From the Pastor's Desk - November 15, 2026

Dear St. Martin’s Parishioners

Happy Feast of St. Martin! I hope that everyone gets to enjoy the traditional fare of roast goose in honor of our patron saint. Tradition has it that the people of Tours desired Martin to be bishop, but they knew he didn’t want the position, as he was used to a monastic life of solitude and prayer. So the people tricked him into attending an event where they were going to have him forced into being ordained a bishop. On the way to the event, Martin caught wind of what they were up to, and he hid in a barn. Unfortunately, the honking of a group of geese in the barn gave Martin away. Since then, goose has been eaten, especially in the Czech Republic and Hungary, on St. Martin’s Day.

Unfortunately, Frs. Joe, James and I will be away this November 11 on a convocation with all the priests of the Archdiocese, so we will transfer our parish celebration to Sunday, November 15. Although all the Masses on Saturday evening and Sunday will be in honor of St. Martin, I invite you to our special 5:00 pm trilingual Mass on Sunday evening. After Mass, we will have a candlelight procession with our image of St. Martin to the parish hall, where will have a special program prepared. This gives us the opportunity to introduce and bless our series of biblical covenant paintings which were recently completed and now adorn the hall.

I would like to draw your attention to our St. Martin’s School open house on Saturday, November 14, from 10 am-12 pm. If you’re looking for an excellent Catholic education for your child, stop by and see what St. Martin’s has to offer.

In honor of St. Martin’s famous miracle of cutting his cape to clothe the man freezing in the street, the Sisters will be collecting used coats suitable for adults to give to the poor. You may drop off these coats at the front door of the school any time between 5 pm-8 pm on Thursday, November 12 and Thursday, November 19.

In Christ,

Fr. Dave