For our parish family, May marks the end of a number of educational programs. Our Pre-School Religious education program has comes to an end after a very successful year. Also our Parish school of Religion (PSR) finished after meeting on Sunday and Monday for the entire year. Also our Sacramental preparation programs have come to a conclusion with the celebration of First Communion.

   May is the month of the Blessed Virgin. During May, we will be honoring Mary each day with a recitation of the Rosary each day. Also, we will have a special May Crowning with the students of our day school on Wednesday, May 14th at the 8:30 Mass.

    Also during May, many people begin the annual task of getting the garden ready. During this month, Deacon Ken Hill will be hard at work planting flowers in front of the Church and Rectory and along Lorain Ave. We pray that there will be plenty of rain, no weeds, no critters, just the right amount of heat and beautiful flowers!

    May, is often refereed to as the "Wrap Up" month. Many of our organizations close down (Parish Council, Holy Name Society and the Altar and Rosary Society) during the summer for a well deserved rest. During this year, there were many successes by the various parish groups who have worked hard and long for the betterment of our parish. Our Parish Family is very grateful to the groups for the outstanding work done. Also during May, the school begins to slow down as they begin to prepare for a well deserved summer vacation.

   Finally, May is a bridge to the summer time. During this summer, we will be involved in a number of projects to clean, paint, and repair parts of our buildings. Also, during the summer the cluster group should be concluding their work on shaping the future of the Catholic Church in our area.