I love seeing the Magnolia trees and daffodils in bloom this month. We are finally coming out of a long cold winter. Now that we are in the last couple months of the school year, it is time to start preparing for summer!
I had been hoping to bring back a Totus Tuus Team this summer for our youth in grades K-12. However, out of an abundance of caution for the Totus Tuus team members and for participating parishes and their communities, the Diocese has decided to not have the Totus Tuus program this year. I appreciate the careful consideration that the Diocese put in making such a difficult decision. While we currently have a low positivity rate in our community, other parts of our Diocese are higher. Add to that the unknown of what those rates will be this summer and the chance that a traveling Totus Tuus Team could potentially carry the virus from parish to parish and the risk is too high this summer. Hopefully we will be able to offer Totus Tuus again in 2022. So what can we do? What have we all been missing this past year? Many of you have told me you miss spending time with your parish family. We reopened for Masses in the middle of last summer with restrictions. Some parishioners have stayed away from church out of caution, some out of frustration with the changes, some have been here all along but haven’t been able to enjoy the opportunity to socialize in the time before and after Mass. We have all missed the connections of the “pre-COVID” time. Last year at this time the church buildings were closed to the public. This year we are open for Mass and outdoor gatherings. This summer I would like to plan some fun family-friendly outdoor activities before and/or after Saturday evening Mass to help reconnect our parish family. Would you like to be a part of this Summer Ministry? Email me at [email protected] to get on the list for notifications for a planning meeting.
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