Friday, October 30, 2009

Has Anyone Noticed?

In the weekly bulletin at Our Lady of Lourdes, it seems that we have gone from a required expenses of $17,000.00, down to $16,000.00. Every expense in the diocese has gone up, and the amount has drop one thousand dollars? Thats a great trick, maybe someone should tell Barack Zero Obama how to do that. Could it be that because of the parishioners that have been driven away from OLLMP parish, who were regular large contributors, are no longer there? Is this why the notice had been sent out for people to contact former parishioners to return? Why would they? What has changed?
Nothing has, so why return? The claim that there is more parking spots available now
shows an increase of parishioners? Quite the opposite is true! Has the crucifix been returned to the altar for mass? Has the confessions for the school children for first Friday been reinstated? Has the late Saturday day night confessions been returned? Why hasn't Our Lady of Fatima statue been return to the vacant place to the left of the Altar, when a statue of Our blessed Mother graceS the side of the altar in ST Thomas?
It is as if the parishioners were punished, for what? For reverence to our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ? Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, that we receive each and every time we receive the host? For being traditional Catholics, who love expressing our Love and Reverence for our Lord. What prompted this onslaught upon the parish?
Was it the exposure of Mathew Blockley, that so enraged Msgr and the Bishop, that they came down upon the parish with spiked shoes, and tried to trash our catholic ways? I have ponderd over and over, and tried to reason why would a loving parish be treated with such contempt. There is no rhyme nor reason for what had transpired.
Upon re-reading the accounts, even at this late date I have no clear explanation.
Every attempt had been made to meet with the Bishop, the Vicar, the Pastor, in every way, telephone,mail,email, even to hand the Pastor a letter, and when questioned about it, was advised that the letter had been handed over to his lawyer.
Almost all of the parishioners, were ready to welcome the new pastor with open arms,but when the madness proceeded, and Mathew Blockley , like a mad dog, started snarling at everyone, answering with "my decisions are final", did the parishioners retract, and withdraw their co-operation. Bishop Murphy's committee chose to ignore the 450 parishioners requests, and had made their minds up before hand, or the Bishop had decided what course of action he was taking, and chose to ignore us.
I have been asked many, many times, to forget about Mathew Blockley, and yet it was he that opened the flood-gate. It was he that put the spotlight on himself, and Msgr, with the LIES that were given to the parishioners, and yet Bishop Murphy published his COLUMNIOUS letter, indicating that those that investigated, and reported the truth were the liars. To have a priest without faculties perform marriages,hear confessions, baptize children, for eight or more years, without contacting his Bishop, IS WRONG, AND AGAINST THE LAWS OF THE CHURCH.
Alas poor parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, is left without anyone driving the bus,and yet is asking the parishioners to seek out riders, to enter the bus without a driver.
LORD JESUS, HELP US IN OUR HOUR OF DESPAIR
Posted by itzik janowitz at 5:43 PM
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