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Dear Parishioners,
As you come to mass this weekend, you will notice all the wonderful young people around the property. Our field by the outdoor chapel is like tent city! Our teams are having their Antioch Retreat mainly outside and we are also using the parish center for food, etc. Our weekend is going so well under the loving support of our adult leaders and the watchful eyes of Alyssia and Matt, our co-directors and their young adult team. We finish the retreat this Sunday around 3 pm with mass. I am grateful to everybody who has helped in this Antioch experience and excited to point many of our young people in the way of Christ.
This weekend, I am excited to welcome back our CCD young people and their parents. We will have a short explanation of our program at 9 am and 11 am followed by Holy Mass.
I invite all new parishioners to join us for a light lunch next Sunday after the 11:30 am mass. I am thrilled in that we have so many new parishioners and look forward to having them join our wonderful parish of St. Luke. Bishop Kevin will preside, and I am honored to assist him for an Order of Malta Rosary Rally to take place on October 10 at 3:00 pm in Pequannock. We invite all parishioners to come join us in praying the Rosary and for a short Benediction experience. More info in the bulletin.
This is the time of the year when I typically schedule dates to welcome family or friends of parishioners who are either non-Catholic or Catholics who need the sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation. This process as you are aware is called RCIA. I invite you to email me with the name and information of those who are not baptized, those who are Protestant and would like to become Catholic and Catholics who would like to make First Holy Communion or Confirmation. I will give a starting date in the next week or so and look forward to bringing on board a variety of people who seek to be united with us in the Holy Roman Catholic Church.
Last Saturday, I was privileged to preside at the wedding of Alexis Dorlan and Angelo O’Grady. I celebrated their wedding at OLM here in Long Valley. Kevin tearfully walked his beautiful daughter down the aisle. After the ceremony, he and Nina hosted an amazing party at their home. Alexis and Angelo are a wonderful couple, and I am so blessed that they have begun this new wonderful stage of their lives.
Congratulations to them and to all members of the O’Grady and Dorlon families!
Fr. Owen