Easter Flowers Available After the Masses This Weekend
Thank you for the generosity to the Easter Flowers Collection. You’ll notice some of them are planted outside, in particular, 6 hydrangeas behind the garage, and some of the golden mums in the garden.
Following the Masses today, if you would like either an easter lily or a yellow mum, you may take it. Please do not take the two palm plants near the Altar. I’d like to keep them until after First Holy Communion.
2024 Priest’s Convocation, April 29-May 2
As required, I will be away from the parish following Mass on Monday, April 29 until Thursday, May 2 for our Annual Priests’ Convocation in Hershey, PA. I hope to arrange daily Mass coverage with either Fr. Tad or Fr. Calabro for those few days. Keep you posted.
Otto Update: He’s doing Swell, Thanks for your Prayers
Apologies, last weekend I forgot to give you an Otto Update, so I’ll write it here. It’s been two weeks since his accident on Holy Saturday, and Otto is doing well. On Thursday, he and I returned to the Vet to see if his stitches could be removed. The doctor examined him and removed the stitches. He still needs to wear a tee-shirt so he doesn’t scratch at his wound, and he’s still on light duty for another week. (no running off leash yet)
Parish Financial Audit, April 2024
In February, I was told that this Spring we would be scheduled for a Parish Financial Audit. I believe the last one was just before Fr. Dominic arrived. They are required every five years. The Archdiocese no longer provides the auditors; they have a contract with an Financial Auditing Service. Our audit took place on Thursday, April 11. The cost was $3,500 and they were very thorough.
At the end of the day, the business manager told me that they seemed please with everything here. I’ll give a better summary from them when I receive their report in the next few weeks or so.
The Confessional’s Coming Along…Outside Panels Almost Done
Just before Easter, the Millwork Company dropped off the finishing panels for the church confessional. This past Thursday, my friend Jeffrey returned to St. Rose to begin the installation. Our parish electrician, Mike O’Keefe was also here to finish the electrical work, so we’re pretty close. I hope this project will be finished within the next few weeks.
Mark your Calendars: Parish Picnic Sunday, June 9 following Noon Mass; Catered by Zac’s Hamburgers.