At the 11:15 Mass this Sunday, May 23, the parish will celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Deacon Walter Maksimik’s ordination into the Order of Deacons.  (Walter was ordained on May 5, 1996 and ordained with him was St. Mary’s own Deacon Henry Albert.)  Walter came to St. Mary’s at the beginning of Advent 2019, just a few months before the pandemic began, and so has not had the opportunity he might have to be fully immersed in the St. Mary’s family. Still, his humble presence and thoughtful and inventive preaching has been a grace for our parish.  We congratulate Deacon Walter on this significant milestone; we thank his wife, Loretta, for her faithful support of his ministry; and we wish them and their family abundant blessings in the future.