THIS WEEK...
- Thankful for our Priests and Religious!
- Campus Plan Survey in a mailbox near you
- Community Food Pantry Drive, June 1 - 14
- Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 15-23
- VBS has been MONUMENTAL!
Coming up...
- Corpus Christi Procession, June 19 after 11:00 AM Mass
THANKFUL FOR OUR PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS
It was such a grace-filled Pentecost weekend with the ordination of six men to the priesthood and two of those men celebrated their very first Masses at St. Gabriel.
Fr. Elijiah Thomson grew up at St. Gabriel and is our very first priest from our parish. We hope he is not the last!
Fr. Michael Likoudis did his pastoral year here as a seminarian. It was wonderful to have him back and celebrate his Mass of Thanksgiving here.
Also visiting with us last weekend was Sister Clare (daughter of Mary and Joe Borchard), our very first religious vocation from St. Gabriel. Pictured above is Fr. Elijiah blessing Sr. Clare - our first priest blessing our first religious. They grew up together at St. Gabriel. God is good ALL the time!
If you were not able to attend the Masses or would like to hear Fr. Elijiah's and Fr. Michael's homilies, you can watch them from our website HERE.
CAMPUS PLAN SURVEY
We shared last week that we are conducting a campaign planning study. The purpose of the study is to hear your thoughts and answer questions to help us gauge support for the following projects that will help enhance our mission:
- Renovate the Kelly Center to serve ministry and pastoral needs
- Develop St. Gabriel’s Backyard to nurture fellowship and family time
- Create an outdoor prayer space with a prayer walk, benches, and Marian Garden
- Add 70-90 parking spaces and exterior video security technology
- Add a St. Gabriel welcome sign to proclaim our hospitality
- Construct a bell tower to assist in our evangelization efforts
Keep an eye on your mailbox! The invitation will include a Fact Sheet that describes the various elements of our plan. We encourage every parish family to share your thoughts. Your input is extremely valuable and will help us make an informed decision to shape our future.
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY DRIVE
Please place donations in the bin in the narthex
Message from the Community Food Pantry of McKinney: Your donations are very important in our ability to help those in need. Even with the food drives that are conducted, we still have to purchase food items to supplement each year. Each item you give saves on our shopping money. The Community Food Pantry is one of our Community Partners that we support throughout the year.
CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
June 19 following the 11:00 AM Mass
NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART
A NOVENA to the SACRED HEART of JESUS will be held Wed, June 15 – Thu, Jun 23 in the Chapel. Please join the Sacred Heart Ministry each night from 7:00 – 7:30 PM to pray for all of our needs and intentions. This is the 11th anniversary of our Parish Enthronement of the Sacred Heart. We hope you will be able to join us each evening. If you have questions or are interested in Enthroning your home to the Sacred Heart, contact Joan Bickel at sacredheart@stgabriel.org.
VBS HAS BEEN A MONUMENTAL ADVENTURE!
Thank you to all youth and adult volunteers who make this week a monumental success!!!
If you were at Mass last weekend, you heard the news that Fr. Barth is being moved to St. Francis. We are sad to see him go so soon, but he made a big impact on the staff and many parishioners in his short time at St. Gabriel. His last weekend will be June 25-26, and he will preach at all the Masses. There will also be a reception after each Mass to wish him well and thank him for all he has done here.
This weekend we celebrate the Most Holy Trinity. We hope to see you at Mass.
Glory be to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit!
St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Community
972-542-7170