This past Sunday Fr. Al Moser, CSP
went to his heavenly reward. He was less than a month shy of his 93rd
birthday. Some of the long time
parishioners may remember Fr. Al from when he was the Director of the “Newman
Apostolate” (as the University Catholic Center was then called) from 1972
through 1978.
Also this past week Ms. Edith Mary
Balusek went to be with the Lord. She was 94 years old. She had been a faithful
and generous parishioner for five decades. She was the St. Austin sacristan,
doing all the altar linens, washing and ironing and mending them, and doing many
other things to make the church beautiful. She also made the church community
beautiful by her positive and sweet and friendly demeanor. She enjoyed helping.
She was a fixture here and now will be missed.
While we have lost two pillars of the ministry
here at St. Austin and the University Catholic Center, we have gained advocates
for us in heaven. I think the register of St. Austin and UCC members in glory
must be getting rather long!
All this speaks of the great debt
we owe to the generations of generous and committed Catholics in our parish who
have gone before us. They left us not just a physical plant and resources, but
a wonderful legacy of faith, service, and generosity.
This is a legacy to be proud of and
also a legacy to imitate. By generosity and cheerful service, and striving to
live more fully the life of Christ in our own life, we will also faithfully
pass on this positive legacy to generations yet unborn.
Every one of us at St. Austin is a
thread in a great tapestry that is still being woven, a tapestry that bears the
image of Christ in service, in celebration, in faith. The weaver is the Holy
Spirit, and we are all spiritually connect to each other in real but unseen
ways.
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