Aug 22nd | 21st Sunday
Pastor's Notes
School started up this past Wednesday. I got the typical question "How was your summer Father?" My reply, "What Summer?" I could not believe simply how fast these weeks have flown by. I am not complaining, but just simply time got by. A summer at the parish filled with baptisms, a couple of weddings and movement on the building campaign. What will the Fall be like?
Welcome all the new school families to Our Lady of the Snows and to this e-newsletter. This is part of my communications to the parish and school so that people are informed about events and happenings from the spiritual to the communal.
The First School Mass will be Sept 9th. Until then Weds am mass will be in the chapel. Once the school mass begins, that will be in the church. As reminder, we lock the doors for safety at 8:46am, so please arrive early (and do not bring coffee or anything into the church).
Heads up, the week of August 31, I will be away until Friday attending a workshop in Oregon. Friday. Boby will be away at a wedding back east. No daily masses that week.
Upcoming Week
- Sat. Aug 22
- Confessions 2pm
- Mass 4pm & 6pm
- Sun. Aug 23
- Mass 8am, 10am, & 5pm
- EM Training 9am
- OCIA 11am
- Youth group BBQ 6pm
- Mon. Aug 24
- Mass 8am
- Rosemary Kavner Funeral 10am (Church)
- Tues. Aug 25
- Mass 6:30pm
- Weds. Aug 26
- Mass 8:45am
- Thurs. Aug 27
- Mass 8am
- Adoration 8:30am
- School Open House 5pm (Church and School)
- Catholics in Recovery 6pm
- Fri. Aug 28
- Mass 8am
Keep in Prayer
Keep Fr. Chuck Durante in prayer - he will be taking a well deserved Sabbatical this fall; from Sept to Nov.
Keep the Flocchini family in prayer, Stephen passed away on Friday after a long illness.
Keep the Flocchini family in prayer, Stephen passed away on Friday after a long illness.
Celebrations & Gratitude
Stewardship
Aug 29 upcoming Trainings:
Altar Server Training 10am
New Lector Training 5pm
Sept 19th, 10am The parish has "Adopted" Manzanita Park to clean. This is part of our service to the community. Come by to assist in cleaning up the park. Materials provided by Keeping Truckee Meadows Beautiful. This will count as Volunteer Hours for the School AND FFE hours.
Lex Credendi Lex Orandi
Opening Prayer for Sunday
O God, who cause the minds of the faithful
to unite in a single purpose,
grant your people to love what you command
and to desire what you promise,
that, amid the uncertainties of this world
our hearts may be fixed on that place
where true gladness is found.
What is that single purpose; Jesus will say Love God and Love our Neighbor; as God loves us, all of us. That faith is where "True gladness" will be found.
Welcome Home Project
Last weekend we announced that our Contractor will be Lepori Construction. Since then we have been working on plans and timelines.
Thank you for being a part of the Our Lady of the Snows community!