Today, Bishop McFadden once again visited our parish of Saint Andrew the Apostle (his third visit since becoming our bishop in July of last year) to celebrate the 10am Mass and bless our new parish buildings. At the conclusion of the Mass, Bishop McFadden blessed the crucifixes which will hang in the various rooms and offices of the new buildings. Then, in procession, we all walked from the church to the parking lot between the two buildings - where Bishop McFadden said the prayer of blessing over both buildings. Then he led the people of the parish into each building as he walked from room to room, sprinkling holy water. It certainly is an important day in the life of our parish. As one of our intercessions said during Mass this weekend, "May the physical growth of our parish be a sign of our spiritual growth in faith, hope and love."
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