OLDP updates

   Recently we were blessed to have a stone garden bench donated to our Parish, by one of our Parishioners, which I had installed in front of the Our Lady of Divine Providence statue. Thank you to our parishioner for the donation of the bench. I think it makes a nice addition.
   Also, I have ordered a St. Joseph Statue for our Adoration Chapel. It is a statue with St. Joseph carrying Jesus. I realized that we didn’t have a St. Joseph statue in the Adoration Chapel and the one in the Church is St. Joseph the Worker not a statue with Jesus. In the past, for Father’s Day, we had moved our St. Joseph the Worker statue into the Sanctuary but I thought that a statue with Joseph carrying Jesus would be more appropriate.
   Once the statue arrives we will keep it in the Adoration Chapel and bring it out in June, as we do with Mary’s statue in May, displaying each statue in the Main Church Sanctuary.
   The cost of the St. Joseph Statue will be about $400.00. If anyone would like to make a donation toward the cost of the statue as a memorial or in thanksgiving please contact the Church Office: 466-4511.
   On Wednesday, July 3 ^rd, I will be celebrating the 9 ^th Anniversary of my assignment to OLDP as Pastor. That means that I will begin my 10 ^th year on July 4 ^th!
   Some have asked when my Art Show and Auction will be. Some thought they missed it, since it has been either the last week of May or the first week of June in the past. Because it has been difficult for many to come in June, with vacations, graduation, and other events, I have decided to move the Art Show and Auction to October. If anyone is interested in helping plan the next Art Show and Auction please contact me at the Church Office, this includes those who have helped with the Art Show in the past. We want this one to be even better than the past and so we need some ideas. Thank you.
     
God bless you,
Fr. Mike