To all the people of Our Lady of the Snows,

It’s November!!!! Can you believe it? Thank you all for your kind words and cards for my installation as pastor. I am grateful. It was a great experience for me too, and very humbling. Someone close to me told me that I am finally home, which was very nice to hear. Last weekend we also celebrated the Rite of Welcome and Acceptance for our Catechumens and Candidates, and it was a moving ceremony. All of this reminds me, and I hope all of us, that our faith truly is a journey and that we walk it together — and it never really ends in this life. So keep on walking.

In October we also did the annual count; we continued our small downturn in mass attendance. We had an average of 1146 people per weekend, down from 1232 from last year. We are a great parish, yet I think we can improve on this. There are many of our parishioners who do not participate in the Eucharist with us on a regular basis. One “job” of our Parish Council is that we will need to improve our hospitality and outreach so that we can attract more people to Jesus Christ, share the Good News and make a positive impact on our greater community of “midtown” and Reno, and Northern Nevada. It is a challenge I know we are ready for. So no time to rest, we will be a busy place here at Our Lady of Snows; get that coffee brewing!

 Your Pastor,
 Fr. Bob Chorey