My dear parish family of Church of Our Saviour, Santa Barbara,
This is my first (and I hope not my last) open letter or newsletter to you.
Two weeks ago, I thought it might be fun if we had a lunch together. I am not sure what is being planned about lunch but I want to have (after the Eucharist – in the church – in place of a sermon) an informal parish meeting to let you know the state of our parish and for us – as a church family – to answer questions, share our feelings and plan for the future. I sincerely hope that, even if you can’t make it to lunch, you will make a special effort to come to church this Sunday for our meeting.
Looking into the future, I hope you will all plan to come to All Saints’ Day Mass on November 1 at 7:00 p.m and be present to greet Archbishop Provence when he comes for his official visit on November 20th, the Sunday next before Advent. I would like to have lessons and carols this year and talk about planning a Christmas Mass most convenient for all – Christmas Day falls on Sunday which always causes scheduling problems even in a single parish.
Since I won’t be preaching on Sunday, I have sent a Trinity XI sermon for your perusal.
Yours faithfully in our Blessed Lord,
Donald M. Ashman+
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