THANK YOU to all the Youth Group Leaders and Evangelizers in our diocese who attended the special Mass and Blessing with Bishop Francis on Friday, January 14, 2022, at Mother of God Church.

At the conclusion of Mass, Bp. Francis blessed everyone with a first-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis and gave them a special blessing with holy water. The Youth Group Leaders and Evangelizers were also gifted with blessed candles and holy water mixed with baptismal water and water from Lourdes.

May God bless all the servers and volunteers in our diocese. Below is the schedule for our upcoming Masses and Blessings:

• Friday, January 21: Blessing of Communion & Catechism Teachers
• Friday, January 28: Blessing of Surath and Arabic Lectors, Servers, & Subdeacons
• Saturday, January 29: Blessing of English Lectors, Servers, & Subdeacons
• Friday, February 4: Blessing of Choir Members
• Friday, February 18: Blessing of Lay Staff and Employees