January 13, 2019

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Blessings for the New Year 2019! Please allow me to express my gratitude to all of our parish ministers and pastoral staff for all of their hard work throughout the Advent and Christmas Season. Truly we are a blessed community and Christmas at Saint Bartholomew is always such a beautiful season of joyful celebration. I want to personally thank Lisa Soga and Roberts Florist for decorating the Church and the Nativity Scene. I am grateful to Deacon John Broehl and his wife, Nora, for arranging the pageant for the Christmas Eve Children’s Mass. Special thanks to our Adult and Childrens Choirs and Nick Gatto and Janet Defrietas and our cantors. I extend my thanks to the Knights of Columbus for providing ushers for all the Christmas liturgies.

May we continue to pray for one another in this New Year. May the Lord continue to bless the work of our hands.

In Christ,
Fr. Thomas