Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Barbara,

Renew us, O Lord. We have prayed this response to our weekly Intercessions during the Sundays of Lent. During Lent we have been called to conversion and renewal through our prayer, fasting, abstaining, and works of charity. As the church painting is beautifully renewing our church, our faith also is being renewed with the vibrant splash of Easter joy.

Easter is our time for rebirth and renewal. Because Jesus has died and risen, conquering sin and death, we believe that we too are reborn and share in the promise of eternal life with him.

If you have not prayed with us for a while, please accept my heartfelt invitation to Come Home to St. Barbara this Easter.

Displayed is the schedule of our Holy Week liturgies and services. Join with us in reliving the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Redeemer.

Being grateful for the many ways God has blessed you, please prayerfully consider how generous you will be with your Easter Offering this year. Your special Easter Gift is very much needed to help St. Barbara meet our financial obligations. Many of you came through for our Catholic Appeal Debt Reduction Program, for which I am grateful. St. Barbara needs your similar support for Easter.

Fr. Andrzej Beltowski and I thank you for all your past help and wish you a holy and happy Easter.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Fr. Dennis Ziomek