From the Pastor.....

A few bits of info to share with you.

• HOME MASSES: Thus far, 6 households have volunteered to host a HomeMass/Potluck throughout the remainder of the year. The idea is to gather a few families in a home where I can celebrate a simple Mass followed by a potluck. This can help grow our parish and introduce people to each other. The Masses would most likely be on Mondays, Tuesdays or Fridays. I will come up with a variety of dates that families can choose from. Sign-ups will come after we have a few morevolunteers to open their homes. Masses will be casual—indoors or outdoors. If they are popular, we can continue into the Spring! Let me know if you're Interested.
• CHILD CARE: I have received questions about providing child careduring the morning Masses at Frontier. The only problem is there are no rooms available to us. So, I am continuing to explore possibilities about how we might deal with this need. Any ideas?
• RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Without facilities we really can't startReligious Education classes. The only alternative is to do something"home-based" and that is really difficult with a potentially large number of children. So, I encourage you to sign up your children in your previous parish or another of your choice. Eventually, we will begin to explore organizing our own programs.
• BUILDING COMMITTEE: Requests for proposals from local architectsare being sent out soon. Hopefully, we will decide on an architect and get a Master Site Plan going. This will be the exciting part.
• CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: I will be asking the Finance Council to meet next month to make some decisions about starting a Capital Campaign for our parish building project. The idea is to raise enough money in PHASE 1 to get us in our own building on the property. There are several options for doing this. But, the sooner we get on site, the sooner we can schedule different Mass times, religious ed, youth ministry, etc. I will keep you informed.
• I am finding that this venture requires a great deal of patience. I am learning to take things one day at a time (very difficult). Thanks for your patience, commitment to the parish, and support!

ONWARD