St. Michael the Archangel Feast Day

Friday greetings from Saskatoon.  I write this Blog entry while stopped on the way to Prince Albert, SK where I will be presenting on The Evangelizing Parish - Vision, Passion and Practice. This is part of my work with the North American Forum on the Catechumenate.  I flew to Saskatoon Thursday afternoon after a great morning at St. Michael Catholic Secondary School.  It was a year ago that Bishop Boissonneau came to Bolton to Bless this new Catholic Secondary School.  September 29th is the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel and our High School faculty have made a commitment to celebrate our faith as a Catholic Secondary School by keeping the Feast Day as a Fun Day for the students in Bolton. 
Our Feast Day celebrations began with Mass first thing in the morning during which we blessed:

• Those participating in extra curricular activities;
• A Chalice presented by the Knights of Columbus in memory of 4th degree member Felice Marignani, and
• The Students who are participating in the 2 Mission trips this semester to Manitoulin Island in Ontario, and the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean.

Then Father Sherwin and I travelled around the Football Field on a Golf Cart (pictures to follow) and blessed the field and the Senior and Junior Football teams. After a BBQ lunch we were back out to the field to see the THUNDER  Seniors take on the Cardinal Ambrozic River Hawks.  Both schools have only grade 9-11 students.  I had to leave at 12:35 for the Airport, but learned that the Thunder won the first Game.  The Juniors took on the River Hawks at 2:00 and I am not sure how they fared.
It was a great feast day!  Keep the St. Michael School community in your prayers:

St. Michael School Prayer

Saint Michael the Archangel,

Defend us in our daily struggle to make wise decisions.

Protect us from the temptation

to hurt others, neglect ourselves, and deny our God.

Stand by each member of this community

as we grow in faith, discover our identity,

and develop our God given gifts.

Grant us the courage to face our challenges,

 learn from our mistakes,  celebrate our successes,

and to reach our fullest potential.

Guide us in our journey “to be with God”.  Amen.

Peace.