REVEREND FATHER OSCAR GOMEZ MEDINA, PASTOR AND ST. CHARLES BORROMEO PARISHIONERS MAGNANIMOUS WELCOME FOR THE HANDICAPABLES MINISTRY DECEMBER MASS AND LUNCHEON YESTERDAY..............

The Handicapables Ministry in Sacramento and yours truly are very grateful to Reverend Father Oscar Gomez-Medina and his parishioners at St. Charles Borromeo Church in South Sacramento, for the warmth of their welcome and spirited hospitality yesterday at their parish.  Father Gomez-Medina was fraternally and pastorally present to me and embracing of  all of us in welcoming and affirming our presence and the parishioners were welcoming and hospitable.  The Mass was beautiful and I much appreciate the opportunity to preach for only the fourth time in the past year, given the opportunity it provided to evangelize the congregation about the greater need for Catholic Disability Ministry in our diocese and throughout the country.  As is customary at the monthly Handicapables Mass, the host parish served us a luncheon following the Sacred Liturgy which included service by the St. Charles School 8th Graders. My heartfelt thanks to Frank Nava, Director of the Handicapables; Permanent Deacon David Cabrera and his wife; Della and all the members of the group; as well as Father Oscar and his parishioners for a truly wonderful pre-Christmas liturgical and fellowship priestly public ministry experience..............fr.tdp