Pastor's Letter

Dear Friends,
 
This weekend we begin our Lenten mission with Church of the Holy Spirit, St. Marcelline, and St. Matthew, who will be hosting it this year. Details are on the front cover of the bulletin.
 
Fr. Tom McCarthy, OSA, will be the presenter for the Mission. He will speak on all seven sacraments. The sacraments are the concrete ways that we experience God’s involvement and presence in our lives. Usually, they are the key moments along the journey of faith.
 
We begin each evening (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) at 7:00 p.m. Please note that on Monday we will have our Reconciliation Service for Lent, with the opportunity for individual confessions. There is no other planned here at St. Hubert. However, Fr. Fred and I will be available for the sacrament on Monday in Holy Week, April 10, at 6:00 p.m. until all are heard. Also, I will hear confessions at the usual time on Saturday, April 8, after the 4:30 Mass. If these times do not work for you, you may call any priest for an individual appointment. We do not offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation during the Triduum which begins on Holy Thursday Evening and ends on the evening of Easter. If you wish to receive the Sacrament before Easter,
I suggest that it be done before April 13.
 
This past week, Fr. Mike Scherschel met with our staff to discuss the transition of his becoming Pastor here at St. Hubert. This was a wonderful exchange of ideas and an opportunity for the staff and for him to get to know each other a bit better. I feel very hopeful and excited about working with Fr. Mike as he enters our Parish Faith Community in July. He is a fine man and wonderful priest.
 
Also, I am very hopeful about two strong and fine candidates we have for the principal of our school. This position will begin on July 1, 2017. I have had a preliminary interview with each of them, and now they will meet with the search committee on Wednesday evening of this week.
 
We have set up a Google account for parishioners and all school parents to give input on what they would like to see in a new principal. Remember, Mr. DeFrisco, and his faculty and staff have brought our school to Blue Ribbon Status. We want to continue this fine tradition while moving our school to the next level in education. In addition to our fine curriculum, we want to keep our strong athletic program, band/music program, and all the other extra curriculum programs we offer. You may participate in this by giving us feedback. Please go to our website, www.sainthubert.org, and click on the link for Parent/Parishioner Principal Survey.
 
Let us continue to ask God to untie the knots in our spiritual life as we enter these last two weeks of Lent.