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Dear St. Alban's Families & Friends,

Here's a funny story: last week a St Kateri staff-member cleaned up St Cecilia's and put the collection baskets back in storage, not knowing that we at St Alban's still used them every Sunday. Instead of getting upset, I took it as a sign from God that it was time we went back to the practice of "taking up a collection" like we used to do before Corona-tide. Thus, we will return to that practice this Sunday!

Sunday homily spoiler alert ... in our Gospel we hear Jesus speaking of God glorifying the Son of man; and in the Son, God glorified. Ponder what St John Henry Newman once preached:

"He who glorified Christ, imparts Him thus glorified to us. If He could work miracles in the days of His flesh, how much more can He work miracles now? and if His visible miracles were full of power, how much more His miracles invisible. Let us beg of Him grace wherewith to enter into the depth of our privileges,—to enjoy what we possess,—to believe, to use, to improve, to glory in our present gifts as 'members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven.'" (Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol 4, #17)

To the Greater Glory of God,

Fr Davis

Give Thanks for Our Seminarians

Last weekend, we held our second collection for the Seminary Formation Fund. Thank you for your support! If you still wish to make a contribution, please take a donation card and pre-addressed envelope at church on Sunday. You may place your donation with the collection or mail it directly to the Chancery in the envelope provided. Checks should be made payable to “Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter” and sealed in the envelope provided together with a completed donation card. You may also give online.

Help insure the stability and growth of the Ordinariate by sending a gift in support of our seminarians.

Fr Davis Away this Week

After coffee hour, Fr Davis will hit the road to drive to Scranton, PA, for his monthly meeting with Fr Bergman, the pastor of St Thomas More Ordinariate parish. Then, Monday through Wednesday, Fr Davis will be at the Diocese of Rochester Priest Convocation near Elmira. He will be returning in time to celebrate the 7pm Wednesday Mass (and Confessions), so no change in the schedule there. Please pray for safe travel!

Easter with Newman

For our Faith Formation this Eastertide, we will finish our study of St John Henry Newman’s Apologia pro Vita Sua (Defense of His Life). We will be reading a chapter of this great religious autobiography each Saturday for the seven weeks of Easter. Please join us Saturdays at 10:00am in Room 109 for coffee, tea, and a light pastry.

Ordinariate Cycle of Prayer

This Sunday we pray for these Ordinariate communities around the world: Our Lady and Saint John, Louisville; Good Shepherd, Oshawa, Canada; Our Lady and St Thomas, Derby & Nottingham, England; St Gregory the Great, Hunter/Newcastle, Australia.

Natural Family Planning

Danielle Hubbel, the Catechetical Coordinator at Saint Kateri Parish, is now certified to give Introductory Sessions in CrMS Fertilitycare - the Creighton Model, which offers an empowering approach to women’s reproductive health care that is safe from side effects, life-affirming, cost-effective, and clinically proven. Danielle's e-mail address is: daniellehubbelfcpi@gmail.com or talk to Fr Davis for more information.

Ascension of the Lord

Thursday, May 26th, 7pm

The Feast of the Ascension commemorates Jesus' ascension into heaven 40 days after his resurrection. Join us for this Solemnity and Holy Day of Obligation.