My dear Parishioners,

The month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is most fitting indeed for May is the month when we celebrate several Marian Feast Days like Our Lady of Fatima (May 13); Mary, Help of Christians (May 24); Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces (May 31); and the Visitation (May 31). In addition, part of our month of May tradition is the crowning of flowers of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It’s a beautiful tradition during a month when flowers are in bloom. Crowning Mary with flowers, therefore, is such a beautiful way to honor our Queen. The crown of flowers signifies her virtues and, through her intercession, we pray that we may be blessed to have those virtues as well.

Our parish will have the children crown Mary at the 9:30 a.m. Mass on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9. Remember that Mary is our Mother and we are confident that she will intercede for us to her Son. Mary is such a beautiful way to the heart of Jesus. We offer Mary an utmost reverence as a sign of our gratitude, for through her our Lord and Savior was brought to you and me.

So as we are entering into the month of May and honor our Blessed Virgin Mother as queen with a crown of flowers, let us not lose sight of the main goal and that is to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ.

May God bless you and your family, Fr. Augustine Nguyen

Dear Friends in Christ, 

It is with great joy that I come to Weston to serve you the faithful parishioners of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish.  The outpouring of love here in the first few days is evidence that God is alive and doing good things in our parish.  I am so grateful for Fr. Jeff Couture for his years of dedicated service to this community and it is my sincere prayer to continue to spread the message of the Gospel here in this great parish.  

Next, I just want to share a little bit about myself.  I was born in Vietnam and came to the United States when I was 11 years old.  I graduated high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  I attended the University of Bridgeport for my undergraduate degree and Southern California for my master degree.   After many years of working in different fields, I decided to quit my job, a manager of Lifeline Screening of America, and answered the Lord's call and followed Him into the priesthood.  I was ordained in 2012.  After ordination, I served as parochial at St. Joseph in Shelton, chaplain for Kolbe High School and recently as chaplain for Western Connecticut University.  In addition, I also serve as the Parochial Vicar for the Vietnamese Catholics in the Diocese of Bridgeport. 

I want everyone of you to know that I am here to serve you and your needs.  If you ever need to get a hold of me, you can either call the parish office or you can email me at frnguyen@stfrancisweston.org.  I hope to meet as many people as I can in the coming weeks and months.  Please don’t be insulted if I am unable to shake hands during this pandemic or that I don’t remember your name since I have to admit that I am really bad with remembering names.   

Please keep me in your prayers as I begin my ministry here at Saint Francis of Assisi and know that you are in mine. 
 
Sincerely in Christ, 
Father Augustine Nguyen