Next weekend we celebrate the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul. Our parish needs to play and have some fun, don’t you think? G.K. Chesterton once wrote, “Joy is the serious business of heaven.”

Merry-making should be one of the most evident activities in Catholic life. I believe that one of the main reasons that people are so reluctant to come to church is that they don’t see joy at the heart of what we do. Holy recreation and festivity should be as central to our Catholic lives as anything else. Let all our neighbors throughout Osseo, Brooklyn Park, and beyond see that we at St. Vincent de Paul have great cause to rejoice – and that what we do here really does cheer us and lift our hearts.

Serious fun does not have to be an oxymoron. Let’s be stout-hearted and have some serious fun.  I look forward to seeing you at our Feast of St. Vincent de Paul Celebration Saturday, September 22 from 6-11pm at our Parish Brunch on Sunday, September 23 from 10-1PM. 

Fr. Dennis Zehren