Dear Parishioners and Friends;

First, let me give you an update of Fr. Luke’s progress. As you may know, on June 2nd he underwent very serious open heart surgery. It went very well, and within 4 days he was discharged from the hospital. He is now in the process of convalescence, and while he is making remarkable progress, he is nowhere “up to speed” again. That will take a couple of months. In the meantime, we ask you for your continued prayers for his speedy and full recovery. He asked me to pass along his thanks to all of you for your kind well wishes and prayers.

In his place, I am writing this update letter to you. Allow me to thank all of you who have contributed to the St. Thomas Aquinas Priory Campaign thus far. Your generosity has been outstanding and to date we have received in pledges and cash about 1.28 million dollars. What a spectacular outpouring of your goodness! However, we still have a long way to go in reaching our goal of 4.6 million dollars. Your continued support will go a long way in making this happen.

For those of you who may not have contributed to the Campaign thus far, may we ask your prayerful consideration as to joining us in this important endeavor? The completion of the building can only add to the care and benefit of the people of St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish and to the surrounding area as well. At present, the Friars are hard at work supplying for the need of our Parish, the University, the University hospital, as well as surrounding parishes close by and fairly distant. With a new Priory and added Friars it can only get better! Imagine what your help now can do for Charlottesville and surrounding area in the future!

May God bless you for your efforts. Be assured of a remembrance in our prayers.

Very sincerely,

Father Scordo, O.P.