Beginning this weekend, May 23-24, Holy Communion will be administered to the faithful at 11:15am, St. Luke Parish parking lot and 1:15pm at the Immaculate Conception and St. Bernard Parishes parking lot. Volunteers will be present to mobilize traffic. 

If you or someone you know needs food or supplies, please let us know by calling the parish offices. In all times and seasons but especially, during disasters and plagues, the parish must a place of refuge for sinners as well as for the poor and needy. You should count on us to feed and nourish body, mind and soul.  

In these troubled times, the most difficult words I tell a bereaved family is, only 10 people are allowed at the funeral/memorial service. My heart sank. Face masks/coverings are required. There’s no holding hands during the Lord’s prayer and no hugging at the exchange of the sign of peace. It’s not easy to find the words of comfort. What we’re going through is not only the loss of a loved one but also, the loss of rituals and mourning and the painful process associated with it. The bereaved family needs the physical presence of friends as a sign of support and sympathy at the funeral/memorial service. There´s not much we can do but to be creative and let our imagination run. 

We pray for the eternal repose of the souls of the parishioners who recently passed away including those who have died of the Coronavirus, and offer condolences, sympathy and consolation to the grieving families, relatives and friends. Rest assured, they are included in the prayers of the community.

Enriqueta Escarcega, Virginia Aguilar, Otilia Curfman

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.