These past two weeks have been pretty important in our parish life. First of all, we celebrated the death of our own Robert Rabil who has been an integral part of our great parish for a number of years. Rob succumbed to cancer two weeks ago at an early age of 48. He leaves his wife, Fern, and three children. It is hard to say how much we will miss his presence among us since he was so active in planning the future of St. Mark Parish. He was once the Chairman of our Finance Council until I had asked him to be the Chairman of the Steering Committee to help build our new church. Not only was he a well respected member of our parish, he was truly a friend to me and a cherished voice of reason in the midst of difficult decisions that needed to be faced. I’m not sure why he was called home at an early age, but I do know that I will miss him. I thank God for giving this great man to us for the short time he was here. May God bless and keep you, my dear friend. I ask that we all pray for his family as they go through this difficult time. Until we meet again, I say well done, good and faithful servant!
This weekend we also celebrate our Mothers and all the sacrifices and love they have given us in this life. Although we take them for granted on many occasions, we certainly realize their impact once they’re gone. May God bless our Mothers living and deceased as we celebrate this cherished weekend!
Last but not least, I did get the chance to play some golf last Friday and I have to say, although I didn’t score very well, I actually hit the ball more consistently than I have been. It took me almost 16 holes to lose my original ball and then on that hole, I lost two. Oh well, small miracles still do happen once in a awhile.
That is all for now, continue to enjoy the gift that God has given us in each other!
Peace,
