Dear Friends of our Pastorate,
In my last bulletin letter two weeks ago, I fondly reflected on and gave thanks to God for my priestly assignment here in the Pastorate of the Visitation. I am not really saying “good-bye” because I will continue being a priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and I anticipate seeing you again, most especially if and when Archbishop Lori may visit the pastorate.
For this—my last bulletin letter—I can think of nothing more fitting to say from my heart than what St. Paul wrote to the Ephesians:
“For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe.” (Ephesians 1:15-19)
You remain in my prayers; please keep me in yours.
Gratefully yours in Christ,
Father Jim
