Happy Sunday!
I am very pleased to share great news with you. We have officially paid off our debt! After 20 years of making payments the final one has been submitted! While I am joyful myself to share this news, I know that I had very little to do with it. This success is the fruit of many years of St. Joan of Arc parishioners. I am especially grateful to all who have worked in our finance office and volunteered on our finance council. The leadership of these many people is a great gift and speaks volumes of the many parishioners who are so committed to our parish. Finally, there is a great thanks owed to Fathers Larry Weidner and Don Kline, our former pastors, who led this splendid effort. I am grateful to everyone who has so humbly and diligently assisted this effort over the years. You are all a gift!
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Today we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. February 2nd is forty days since Christmas Day. The gospel today reminds us that Jesus was presented in the Temple according to the law, "Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord." On this day, then, we see Jesus being manifested to the world. For this reason, it has been the tradition of the Church to bless and light candles today. Mass begins with a solemn blessing of candles, many of which you brought from your own homes to receive this blessing and return home with. The lighting of candles today represents that Jesus Christ, the Light of all nations, is being manifested to the world. While we do this with candles, it is a reminder of us to spread the Word in our own communities. We pray today that the Lord Jesus will continue to work through us to make His light known to our community.
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