Dear Parishioners and Friends,

We are about to mark the beginning of a new historical event in our Cathedral Parish. Monday, June 11^th will begin the physical work restoring our pipe organ by removing the present one. You can be very proud of your accomplishment. Only since the week after Thanksgiving you have contributed prayers and money to meet the costs. The company doing the work is Patrick Murphy & Associates, Inc. from Stowe, Pennsylvania who will finish the installation by October 31^st. Thank you! Many prayers of thanks to George Trapp (Chairman), to Kara Kwiatkowski and to Jim DeGeorge for their constant help.

Along those lines, we are still in need of about $30K to reach our annual Bishop’s Appeal goal which is $343,000. You can do it! Last year you surpassed the goal, which was the same, and the parish benefitted from a cash rebate for doing so. If you haven’t pledged so far, please consider whatever your hearts and minds can do. The diocesan web site (connected by a link on this site) can help you. Bishop Checchio will be most grateful.

Please offer prayers for the men to be ordained to the transitional Diaconate in our Cathedral on May 19^th, and those who will be ordained priests on June 9^th.

As we are approaching the conclusion of the Easter Season, we give praise to our loving God for the many blessings we have been granted during the holy Season. Just as the Apostles left Jerusalem to begin evangelizing the young Church, we are afforded the challenge to continue our evangelization of people we meet daily during Ordinary Time as the Church calendar calls these months. We need to continue all the spiritual exercises we began in Lent and Easter as our “ordinary” practice of the faith and encourage others to do so.

Come to holy Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation (May 10^th will be the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord), and please bring your children so we can all do our part to “raise them in the practice of the faith” as the Baptismal ritual instructs parents. Every child is most welcome in our Cathedral especially for holy Mass, but they cannot get here unless someone brings them. During May, the month dedication to our Blessed Mother, Mary is waiting with open arms. PLEASE COME!

In Christ’s service,

                                                              
Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Zamorski
Rector