My dear brothers and sisters,
I hope and pray that you and your family are well.
I cannot believe how quickly time is flying, and so many exciting things are happening. We are almost finished with our first quarter at our parish school, and the students are doing amazingly well. I am happy to share that recently our students took the STAR Renaissance Exams. Their text scores ranked in the 86% Percentile Ranking in Reading and 95% Percentile Ranking in Math. Congratulations students! I am very proud of you. Thank you teachers and parents for a job well done!
Our Faith Formation programs are also have begun with so many adults and children who will be receiving the Sacraments of Initiation throughout the next few years. We have a total of 11 who will be fully initiated into the Catholic Church in Easter 2023, 35 teenagers in our Confirmation Program, and about 30 children preparing for First Communion. The Confirmation and First Communion programs are a combination of both first and second year.
Please be aware of the various events that we have from now until the end of November. Please, if you can, come and join us in a special way.
Sunday, October 30 Larchmont Family Fair. St. Brendan Parish School will be sponsoring a booth this Sunday. Come and say “hi” to our school family. The fair goes from 2pm to 6:30pm
Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6 REMEMBERING OUR FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Remembering our deceased loved ones. Let us honor our deceased loved ones by lighting a candle around the altar. These candles will have the name of each of your loved ones and be lit on the first weekend of November (November 5 -6) during all the masses as we remember them in this special way. We invite you to purchase a candle in advance through the parish office, through our website, or out on the courtyard after our weekend Masses. Each candle is $5. It’s a wonderful way to pray for our loved ones who have passed.
Thursday, November 24. THANKSGIVING DAY 2022. Please come and pray with us at our Thanksgiving Day Mass at 9:00am. What better way can we give thanks to God by coming together as His family. Also, please bring non-perishable food items to help families who are in need.
Sunday, November 27, 2022. FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT. That means four weeks until Christmas. Let us prepare are hearts and minds to birth of our Jesus.
Thank you for being a part of our parish family. Thank you for being such an important part of our community. I look forward to celebrating with you these events or possibly, greeting you at one of our Sunday Masses. Until then, may the Lord bless you and keep you close to His Sacred Heart. I am
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. Brian