As you can see, May has been quite a hectic and yet exciting month as we celebrate First Holy Communion for our children during the weeks of May and also the kick-off to our Capital Campaign for our new Church! I can feel the excitement building as more and more of our parish family begin to be involved in the Campaign which only means that we can get closer and closer to our goal as the days go by. We hope to keep you informed of our progress and I pray that more and more of you will embrace this huge goal and make St. Mark that Spiritual Center of New Tampa that we have dreamed about from the beginning of our history.
As you know, some of our youth are hoping to attend NCYC which is a National convention for youth held every two years around the country. This convention is attended by over 25-35 thousand young people and they get together to pray, sing, attend workshops, and gather with other like-minded Catholic young people from across the globe. It truly is quite an event to see thousands of young people worshiping God at Mass and it is an eye opening experience that forever changes their outlook on faith and religion in their lives. If anyone would be able to help financially to make this a reality for some young person, I and they would be forever grateful. Simply contact Mary Ann Weigel in youth ministry for more information.
I haven't picked up a club in over 4 months and already I've forgotten how to swing at that stupid ball with the dimples on it. I think the next time I go out, I'll just make a hefty slash at the ball and see where it goes. It can't get any worse and I might even decide to like the game once again.
Well, that's all for now. Continue to enjoy the gift that God has given us in each other.
Peace,
Fr. David
