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Dear Friends, Welcome to my website! |
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April 23, 2006 Dear friends in life and in ministry . . . It has been a more or less quiet week. Many people, including our music ministers have taken the weekend off following the very intense Holy Week and Triduum liturgical schedule. Tomorrow I'll join priests and pastoral administrators from throughout our diocese at the annual convocation with Bishop Clark. The three day get together will take place at the Rochester Hyatt Hotel. In the past I've really enjoyed the convocation. The speakers are usually very good and it offers an opportunity to be with others who serve in leadership ministries. Again this week, in addition to my column, I'm including the refections of my faith formation and youth ministry coordinator Mary Carol Wall. Mary Carol has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has recently begun weekly chemotherapy treatments. Her reflections are inspiring demonstrations of Mary Carol's great faith and trust in God's love and care. They are messages of Easter Hope which should not be missed. Ray
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Over the years, God has blessed me with many wonderful opportunites to minister. As a Roman Catholic permanent deacon of the Diocese of Rochester, New York, (ordained 1982), I have served in a wide variety of ministries. Whether I am ministering to my parish, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, travel or retreat groups (e.g. Cursillo, Walk to Emmaus, Koiniania, Pre Cana, Youth) - music has played an important role in opening doors and hearts.
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This website is an extension of that ministry. Here you'll find the lyrics to many of my prayer-songs and, if you like, purchase from a collection of CDs I've recorded. There's also information about tours and pilgrimages that my wife Pat and I occasionally host and links to web sites I've found interesting. |
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I pray that you will enjoy this visit,
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