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| Fr Steve saying hello to some of the families from this year's Holy Communion Programme who were looking at the behind the scenes preparation by welcomers and altar servers. |
Today we post his message from this week's newsletter. More about his life as a priest on Wednesday's Word of Witness.
Fr Steve writes:
There's the old adage which says: "there are no strangers in the world ... only friends we have yet to meet" ... This weekend will be my first amongst you as your new parish priest. As much as saying good bye to my present parish has been difficult, I now feel ready to embrace this new ministry which God has called me. There will be so many people and things which I need to know ... so already the spiritual adrenalin is beginning to flow. With the help of God's grace, and the prayers of His holy people, I hope to be a worthy parish priest to our two communities.Very soon we will celebrate the Feast of the Lord's Ascension ... a time when He had to let go of people and friendships an return to His heavenly Father so that the Paschal Mystery could move towards fulfilment. A new beginning for a young church He was to leave behind. For them a time of waiting for the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We too stand on a similar threshold ... letting go of some things which were familiar and going forward with deep trust in The Lord. Let's pray the Good Lord will bless our friendship with love of Him and with service of others .... for such are the values of His Kingdom. I look forward to meeting the friends I have yet to make.I would like to say thank you to Fr Kevin for his care of the two communities, and how delighted I am to work again with Fr Stewart after several years. It's going to be an adventure! Fr Steve Pearson.
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| Fr Steve Pearson and Deacon Jim - 6th Sunday Easter |