I just have several items to pass on to you this week.

September farewell. Most of you have heard by now that I am being transferred to Our Lady of the Mountains Parish in Cumberland, Maryland. I am being assigned as Senior priest/parochial vicar. I have been here at St. John’s for 12 years, I arrived in September, 2010; it’s been a wonderful experience and quite frankly, I am sad to leave. Regarding my farewell Mass, nothing has been planned yet but I will definitely keep you informed. I will give you my new address closer to my departure. I have two months before I leave, so let’s continue to enjoy each other!

Father Tom Betz, who many of you know will be the new pastor of St. John’s and Holy Redeemer Chinese Church.

I am finally able to announce the items to be memorialized. There are three reliquaries:

• St. Padre Pio
• Our Lady of Lourdes and
• St. Theresa of Calcutta.

The reliquaries for St. Padre Pio and Our Lady of Lourdes are $119.95 each, St. Theresa of Calcutta is $74.95.

Debt payment. Last week I sent a check to the Archdiocese in the amount of $100,000.00 toward our debt pay down. We are now at $696,036.00! Thanks to everyone for your contributions toward this effort to get us to this point.