July 19 and July 20

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

From Deacon Dick~

“THE SON OF MAN DID NOT COME TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE.” (MT 20:28)

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Many have been asking how they can help our brothers and sisters in Texas as they struggle to recover from deadly and devastating flash floods. At least 120 deaths have been confirmed and more than 100 people are still missing. Recovery

will take time.

Catholic Charities USA has set up a relief fund and you can find a donation link on its website https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/. It says 100% of donations go directly to helping survivors. If you prefer to write a check,

you can send it to Catholic Charities, Albany with Texas in the memo. The address is Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany, 40 North Main Ave., Albany, NY 12203.

I thank you for any help you can offer. I also encourage you to pray for the families impacted. As all in our Diocese consider how we can be Remade for Mission, I pray that God grants each of us the grace to see the needs, not just in our parishes or our communities, but across our nation, even the world. I pray that He also graces us with the compassion to do all that we can to meet those needs.

May the world meet Christ in each of us.

Yours in Christ,