Thank you!  
The priests of the S-4 Family of Parishes would like to say thank you to all of you,
our parishioners
 
First, thank you for your prayers and many cards for Priesthood Sunday. We did not realize that such a day existed, so it was a real surprise to find a box of cards for each of us on the porch of the rectory. Thank you to everyone who coordinated the endeavor and for everyone who wrote a kind note. It was very encouraging to hear from so many of you. Please know of our prayers daily for all of you. Thank you for being kind and loving parishioners. We always strive to be the best and holiest priests that we can be as we all carry our crosses. We need your
prayers to more and more make our hearts like the meek and humble heart of Jesus Christ—the Eternal Priest.  
 
Second, a huge thank you for the many of you who prayed for the Hope of the Poor Trip to Mexico City (www.hopeofthepoor.org)! Those prayers helped make it a grace-filled trip from start to finish for all 15 of us. I also believe those prayers were significant in helping Hope of the Poor gain access to the dump for the first time in 3 months. Thank you! Also, thank you for those who donated to Hope of the Poor—we sent down more than $3,000. This purchased a food donation for an orphanage and about 75 despensas (boxes of food). These despensas were passed out in the dump and to the La Raza community. We will be headed back down to Mexico City next year, so please keep an eye out if you are interested in joining.  

Lastly, while there are many more reasons to thank you all, I’ll limit myself to one more. Thank you all for your patience with us as we are about three months into Beacons of Light. There have been abundant blessings, some bumps and bruises, many graces from our generous God, and we continue on striving to follow His will for us. Please forgive us if you have been hurt in this process in any way.  We strive to do our best and as you all know, we are not perfect. We are sinners striving to carry our crosses, deny ourselves, and follow our Lord to Calvary. There is a lot to take in, people to meet, meetings to attend, procedures to adapt/develop, systems to learn,  and Sacraments to perform. But  together, as the Body of Christ, we will  persevere if we stay pointed towards Jesus Christ and do all things truly for the salvation of souls. Thank you for your patience and    understanding as we navigate this journey   for our new bilingual Family of Parishes. Thank you.  
 
Please know of our prayers and sacrifices for all of you. Please continue to pray for us, your priests.  
 
In Mary’s Immaculate Heart, 
Fr. McCullough, Fr. Stegbauer, Fr. Becerra