Holy Family Church
125th Anniversary

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THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY MASS and FAMILY CELEBRATION

Holy Family celebrates its 125th anniversary

            How very good God is to us!  How wonderful the power of Holy Spirit when people dwell together as one and with one heart and one voice worship the Eternal Father through Jesus Christ, His Son!  The Mass with Cardinal Sean last Sunday and the Family Celebration at Memorial Park were so well done, so joyful, so blessed!  Every detail was covered and everybody was welcomed!  I have offered, as you know, the thanks of the whole parish community to Cardinal Sean.  How blessed we are to have him as our Archbishop and friend! 

            The 125th Anniversary Steering Committee did such a marvelous job of organizing and executing the Family Celebration.  We thank Dick Jones, the chairman, Wally Byrne, Cindy Graziano, Ann Henry, Rita Howes, AnneMarie Kennedy, Trish King, MaryLou Kraemer, Talita Lopes, Kelly McKinnon, Jeanine Oliver, Valeria Santos, and Kathy Small..  The choirs, both American and Brazilian, combined under the direction of Bob Kirby so encouraged our worship: God bless them for it.  The parish staff which carried out the myriad of tasks without which the whole day could not have come together: to them we give our gratitude.  The people who did ministry at the Liturgy that day; Paul Carley who did our art work; Sister Anne, Fr. O’Driscoll, Fr. Darci: to them and to the very many volunteers who pitched in to make the day such an expression of faith and a source of hope, to all of them we offer our sincere thanks.  And last, but by no means least, I give to all of you who packed Holy Family last Sunday morning my sincere appreciation: you worshipped your God beautifully.  It is a blessing and a pleasure to be part of this parish with you.            JFH
 

Greetings from Honduras on the 125th Anniversary,
Fourteen of you have shared One Bread at the altar in
Jutiquile and afterwards sat at the table of the poor to share our
daily bread. You came to our sick and brought them medicines
and human compassion. The children of Nazareth blessed
you for embracing them and not rejecting their imperfections.
They taught you to laugh and shed tears of joy reminding us
that at the end of the day we do look beyond the bread we eat
and see what is really important…….Our Savior and Our God.
So then! From the mountains of Olancho, know that we
are thinking about you today. Thanks to your two Fr.Jims,
Sister Anne, the school and to all who make Holy Family what
I said on occasion, truly “A Place Called Love” and yes, a
Place where Jesus feels at Home. God Bless you all, Happy
Anniversary. See you in October “si Dios permite”.

Father Donahue, Carlos, Annie, The Children and Staff at
Nazareth, The Students and Staff at Santa Clara, The Students
and Staff at the Cardinal Rodriguez High School.

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