As I write this pastor's column, I am happy to say that we have two candidates for the position of Director Religious Education for Youth. I am confident that either one would be a good leader for our program. One of the responsibilities will be to obtain, as needed, teachers for our classes of children and teenagers. I would like to use this space this week to encourage parishioners who have the background, the experience, and love for the Lord and the Catholic faith, to step forward and offer themselves to help form our youth in the ways of the Lord and the Catholic church. Since our classes will be starting after Labor Day, I want to help whoever our new director is by asking anyone who might be interested in teaching anywhere from pre-school all the way to high school to give me a call at 209-2502. I will speak to you and then refer you to our new director who I hope to have on board by the time you read this column. The blessings that come from this ministry are tremendous and long-lasting. We hope to have at least two teachers per classroom of students so that there can be a sharing of responsibilities and time commitment.
Before we get too far away from the Father Vic Memorial Celebration, I want to firstly thank the large group of people who attended the Mass, dinner and showing of the video on Father Vic's remarkable life and ministry. Special thanks go to our Knights of Columbus who sponsored the event and video, Tom Donnelly and those who helped him with the meal, and Mary Anne Honzik who worked hard on the table decor, and those who helped set up and clean up after the event. Last, but certainly not least, to Bob Honzik who was the moving force behind the making of the video, Ed Voss who used his expertise to put together this high quality video, and those who had speaking parts in the vifdeo, which included Tom Donnelly, Dick Breckon, Monsignor Malone, former parishioner John Bodensteiner, Bob Honzik, and Ed Voss. I was privileged to have a speaking part as well, and was blessed to share my thoughts and experiences of Father Vic. For those who were not able to join us and issed the 30-minute video, we will soon have opportunities for parishioners to see it in the Lower Hall. It will lead you to give thanks if you were blessed to know him and, I hope, thankful to have a saintly, patriotic priest and faithful Knight of Columbus in our mindst for 15 years and now, we pray, an intercessor in heaven.
Before we get too far away from the Father Vic Memorial Celebration, I want to firstly thank the large group of people who attended the Mass, dinner and showing of the video on Father Vic's remarkable life and ministry. Special thanks go to our Knights of Columbus who sponsored the event and video, Tom Donnelly and those who helped him with the meal, and Mary Anne Honzik who worked hard on the table decor, and those who helped set up and clean up after the event. Last, but certainly not least, to Bob Honzik who was the moving force behind the making of the video, Ed Voss who used his expertise to put together this high quality video, and those who had speaking parts in the vifdeo, which included Tom Donnelly, Dick Breckon, Monsignor Malone, former parishioner John Bodensteiner, Bob Honzik, and Ed Voss. I was privileged to have a speaking part as well, and was blessed to share my thoughts and experiences of Father Vic. For those who were not able to join us and issed the 30-minute video, we will soon have opportunities for parishioners to see it in the Lower Hall. It will lead you to give thanks if you were blessed to know him and, I hope, thankful to have a saintly, patriotic priest and faithful Knight of Columbus in our mindst for 15 years and now, we pray, an intercessor in heaven.