Dear Parishioners,

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed.

We are basking in the joy of the Easter Season, which began here at St. Joan of Arc with one of the loveliest and most prayerful Paschal Triduums I have ever been privileged to be a part of.

The Paschal Triduum is a sequence of three days, each of which begins the evening before:

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Dear Parishioners,

Life is filled with surprises! We all recognize this because we have all experienced this. There are those who live for such surprises – those for whom things like unexpected parties, unannounced guests, sudden good news and unimagined changes become exhilarating and life-giving. There are others who dread surprises. They prefer life to be organized and predictable because this guarantees them the security, safety and comfort which makes the world manageable.

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