Dear Parishioners, 

August is now upon us, and we are looking to the end of summer.  I want to draw your attention to the annual Prince-A-Palooza event promotion in this week’s bulletin.  On Saturday, August 29 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the back lawn of Holy Family Church is where we will host the Dunk Tank with our priests, the Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge, the Youth of John Paul II Line Dancing, the Young Adults Field  Games with music and much more.  Please come and join us for the last summer event before everything kicks back into gear for the parish.  It is such a great time to see our parish together having good, clean fun. Hope to see you all.

                  It has been quite a week having only two priests in all of Lewiston, Sabattus, Greene,  Lisbon, and Lisbon Falls.  It is unfortunate that this is our future and would have been unheard of 50 years ago.  However, that is our reality, and I ask for your understanding and cooperation as we try to cover all of the various needs in our parish.  So many of you have expressed your appreciation and gratitude, and it all means a lot to us.  Thank you as well.  I know that God is with us.

                  You will start to see information on the Diocesan Initiative called Catholics Come Home. We will be posting banners, placing information on our website, and in our bulletin.  For the next year, the parish will be focusing on inviting Catholics to return to their faith, and I am sure that there will be others who join us for the first time.  The diocese is planning on providing sessions to help Catholics invite fallen away Catholics back to Church and the Sacraments.  Please watch the bulletin and website for more information.  ~Peace, Fr. Daniel