Because Twitter only allows small messages and we had such a huge wave of new parishes, I have been unable to welcome parishes the way I typically do.  So if you can take a moment and say a prayer for each of these new parishes with me I will be eternally grateful.  The more prayers our brothers and sisters in ministry have, the more God can move.

Please lift our US parishes in prayer, including:

• St. Angela Merici in Missouri City, TX
• St. Ambrose in Latham, NY
• St. Anastasia in Hutchinson, MN
• St. Michael in Exeter, NH
• St. Rose of Lima in Houston, TX
• St. John Neumann in Charlotte, NC
• St. Francis De Sales in Muskegon, MI
• Corpus Christi in Waterville, ME
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ewa Beach, HI (Aloha)
• St. Peter Chanel in Roswell, GA
• San Martin De Porres in Sahuarita, AZ
• St. Edward the Confessor in Dana Point, CA
• St. Luke in San Antonio, TX
• St. Peters in Lincoln, NE
• St. Patrick in Wadsworth, IL
• St. Cecelia in Algona, IA
• Sts. Peter and Paul in Richmond, MN
• St. John the Evangelist in Columbia, MD
• St. John the Baptist in Napa, CA
• Christ Our Redeemer in Niceville, FL
• Mary our Queen in Norcross, GA
• St. Mary’s in Greenwich, CT
• St. Joseph Sylvania in Sylvania, OH
• Sacred Heart in Danville, VA
• St Patrick in Yorkville, IL
• Our Lady of Good Help in Miamisburg, OH
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Keller, TX
• St. Augustine in Canterbury, CT
• Immaculate Conception in Dayton, OH
• St. Thomas Aquinas in Madison, WI
• St. Patrick in Pasco, WA
• St. John the Evangelist in Borger, TX
• St. Michael in Auburn, AL
• St. Luke the Evangelist in Raleigh, NC
• Church of the Little Flower in Berkeley Heights, NJ
• Holy Child in Runnemede, NJ
• Sts. Peter and Paul the Apostles in Bradenton, FL
• St. Rita in Dade City, FL
• St. Ann in Colonial Heights, VA
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Salem, VA
• St. Charles Borromeo in Livermore, CA
• Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Depew, NY

Lift up in prayer our new international parishes:

• St. Michaels in Capetown, South Africa
• All Saints Parish in Greenwood, Australia
• Kedron Catholic Community of St. Therese and St. Anthony in Queensland, Australia
• St. Thomas More in Mt. Maunganui, New Zealand
• St. Paul the Apostle in Kingston, Ontario Canada

God is just truly humbling us as he entrusts these incredible parishes to our care.  It is our joy to serve you, so never hesitate to call us for anything. We are here to pray and support you however we can, but before you reach out to us, reach out to God first.  Take some time before the Blessed Sacrament and allow God to take away the anxiety, question marks and over planning that starting a ministry like Life Teen can create.  Jeremiah 29:11-12 reminds us, “For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hope.  When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you.”

In the next few months take equal time for prayer and planning and God will bless you abundantly.  Know you are in our prayers and we are here for you and your parish.  God bless you!