Dear friends in Christ,
Happy New Year! Fr. Ralph and the pastoral staff of Christ the Redeemer join me in wishing you a blessed new year. I trust you all survived all the excitement of the Christmas holidays. Of course that excitement still continues. Remember that Christmas is far from over. Because Dec. 25 fell on a Sunday there was no Feast of the Holy Family, which normally is celebrated on the Sunday after Christmas and before New Year’s Day. Rather this year the first Sunday following Christmas is Jan. 1 and this day is always dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. We ask for her holy wisdom to guide and protect us throughout this coming year.