My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

We celebrate the Feast Day of St. John Vianney this weekend. Our festivities begin with Mass at 10:30am followed by a Eucharistic Procession around our church. Our new Marian Patio will then be blessed and dedicated to Deacon Frank Telich and his wife Julie, followed by a luncheon served after these events.  We invite you to join us for the celebration.  If you are unable to participate in the Eucharistic Procession, please join us for the Blessing of the Marian Patio and for our Parish Feast Day Luncheon.

Mary Our Queen Human Needs group had its Annual Garage Sale over the weekend.  Thank you to all who contributed to the Garage Sale and for all the volunteers who assisted.  Many hands make light work.  All proceeds from the Garage Sale goes towards helping the less fortunate of our parish.  If you did not manage to purchase anything but would still like to donate towards our Human Needs Ministry,  Please kindly drop off your donation at the Parish Office.  Thank you once again for your generosity.

 

We completed the classroom remodel at the lower level of the school building with the update of the 4 remaining classrooms over the summer.  You might have had the chance to see it during the Garage Sale.  Next summer we will update the ceiling tiles and lights in the lower-level hallway together with the four classrooms in the upper level.  This is in line with the plan to update all our classrooms in our school.  Our classroom updates have been made possible thanks to your generosity to our MARQUEE Fundraiser and to the generosity of Mary Our Queen’s Men’s Club and Knights of Columbus who each donated $10,000 towards the update.

 

We had the phone system at Mary Our Queen replaced over the weekend.  Please give us some time to iron out all the kinks of the new system, including the emergency line.  If you are unable to reach us as a result, we apologize for the inconvenience.  The new phone system covers the Parish Office, the School and a few other designated places on our Campus.  Please note that there will no longer be a phone in the Adoration Chapel, the Family Room and the Trinity Room.

 

I hope you are enjoying the new parking lot at Mary Our Queen. As you know our parking lot was in bad shape and the cost to fix, mill and overlay our current asphalt parking lot is roughly about $150,000. Thanks to your generosity, we have raised over $106,000.  It is still not too late to help us defray the cost of the parking lot.  If you are able to, kindly send your donation to the Parish Office.

Please note that there was sod work done by the MOQ playground by the soccer field. The area where the work was done has been fenced off to give the new grass an opportunity to grow.  We ask that you kindly stay away from that area.  Thank you for your cooperation.

The concrete work by the entrance area of the gym has been completed.  There is a bit more work that is scheduled on both our campuses in the next few weeks.  This includes concrete work to improve the drainage of the parking lot at St John Vianney.

 

Please continue to keep Deacon Chris Hansen, who was involved in a car accident, in your prayers.  He is currently recovering at a rehab facility. While he is away recovering, if there is anything that is needed, kindly contact me at the Parish Office.  If you have reserved rooms or need to use the facilities at St John Vianney and had previously made arrangements with Deacon Chris, please kindly call the Parish Office to confirm. Please know that we are only able to accommodate your needs if we know about it.  I also ask that you do not take it out on the staff if somehow something has been missed.

Blessed Feast Day to you,

Fr Marc