Our Lady of Guadalupe

WELCOME TO EVERYONE!!!

The word “Catholic” means universal, open to all, all embracing.  I hope everyone finds and experiences here in this beautiful parish: the loving and non-judgmental embrace of the heavenly Father, the peace and joy of Jesus, and the life and power of the Holy Spirit.  May Our Lady of Guadalupe spread her mantle around you, protect you, and show herself a mother to you! 

-Fr Simon

It’s hard to believe that Lent is just around the corner!
 
Really start thinking and praying about what you want to do for Lent.  Please share with me what you want to do as a community. Stations of the Cross on Fridays?  Parish Fish Fry?  Remember we need volunteers and people willing to do those things if we want them.  
 
If you are not only wanting but willing to help with anything special for Lent, please let us know in the office. 505-465-2226.
 
In the meantime, here is one of the greatest of all Lenten prayers.  This would be a good one to memorize if you don’t know it already!
 
 
“O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, faintheartedness, lust of power, and idle talk.
“But give me rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to your servants.
“Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own sins and not to judge others, for You are blessed forever and unto ages of ages. Amen”
 
― Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian
 
 
Humbly yours,
Fr Simon

Parish Survey to Help the New Priest!
 
Dear friends,
 
It is a great joy for me to be here with you all.  Fr Mike has been a very dear friend of mine for years, even from before he was ordained.  It’s very sad to see him go; he is a good and holy man.  I promise though, as best as I can, to continue things in the same good way that Fr Mike was doing.  I look forward to meeting each of you and getting to know you and your families and living this part of our journeys together.  As I get to know you all and the parish, can I please ask you to take a little time to fill out this survey?  With something like this, short answers are usually not very helpful so the more information you can provide the better.  Your voice and your opinions are what matter and I will listen to what you say very carefully and will do the best I can to do what YOU want; it’s YOUR Parish and YOUR Church. 
 
Please print this out and write your responses.  Please return your completed survey to me, or to the parish office, or drop it in the collection basket.  Thank you so much and please pray for me.  -Fr Simon
 
 

1. What are the best things about your parish?  What is really going well here and what are you most proud of?  (Obviously “the people”, that’s a given!!!, but if you can be more specific that would be more helpful).

2. What are some areas of parish life that you would like to see grow?  Do you have any concerns you would like to share?

3. Seeing as how I am new to the parish, is there anything you would like me to be aware of?  Is there anything you think that a new priest here should know? What are your dreams and goals for the parish?  What do you want of and for your parish?

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Thank you so much for your thoughtful responses!!!