St. John Paul II is my parish. This is my Catholic family. We make St. John Paul II what it is. It will be friendly if I am. Its pews will be filled if I fill them.

St John Paul II will do great works if we work together. It will be positive, generous and accepting if I am. It will bring unity and peace in the world of discord if we live with kindness and acceptance.

St. John Paul II will be a parish of loyalty and love, of fearless faith, of support and peace. It will be a parish of noble spirit, if I, who make it what it is, give witness to these.

Therefore, with the help of God, I shall dedicate myself to the task of living and being all these things that I want my parish to be.

Heavenly Father, may we all of the gifts of our prayers, our time, our talents and our material resources for the improvement of the parish.

Our gifts are made in the same spirit of sacrifice that Jesus taught us by his life and death, in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
 

Oh, dear St. Joseph:
You who had to travel to far-away lands, look upon me, a stranger in a far-away and beautiful land, living in a city named for you, and pray for me. Pray that I do the will of your foster Son, Jesus. Let us pray together to the Holy Spirit that he will open my ears to understand this new language, that I may speak it to spread the Gospel and communicate His love and compassion with authenticity to the Spanish-speaking children of God. As the Spirit came upon the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary, you wife, at Pentecost to undo the curse and division of Babel, pray that the Spirit comes upon me that he may burn away all my confusion and frustration in my attempt to be part of ongoing renewal and unification of the human race. Amen
Written by: Fr. Ken