Happy Easter!  We have celebrated this Sacred Paschal Triduum together as a parish family.  We have recalled the Institution of the Lord's real presence in the Eucharist and accompanied him in his betrayal and unjust trials.  We have stood at the side of the cross and participated in his burial.  We have heard the history of the Lord's saving actions last night and witnessed as two children have passed through the waters of baptism to share in the life of Christ and his Church.  We have dispelled the darkness of death and burial and rejoiced in the bright blaze of the Lord's resurrection. On Easter Sunday, we renew our faith that sin and death and all the powers of evil and oppression will not prevail.  We trust that in sharing Christ's dying, we too can share in his rising.

Fr. Bill Schooler