ear Parishioners and visitors,

I ask you to extend a warm welcome to Fr. Fidelis Agwulonu, who will be speaking at all Masses this weekend on behalf of Cross Catholic Outreach, which was founded to forge a stronger and more supportive link between parishes in the United States and the priests and sisters serving the poor in the Caribbean, Africa, Southeast Asia, Central and South America. Please be generous in your response to Father’s appeal. Brochures will be provided if you wish to support this worth Catholic ministry. Thank you for your prayers and financial support for the missions.

 
Again, thank you to all of our parishioners who have pledged, or made a one-time gift to the Faith and Charity Catholic Appeal. By your generosity, you show that you are seeking to be a disciple of Christ by your selfless giving, so that others may be served. I ask all of our parishioners to prayerfully consider making a pledge, or a one-time gift to the Appeal. Not every- one is able to give a large amount, but most of us are able to give something. Every gift is important. Every gift makes a difference. You can be an angel to a brother or sister. Remember the words of Pope Francis: “generosity enlarges the heart … let us ask the Lord for the grace of being generous, so that our hearts may be opened and we become kinder.”

 
Lastly, as I am writing this on Monday, April 13 for the bulletin of April 26, I have no new report on our proposed Parish Center at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church site. I can say that this new Parish Center will help serve the needs of our entire parish for more meeting space, for a wide variety of groups and activities, more storage space, and office space, and a home for our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society and Hispanic Ministry programs. I hope that when I return home at the end of the month, we will have received news from the Diocese.

Have A Great Bethany Beach Week!
Stay Safe! Stay Healthy!

I need to take this opportunity to thank all those who helped to make our Holy Week and Easter celebrations both beautiful and meaningful. The choir, cantors, musicians, ushers, lectors, Extraordinary Ministers, altar servers, decorators, sacristans, maintenance staff, office staff, deacons and Fr. Joseph. Hopefully I have covered everyone. All of you time and your hard work helped to create a period of quiet, beauty, reverence, prayerfulness, hope and joy during Holy Week and Easter. Thank you for your efforts and dedication. May God bless you for your goodness.

An Easter Prayer

Dear Lord, thank you for the hope of Easter and the promise of
new life. As we remember the empty tomb, fill our hearts with
joy and our days with peace. Help us to walk in Your light, share
kindness with others, and to trust in Your love. May the miracle
of Easter renew our faith and remind us of Your grace.
Amen.

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