Bartimaeus today gives us stirring testimony. Like him, we must overcome interior hesitation, ignore the voices that would hold us back, and break free from what deters us from making the necessary changes so that we can follow more closely in the footsteps of the Lord.

We have completed the first quarter of the new fiscal year 2024-2025. Thank you for your ongoing support of the mission and ministries of our parish. For the month of SEPTEMBER, our average weekly collection was $23,325. You also generously donated to various important causes in our SEPTEMBER second/special collections at $7,928 ($1,586/week). This brings our SEPTEMBER weekly average to $24,911.

For over fifty years, I have recycled cans, bottles, and paper and I have composted food scraps. While I did not take up this ecological mission because of my faith, it is now sustained and driven by faith.

Our Director of Music, Mr. Gary Soals, is leaving Saint Nicholas and Saint William Parish. As of today, October 10, 2024, he is no longer an employee of the parish. Our music ministry will continue under the guidance of Michael Sternhagen, Director of Liturgy, who will ensure the continued excellence of our parish liturgical celebrations. We thank Gary for his many years of service to our parish and wish him well in his future endeavors.