I hope you have noticed that among our VIPs that we recognize each month, some have not been parishioners all that long, and have become active in ministries and activities in our parish, for which we give thanks to God and hope others of you who haven't been here all that long will get more involved sooner than later. This month's VIPs, Don and Sue Glinka, have been parishioners here for 25 years and have been active in many ways over their many years here. Don has been an active memeber of our Men's Club, having served 2 years each as secretary, program director and president. He was involved in their fundraising activities as a waiter and in their community service in trash pick-up on Hwy 7. He has been active as will in the Knights of Columbus since before he came here (starting in 1967) and attained 4th degree knighthood along the way. He accepted the ministry of extraordinary minister of Holy Communion both at Mass and in Holy Communion to our shut-ins and visiting with them to brighten up their day. He has been a Helping Hands volunteer, a prayer worrior since it inception and a Eucharistic Adorer as well. Sue has been a longtime and active member of LOSH in many of their projects and fundraising activities. She was guild captain for Guild 6 and has brought and helped serve many dishes of food at funeral receptions. She has been a part of the effort to feed some needy families through our basket program. She organized our parish welcoming committee, and helped set up our parish library at its inception. With Don she has been an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion goth at Mass and for our shut-ins, served (and is still serving with Don as a prayer warrior) participated in Eucharistic Adoration, as a Helping Hand's volunteer and enjoyed participating in Sociable Six. While health issues have definitely slowed them down, they are still mainstays at 10:  Mass on Sundays and get involved when their health allows them to do so. For their many years of service to the Lord and our wonderful parish, I say "Thank You" and hope you will thank them as well. Oen final thing I want to say about the Glinka's is that I have always sensed and appreciated their love for the Lord and HIs Church, as well as their priests and fellow members of the Body of Christ. I am sure their respect for as a priest and as their pastor has been given by them to other priests over the years andhas produced blessings for them and priests like me! May God's blessings continue to be pured out upon the Glinka's for who they are, and what they have done and still do in the pilgrimage to heaven!