FATHER JIM'S JOTS - St. Elizabeth Church - Fourth Sunday of Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday - May 11, 2025

St. Elizabeth Church

Fourth Sunday of Easter

"Good Shepherd Sunday"

May 11, 2025

 

FATHER JIM'S JOTS

Greetings!

"Habemus Papam!" We Have A Pope!

It is with great joy that we celebrate Pope Leo XIV!

He is the first from the Augustinian Order and the United States of America to be Pope.  The Augustinian Order was founded by Pope Innnocent IV in 1244 and is fundamentally based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ and St. Augustine of Hippo.  Augustinians seek to live out a Christian vocation of love for God and neighbor in communion of life and service to the Church.  They profess to "live together in harmony, being of one mind and one heart on the way to God."  To learn more about the Augustinians visit their website at augustinianorder.org.

Please CLICK HERE to see the prayer for Pope Leo XIV that is included in this bulletin.  I encourage everyone to keep him and the Universal Church in our prayers as we anticipate his Inaugural Mass on Sunday, May 18th.

I would like to say a special thanks and congratulations to Connie Hom who celebrated a recent birthday!  We are fortunate to have her help in so many aspects, including her work as our Liturgical Coordinator, her role in decorating the Church and her care and kindness to Phillis Booth!  We wish you many more happy birthdays to come, Connie!

If you are interested in connecting with Margaret Pittman, a longtime parishioner who has been having health issues, please contact the parish office for her new contact information to send her a card or ask about visiting.

Mark your calendars!  Our Choir Director and friend, Kim Ford, is graduating from Nursing School!  We will be hosting a party to congratulate her on this important milestone after the 10 a.m. Mass on June 15th.  If you would like to assist with the reception, please contact the Parish Office.  There will be a box for cards and small gifts at the reception, for those who would like to offer their congratulations.

As a parish, we have been supporting our Haiti Ministry partner, Beyond Borders.  Our donations so far have been $17,150 since August 2023 with a monthly donation of $750.  The balance in our Haiti account is now $2,173.81.  We would like to continue supporting our outreach to Haiti and the wonderful work that Beyond Borders does.  Your help is needed.  With the approval of Parish Council and Finance Council, we will be having a second collection on the third Sunday of the month for Beyond Borders.  We have envelopes in the back of church just for this collection.  Please see the Ushers to pick up an envelope and support this collection once a month.  We thank you in advance for your prayers and generosity!

Easter Blessings,

Fr. Jim

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