October 24, 2007
Focus: Sports with the Real “Spirit”
Dear Friend,
Last week and this week I have spent some time on the soccer fields as the sun cast long shadows and twilight fell over the parish campus. On both occasions I was there to receive trophies for our newly formed boys and girls Soccer Teams. How proud I am of all the youth involved in our athletic programs.
To say that Our Lady of Grace makes a difference in the way the game is played would be an understatement. A team that was 0 and 15 last year, under a different sponsorship is now 15 and 0. It has to do with the quality of the coaching, the mission of Our Lady of Grace to youth, and the spirit of both parents and players. This came to the fore in discussion with coaches one evening on the different attitude and “feel” of the games in the Archdiocesan Soccer League. What it was specifically, I told her, was the parish sponsored teams answer to a “higher authority” and can use the Gospel to espouse toleration, forgiveness, and team building. For us it is not just a sport. It is teams of believers playing for their respective parishes in a spirit of Christian fellowship.
And that seems to make all the difference in the world!
With our new athletic fields and sports pavilion it is such a joy to drive by almost any afternoon and seeing our youth at play. How grateful I am to our many benefactors who made this outreach to youth possible.
Fondly,
Father Nick
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