three of
our high school youth attended the Christian Leadership Institute sponsored by
the Archdiocesan Youth and Young Adult Office in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The following are their reflections they
wanted to share with the parish.
It has been thirty-five
years since Archbishop Sanchez named Risen Savior a parish. Over those years many traditions have formed
that have helped define us as a community.
Among those traditions are an annual Parish Picnic and Parish Missions.
This year we are pleased
that Father Jimmy Marchionda will be returning to lead us in mission. He will present “The Passion, Power, and
Privilege of Prayer” beginning on Thursday, September 18th at 6:30 in the
evening. He will present a second
session the next evening, Friday, also at 6:30, and conclude with Mass on
Saturday at 4:00 PM. If you were here
for his mission last November you know how he mixes his preaching with music to
fill our senses and lift our spirits.
If you have never been to
a Parish Mission you may be wondering what it is. A Parish Mission is a parish awakening! It is a time for the whole parish to come
together to reflect upon God's Word, to renew our faith, and to pray with open
hearts and hands. Father Marchionda has
led missions around the country and the world.
He is a top Catholic musical composer and one of his songs was even sung
at Mother Teresa’s funeral. All of us
are invited to this life-awakening event.
Following the Mass on
Saturday the 20th we will celebrate our parish’s 34th annual Parish Picnic! We will have food and fun, entertainment and
games beginning at 5:00 PM. The parish
will provide the burgers and sides and we ask every family to bring a dessert
to share. As a special treat, Father
Marchionda is pulling together a jazz band to entertain us during the
picnic. This group will include other
noted Catholic musicians and will keep our toes tapping as we enjoy the evening
together.
In recognition of the
years our parish community has been together we will display the Parish History
Project that Archbishop Sheehan asked all the parishes in the Archdiocese to
complete. We are excited to display our
history and to acknowledge our parishioner Joshua Struck, who with a team of
Boy Scouts, spent hours combing through our archives to make this project a
reality. Joshua prepared this as his
Eagle Scout project and he and his team did an outstanding job. The boards will be on display in the Gathering
Hall during the picnic.
Come to the mission. Come to the picnic. Have your spiritual and physical hunger
filled.
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