All Saints Parish

June 28, 2022

Dear Friends,

   I write this note with a sad and heavy heart as we learned on June 23 of the arrest of a young man from our parish who is facing serious criminal charges involving underage girls, some of whom he reportedly met through our youth group.

   Parish personnel cooperated fully with the police investigation after the police made us aware of these allegations a few months ago. The case is now in the hands of the criminal justice system.

   The brokenness of humanity can be crushing at times, and God is somehow in the midst of it all.

   As God’s children, and given the sensitivity of this situation, we certainly want to respect the privacy of the families involved, and hold everyone in prayer ‒ especially prayer for healing.

  Psalm 34 tells us "The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves."

   Let us pray for those who feel their spirits are crushed and remember always that Christ is the light that brings us out of darkness.

In Christ,

Father Kevin C. Fazio