Dear St. John the Baptist parish family,

 

As people of faith, we believe that our connection to God is expressed first and foremost as a Covenant of Love. God offers this covenant to us when we are created. This covenant is sealed by our baptism in the font and in the Paschal Mystery, the dying and rising of Jesus. This covenant is lived in the power of the Holy Spirit. God is faithful to His covenant. God invites us to a faithful response. In this beautiful relationship, promises are made and by God’s grace and our free will, promises are kept. Our earthly experience of covenant promises, and their fulfillment, prepares us for the eternal love that we hope to experience in heaven someday. Your church has an important and practical role in sharing God’s covenant of love. Thank you for saying Yes to God’s invitation.

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Respectfully and gratefully,

Fr. Jim Lucas