Dear Friends,

And just like that, we’re back to school! The summer isn’t yet over (September 21), but I was glad to feel a reprieve from the scorching summer sun and detect a bit of the fall weather to come in this week.

There’s a buzz back around Our Lady of Mount Carmel these days. After being scattered by the pandemic and summer, September gathers us together, albeit with trepidation. Just like returning to church, returning to school comes with its own set of challenges in light of COVID-19.

In spite of it, there’s renewed energy around the place. There are more people, and so, more possible friends. Being a new year, we’re looking forward to a fresh start, a new beginning with seemingly endless possibilities.

We have many successes to report at the church and school, but I’ll save those for another day. The only
point I’ll offer now is that God is blessing OLMC in almost every conceivable way so that we can be a
blessing for others. If we entrust ourselves to God – if we give ourselves over to him and find our place in
his plan – then we will only go from blessing to blessing this year.

I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon. Please be in touch for any reason whatever!

Christ’s Peace,

Father Daniel
δοῦλος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ