Happy Sunday!

These last days of July have come upon us quickly! Teachers start back this Wednesday and soon our school will be filled once more with our wonderful students! I hope everyone is able to enjoy their last days of summer break. These last days of July are also beautiful days in the Church. On the 22nd we celebrated the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, on the 25th St. James the Apostle, the 26th was Sts. Joachim and Anna, the 29th Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, and on the 31st St. Ignatius of Loyola. On four of these feasts we celebrate saints who would have lived close to Our Lord. The last one, St. Ignatius, was the founder of the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits.

Beloved friends in Christ,

I want to thank you for the warm welcome I have received from you and your families. I am very grateful for your support and for the ways in which you have already helped make me feel at home at San Francisco de Asís Parish. I am looking forward to getting to know you better and spending time with you. I have been a priest 8 years and served the Church as a Franciscan friar for 18 years before I entered the Diocese of Phoenix.

Happy Sunday!

We’re midway through July already and I can’t believe it. There continues to be quite a bit of activity in the parish. It’s a gift for me to see so many of you giving so generously of yourselves. There’s of course the regular events involving our funeral volunteers, rosary volunteers for funerals, cleaning the church and the chapels, as well as groups like the Knights of Columbus and our Senior Luncheon volunteers. Thank you so much to everyone who make our parish such a wonderful place to be.

Happy Sunday!

I hope everyone had a safe and restful Fourth of July. June was a whirlwind. We hosted a Mass with Fr. Joseph Nguyen, a Women's retreat, Vacation Bible School, and Camp Invention. For that reason, we shut down the office last week for a little repose. This week, we are open again and beginning to gear up for the coming year. Next weekend, our teens will be at the Steubenville West retreat in Tucson. Please keep them in your prayers as they take this time away to be with other teens and encounter the Lord more deeply.