FR. DEMETRI'S MESSAGE
Family and Friends of St. Nicholas,
Once again, we have come to the close of Summer. For many, it seems the Summer days go by way too fast and for a few others, these days simply signify another season just around the corner… football season!
Actually, during the month of September as many are settling back into their schools and jobs following vacation, we know this is a time for people to look to the church once again for inspiration and fellowship.
We hear from St. Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews 10:25 “not neglecting to meet together as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all of the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
Here at St. Nicholas, we want to be a welcoming parish so that when people are looking for a church to attend, their search stops right here! While we would love to see our church grow, this is far from being the only reason to be a welcoming church. We live in a day and age that people need to hear the truth of the Word of God and be able to worship…just like the faithful did in the early centuries!
You can feel confident as you invite your friends and family to our upcoming festival, in which they will enjoy great food, fellowship and hospitality, but more importantly, that they will indeed hear the Good News spoken with conviction and clarity.
So I ask you to please take a few moments to consider a list of about 5-10 people to invite AFTER the festival, to witness firsthand our parish family in its greatest form…Sunday worship.
Looking forward to a Great New Ecclesiastical Year with all of you!!!
God bless,