From the Pastor's Desk

Dear Beloved of God,
The new school year is well underway, and the Fall Festival is upon us. I hope that all students at Notre Dame School have had a good, strong and joyous start to the new year. We are very pleased to have such a large number of students enrolled in our school this Fall.

I am calling upon all parents to take an active role in their children’s studies at Notre Dame, and at Our Lady of the Hills, and to participate in as many school events and programs as you possibly can. I am also calling upon all Notre Dame parishioners to participate as fully as you can in the Fall Festival. This year’s festival will be my fourth at Notre Dame--can you believe it?

The Fall Festival is very important to our school, and so I am very hopeful that this year’s festival will be a great success. Everyone who is involved with making it a huge success – all those who provide the food, the activities and those who set up and take down, and clean up, all the security, and everyone who offers their time and work are in my prayers. I am thankful for all that you do, and I want you to know your efforts are greatly appreciated.

I also want to encourage all Notre Dame parishioners to participate in the various ministries at the parish such as altar servers, lectors, Eucharistic ministers and many more. Serving in lay ministry is a great way to learn more about our Catholic Faith and to grow in our knowledge and love of the Lord.

I encourage all Notre Dame parishioners also to take advantage of our church library. There are books available in the library itself, and there are some books available in the narthex. Also in the narthex we have a great selection of CDs on various topics of the Faith. These you can take home, and we ask that you offer a donation in exchange as you are able to do so. All of these educational opportunities at Notre Dame are for our edification and growth in our Catholic Faith. Please come to a future teaching session, or check out a book or CD soon.
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In Jesus,
Fr. David