Text Box: LITURGY COMMITTEE The parish Liturgy Committee will meet on Monday, January 19th at 7:30 P.M. in the rectory. All who are interested in our parish worship and music are invited to this meeting. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP The Brooklyn Heights Synagogue is starting a cancer support group. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, January 22 at 7:00 P.M. and will be led by cancer patient/survivor Joel Nowack, Wendy Lebowitz and Rachael Bregman. If you or someone close to you is struggling with cancer, we welcome you and your family members (over age 16) to join this group and explore what they can do to help each other through this challenging life experience. Subsequent meetings are scheduled for Feb. 12 and 26, March 12 and 26, April 23, May 14 and 28. For more information, please contact Joel Nowak at JoelTNowak@gmail.com Text Box: ST. PATRICK/ST. JOSEPH DINNER DANCE It is time to begin our plans for the Annual St. Patrick/St. Joseph Dinner Dance which will be held on Saturday, March 7th. There will be a meeting of the Committee this Thursday, January 15 at 7:30 P.M. in the rectory. Anyone who is interested in being a part of this Committee is most welcome. FOOD DRIVE Our parish will resume our Food Drive for the poor. This Food Drive will begin the weekend of January 24 - 25. We cordially invite you to be as generous as you can for this important need. SAVE THE DATE On Friday, February 20th we will have a Wine and Cheese Gathering for all Married Couples at 7:30 P.M. Please save the date as more information will follow. Text Box: Baptism of the Lord Text Box: BVM Text Box: Assumption Text Box: From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Friends: One of the great joys I have as Pastor is the monthly Pastoral Council meetings. These meetings are important because your elected representatives discuss many issues and concerns for our parish. I rely on their wisdom and advice in assisting me in my role as pastor. One of the ideas that surfaced this past Monday is to have a “Suggestion Box” in the back of the church. The purpose of this Suggestion Box is for you to submit your ideas about any aspect of our parish life: Worship, Music, Education, Social Events and Activities, Prayer, Community Life, etc. The Suggestion Box is now at the back of the church. Each week I will review your ideas and present them to the Pastoral Council at our monthly meeting. I truly believe this is a great means of having ideas and suggestions brought to the leadership of our parish. As I mention often to our Council the mission of leaders is to serve the needs of the “common good.” This is a major goal of ours and I hope and pray this new vehicle of communication will help us grow in our community life together. God bless you. Yours in Christ, Rev. Michael A. Carrano