Recent Pastor Letters
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December 15, 2024
Read more: December 15, 2024Dear Family of Saint Polycarp, As we approach the end of 2024, it is appropriate that I write this letter to conclude the 2024 Pastoral Service Appeal (PSA) at our parish. With heartfelt humility and praise to the Almighty God, I echo words of joyful gratitude to you—these words are taken from the First Reading…
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November 24, 2024
Read more: November 24, 2024Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, This weekend, the Church marks the end of Her liturgical year with the solemnity of Christ the King. The end of the liturgical year means that a new liturgical Season of Advent is approaching. It also means that the Gospel of Mark from Cycle B, which we are proclaiming this…
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November 3, 2024
Read more: November 3, 2024Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, Each year, at the beginning of November, the Church celebrates two beautiful liturgies: (1) the Solemnity of All Saints on November 01, and (2) the Feast of All Souls on November 02. On the Solemnity of All Saints, Mother Church invites us to honor those who had lived an exemplary…
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October 20, 2024
Read more: October 20, 2024Dear Family of St. Polycarp, Stewardship is a big theme in Bible. Beginning with the Book of Genesis, the first book in the Bible, human beings are entrusted to care for God’s creation: “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it” (Gen 2:15).…