Dear Parishioners, We are well into Lent and with it a lot has been going on in the parish. Last week I published a brief letter and schedule for our Engage, Equip, Send Initiative. On it there were two major activities: fasting and adoration. During Lent the Church asks us to individually pick something from which to fast. This Lent I would ask those who are healthy and able to adopt the traditional Friday Fast of Lent. This is an ancient custom in which the faithful would treat every Friday in Lent like Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. That is, only two small meals and one normal meal that day. Eastern Catholics and Orthodox Christians still observe this fast in varying degrees. I have adopted this practice for this Lent and I would ask those able to do so as well. Our communal fast as a parish can lead to great spiritual insights and consolations as we prepare ourselves to figure out how God wants to lead our parish. Click the title to read more.