UPCOMING

Phoenix bishop to celebrate Mass to welcome immigrants

Oct. 5, 2009 | The Catholic Sun

Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted will be the main celebrant of a Mass to welcome immigrants at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at St. Mary Parish, 230 W. Galveston, Chandler. Fr. Daniel McBride, pastor of St. Mary, will be the homilist.

The Mass will represent another of the liturgical celebrations for immigrants in the Diocese of Phoenix.

“As the bishops of Arizona said in their 2005 pastoral letter on migration, ‘Let us welcome our immigrant brothers and sisters and renew our hope, love and unity of God’s family,’” noted Jose Robles, director of the diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry. “These welcoming Masses are designed to show the diocese that we are all brothers and sisters in the eyes of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.”

More information on the Mass and on the programs and services of the Diocese of Phoenix can be accessed through the diocesan Web site at www.diocesephoenix.org.