Last April 15, I went here in the United States for my training in Bayard, specifically with the American Team of "Living with Christ," in preparation for my ministry as the Editorial Director of the Philippine Edition of our monthly missal.

The opportunity to work with our Bayard colleagues in New London, Connecticut allowed me to widen my knowledge on the world of publications. I have been given the chance to see how each department in a publication office works - from the editorial and production teams, to the marketing and circulation departments, and even with customer service. I hope that what I have learned in my training will help us to promote our ministry in our own context and situation in the Philippines, especially as we try to empower ourselves to be more professional in approach in this endeavor and to be more effective communicators of the Word.

We hope you can join us as we welcome former pastor, Fr. Norman Meiklejohn, A.A., for the first event in our Year of Celebration and Thanksgiving for our 125^th Anniversary of St. Anne and St. Patrick Parish. Fr. Norman will be speaking to us about the Augustinians of the Assumption - their history, their charism, and their service here at the Parish and Shrine.

Refreshments will be available following his presentation. Please plan to join us as we learn more about the community that has blessed us for more than 50 years and that helps make our Parish and Shrine the wonderful place that it is!

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By Brian Bialas

I'm originally from Warren, Pennsylvania, in the northwestern corner of the state.  Warren is a small town (pop. 10,000) next to the Allegheny National Forest.  I did a lot of hunting and fishing growing up.  My dad is an internist and my mom is a nurse practitioner.  I have three older sisters and a younger brother.  My two oldest sisters are doctors, my other sister is a teacher, and my brother is in medical school.  We all went to church every Sunday.

"Almighty ever-living God, who assumed the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Mother of your Son, body and soul into heavenly glory, grant, we pray, that, always attentive to the things that are above, we may merit to be sharers of her glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."

(Collect from the Mass of the Feast of the Assumption)