November 16, 2025

Dear Brothers and Sisters, What an exciting time for our parish community! It was a joy to be able to share some big updates about our long-term planning for the church and the parking lot with everyone last weekend, and I’ve been overwhelmed by the response. We spent years discerning our direction, and it seems like our parish committees and collaborative groups have led us in putting together something that has captured everyone’s imagination. I’m so excited to see the wonders God will do! Many thanks as well to everyone who has already made a commitment for a special gift to bring about this new chapter in our parish’s life. There will be many miracles on this journey, and the generosity of our parishioners has been the first. To everyone who has been moved to help, young and old and in-between, thank you for opening your hearts to the movement of the Holy Spirit. I think this weekend’s Gospel gives us a good follow-up to last week: a reminder that the years of this life are short, and that many of the things we get caught up in really aren’t that important. As the Knights of Columbus often say, “Time flies, remember death.” Not that we should be depressed all the time, but we should keep in mind our eternal goal in Christ. Every earthly thing will one day pass away, and we should make a point every single day of focusing on things that will echo into eternity. As we are reminded this weekend that the very time we have is a gift, let’s carry the memories of those who have gone before us and resolve to live in a way that honors the good they did. Through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe and our holy patron St Thomas, let’s prepare to celebrate the upcoming special feast days worthily. God bless,

Father Jantz