Pastor's Message for 1/5/2020
Happy New Year to all!
I have so enjoyed journeying through Advent and now Christmas with you all, and now I find myself looking forward to the year ahead and offering you all my prayers that you may persevere in fulfilling your New Year’s resolutions…whatever they may be. (I’m promising myself to try to shed the pounds I’ve accumulated since Thanksgiving!) You may have noticed some activity around the rectory these past weeks. Soon after arriving in Ojai, I discovered that when the rectory was constructed in the early sixties it included a privacy wall enclosing the area outside the kitchen and dining room. At some point, I’m given to understand that one of my fellow Augustinians decided to remove it for reasons unknown. In conversation with my brothers in community I decided to replace it in order to give us some private outdoor space to enjoy. This project has been paid for by the
Augustinian Community. Another discovery I made was that the rectory garage was long overdue for a roof replacement. Not only our vehicles but also parish records are stored in the garage, and I discovered that water was pouring in through the roof every time it rained. I’ve authorized the roof replacement to be paid for out of the Parish Building Fund.
Wishing you all a blessed week.
- Fr. Kirk
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Pilgrimage Honoring St. Joseph
Bishop Barron has established a Regional Pilgrimage to close out the Year of St. Joseph so families and individuals can recapture the importance of St. Joseph as a heroic example of protector, worker and husband.
Click the links below for the colored passport and map to the parishes in the Region which have been selected as pilgrimage sites.
Colored Passport and Map
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Alicia Nixon
Dear Friends,
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Dear Friends,
Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of long-time parishioner Robert Aviles. Robert passed away this last Saturday, after suffering with several health problems.
Join me in praying for all of his fa,ily and friends at this most difficult time.Read more
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Dear Friends,
Please pray for good friend and long-time parishioner, Helen Gehrke. Helen was admitted to ICU yesterday. Please pray for a speedy return to good health and also for her family at this worrisome time.Read more
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Julie, an adult with a severe medical condition, will be undergoing a special treatment, which has possibility to cause death. Her family seeks many prayers in addition to their own.Read more
