Good Morning Father Ron and Fellow Parishioners,
 
 
Like many of you, this is where my faith began here within the church. Being brought up in a Catholic home by 2 faith filled parents was as perfect as it gets. I went to St Veronica’s school… once again strongly instructed in the faith.
 
As a teenager…. I was part of the Young Set here at the church which was a singing group. We were all in high school and very dedicated but after a few years we dwindled in numbers and the group broke up…….How I wish we could have all stayed together.
 
Later on as I grew into an adult, my life became busy. Running with my 3 children and I found myself not as dedicated to the church and my faith as I should have been. I never lost my faith however….lets just say I put it on the back burner.
 
My children were all going in different directions…..Busy, Busy Busy, those growing years. But through all of that , I always looked to my parents and wanted what they had and that led me to become more involved again at church. The feeling of coming home was so deeply felt and then something very special happened.
 
My son whom many of you know…Mike, had this hunger for God, that same strong faith that I saw in my parents……. that loved to speak about their faith.  He became so like my Dad and made me a stronger person in my faith and I felt a deeper sense of belonging here within the church. My son was not afraid to show his faith and that is what I wanted for myself. I look forward to being in church and being with the Lord in the Eucharist and listening to the Word.
 
I would like to finish by sharing something with you.
 
A few years ago we received a call one evening that my 2 year old grandson from Barrie had an accident and had to be rushed to the hospital. The information we received was that they didn’t know if he would survive. Being so far away and not knowing anything……  was so stressful and painful and the only thing I could do was turn to God for help…… and…… He came quickly.   He told me to say the Rosary and Decats and I listened. Lying on the floor while praying……this peace had come over me that I have never felt before. It was then that I knew…..I actually knew…… that God was going To make everything right And He did. We got a call about an hour later that my grandson Max was going to be ok.
 
God is Good and I thank Him daily for being in my heart. I am on a journey and God is my leader. I truly believe the Best is yet to come which is a quote from my Dad John.
 
He always said “Life is Good here but the Best is yet to come and I truly Believe this.
 
 
Thank you.