Dear Parishioners,
After serving many years at St. Jane Frances as Youth Minister and then as Administrator of Religious Education, Claire Horvath, after prayerful consideration, is stepping away from these ministries to spend more time with her family. She has given countless hours above and beyond her contracted responsibilities. We are very grateful for her dedicated service. However, as a good steward, she will continue sharing her talents as a volunteer in different ways e.g, Lector, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, etc. In the meantime, Melissa Boyle will be in charge of religious education, sacrament preparation, and Youth Ministry.
Whenever you have a really bad time in your life and a number of problems, difficulties, or even tragedies happen to you, read the Book of Job. He had it all—oxen, camels, sheep, and children. Then he lost it all—one trial after another, after another, after another. Still he remained faithful to God. Even after he became covered in boils, he remained faithful. Even worse, he had to listen to several friends explaining why these things happened to him. Still, while he curses the day he was born, he remains faithful to God. And because he does, God restores all the blessings Job had at the beginning. Hardships and even tragedies may come our way, but if we remain faithful to God, we will be rewarded—maybe not in this life, but in the life to come.
Fr. Carl
