Allow me to begin with what is most true about us: God loves us - each and every one of us. In fact, through baptism we are God’s beloved daughters and sons. The Bible tell us: “See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are” (1 John 3:2). And so, beloved daughters and sons of God, my prayer is that you will experience this affirming and life-changing love of God here at St. Dominic Catholic Church.