How blessed are WE?!? For the first time, we experienced a Notre Dame weekend with our new priests. Our Pastor, Father Paddy, and his Associate, Father Mariusz, concelebrated each Mass with conviction, joy, and the most engaging and upliftng personal style. It was evident to both priests that because of seeds planted and nurtured by our Father Jude, we are a parish family alive in the faith and committed to living and spreading the Good News.

In his homily, Fr. Paddy affirmed the sorrow that we – and his former parish, Christ the King – felt in saying our recent good-byes, at the same acknowledging the joy and excitement we feel in wishing each other “hello.” He paid moving tribute to Fr. Jude for the strong foundation he laid and for his tireless work in building up the Body of Christ at Notre Dame. He said he looked forward to sharing his vision with us and ours with him, and that the most important thing will be that we take this journey together.