Dear Holy Trinity Family…

Greetings and blessings to all of you!

In our Gospel today, we hear of two great miracles: Jesus healing a woman who was hemorrhaging and raising a child from the

dead. These two miracles help us understand who Jesus is: one who knows our sufferings and our pains, but also one who will

grant us healing and peace. And all we need to have in order to achieve these graced and blessed moments is FAITH!!!! Life

comes with its trials and difficulties. It comes with moments when we have been afflicted by illness and pain. It comes with

moments when we lose a child or a loved one to death. It comes in moments when we least expect it. The Lord also comes to us

providing us with all that we need, his healing touch, his comforting words, his love and grace. May we too rise with Christ.

This is my last weekend serving as your administrator of Holy Trinity Parish. These 9 months went by quickly, but even though

it was a short time, I have been filled with many blessings and memories. I am a servant of the Lord, and He has used me during

this time to help with the transition of our parish. There is sadness at times when transitions are made. At the same time, there is

great excitement in the new things that God places before us. We have had some wonderful and amazing moments together from

the novenas to All Souls candlelight Mass, from Simbang Gabi morning and evening to the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe,

from altar server training to our men’s groups outings, from the school Masses to the confirmation, first communion and Easter

Vigil celebrations. All of these have been blessed moments where I have encountered God’s goodness and love in you and have

been able to serve our Holy Trinity Family. I will continue to enjoy serving our parish community and celebrating Masses as a

priest in residence.

I know that Fr. Brian will be a great blessing to Holy Trinity as he brings his gifts, talents, knowledge and love of Christ to all of

you. You are all in good hands as we trust in God always. If there is anything that you need, just remember these words, “Talk to

your pastor.” Fr. Brian is ready to serve you and build up God’s kingdom with you as we celebrate our centennial

anniversary. As Pope Benedict said, “we are always close in prayer.” Pray for me and you are in my prayers.

Please pardon the construction. Thanks to your generosity towards our Called to Renew campaign, we are installing a new rod

iron fence around the parish parking lot. This will also include new automatic gates, repaving and striping and more. We hope to

be done in July.

May the Lord bless you always and may we find ourselves always under the protective mantle of our Blessed Mother.

Mary, House of Gold… prayer for us.

In Christ,

Fr. Mike