Dear Parishioners,
Our deepest sympathy to Rosie VanHecke and Family on the death of Bud, and to Margaret and Craig Palan on the death of both her father and mother, Leo and Deloris Klinnert (he died last week, and her mother died this week). May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
Happy Father's Day to all fathers and grandfathers. I think we sometimes forget what an important task fatherhood is. Think about the models displayed by in movies or on TV - either fathers are idiotic wimps, or domineering and mean, if at all present. Very seldom do we witness a good model. Fathers take their model from God the Father Himself - loving, compassionate and merciful, but also just. The fathers (and in reality all men) who follow His model are able to rise above the insipid model that this world gives. Those that do are able to guide their families in love. I am thankful for the strong fathers that are present in our AFC, and one of my most fervent prayers - that all fathers continue to follow the model of God.
This is the penultimate 'Pastor's Notes" that I will write here. Hard to believe. I am mostly packed at this time, with my clothing and some needed items yet to pack. The house looks bare, and I am already tired of boxes. I want to thank Art R. for the use of his trailer, as well as volunteering to drive it to St. Peter on the 26th. At this point, yet, I don't know quite what I plan on doing as far as asking for additional help to load or unload - perhaps more next week. I know, though, that I plan on having almost everything loaded so that I can clean on the afternoon of the 25th...
In Christ,
Fr. Todd
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