Blessings to all of you this Memorial Day Weekend. This week we honor those who gave their lives in service to our country to preserve our God-given freedoms that promote human dignity and development.

The Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord which we celebrate this weekend draws us deeper into our Lord's mystical and Eucharistic presence with us. Matthew's Gospel concludes with Jesus' parting words to His disciples: "Behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."

It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of our beloved "Coach" Mare Von Lindern who passed away unexpectedly on May 2. Coach Von Lindern loved St. Mary School and Parish. She was with our school community for 35 years.

This Fifth Sunday of Easter we open our hearts to know Jesus as "the way and the truth and the life." Jesus is not a way to God, or a truth to be believed, or a path of life to follow. He is the way, truth, and life - not merely one among many other options.