Don't tell me your age.

You'd probably lie anyway-but the Hershey Man will know!




This is pretty neat.


DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute .
Work this out as you read .
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.




1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)



2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)



3. Add 5



4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator



5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1762 ..
If you haven't, add 1761..



6... Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.



You should have a three digit number



The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).



The next two numbers are



YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

   Our eighth graders have their Honors Program this evening. The doors will be opening in about three minutes and at 6:15 p.m. we will sit down to dinner followed by the program itself.
   Students are awarded honors in all sorts of academic areas by their teachers.
   This is a wonderful opportunity to highlight the achievements of the students and to reward them for their hard work throughout the school year.
   All of our students are special people but, as in any case, some outshine their classmates in different areas.
   It is good to give credit where credit is due.
   Congratulations to all of our students who have worked so hard throughout their years here at our school.
   Thank you, as well, to their teachers for helping their students not only to meet standards but to excel!
   Good luck, Class of 2012.
   One week from today, they will be graduating and moving ahead.

   We are just winding down a school year.
   There is much to be accomplished yet in these next couple of weeks.
   Our eighth graders graduate a week from this coming Saturday.
   Our school year ends two weeks from tomorrow.
   In the midst of all this chaos, we heard this morning that the father of one of our eighth graders passed away last night.
   It really threw me for a loop.
   We're going full speed ahead, full of so many tasks to accomplish, the students' minds filled with all sorts of hopes yet to be realized.
   Who stops to think that this very moment may be our last one on earth?
   This morning's news was a not-so-subtle reminder to us all that we are here for a "limited engagement" while in these frail, mortal shells. We can be called home to the Father at any time.
   So, now, on top of all the things that are going on these next couple of days and weeks, we will have to pause to bury the parent of one of our students.
   Kindly pray for the repose of the soul of Steven Sarnowski and, if you would, pray as well for his wife, daughter, and son.
   Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
   Amen!

   This evening was the second Tuesday evening in a series of three weekly discernment sessions offered at our parish for those considering opening themselves up to being selected as members of the Parish Pastoral Council.
   The discernment sessions rely heavily upon the grace and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
   As a matter of fact, so does the selection process.
   There are typically twelve members on the Parish Pastoral Council. Each year, four members go off and four new members are selected.
   In order to be selected, one must first be nominated.
   After a person is nominated, we check to make sure that person is a member in good standing in the parish. In other words, we make sure the person is actually a registered parishioner, that the person is not separated from the sacraments for any reason, and that the person regularly attends Mass.
   Once we make sure the person can be a member, that person is contacted and asked if he or she wishes to go through the process leading up to possible selection on the council.
   If that person says yes, he or she must attend three discernment meetings.
   If, after the meetings, that person still believes that he or she is being called to serve on the council, that person would come to the sacristy before the 10:00 a.m. Mass on Pentecost Sunday, write his or her name down on a slip of paper, and drop it in a basket.
   After the Gospel, a young child is brought up from the congregation. The parish prays for the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the child pulls four names from the basket. Those four people are the new members of the Parish Pastoral Council and serve three year terms.
   This way, there are no campaigns, no elections, no "winners and losers". No one, other than the potential members, even knows what names are in the basket. We rely solely upon the Holy Spirit to select the parishioners who will serve on the council.
   It is a bit "risky" that way for the pastor. After all, many priests are tempted to "stack the deck" and make sure that only those people whom he wishes to be on the council are selected. However, he must trust in the Spirit completely and keep his own agenda from getting in the way. That admonition is given to any who wishes to become a council member. That admonition is just as important for the pastor.
   So, now that we have finished two sessions and have one more left before Pentecost Sunday, I ask you to pray with us that the Holy Spirit lead four worthy parishioners to take their places on the Parish Pastoral Council.