Lent 2021 is upon us, which brings a parish service opportunity – Fish Fry Dinners! This year the event will be carry-out only, which means many volunteers will be needed to navigate this new system. Sign-up to volunteer through a parish organization or look for a sign-up form in future bulletins. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Planning continues…
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s celebration or at least as good as it could be with COVID-19 still hanging around. My family had an outdoor Christmas and I must say it turned out very nice. We had fire pits and outdoor propane heaters to keep us warm. Of course it was…
HOPEFULLY THE FIRST WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME WAS EXTRAORDINARY FOR YOU! I’d like to begin with the story: A stranger once asked a teacher, “What’s your profession?” The teacher replied, “Christian,” The stranger continued, “No, that’s not what I mean. What’s your job?” The teacher asserted, once again, “I’m a Christian!” Puzzled, the stranger clarified, “Perhaps I should ask, what you do…
Hello Faith Formation families, Sunday, January 17th we begin another 8-week unit. With COVID, as you have all experienced, the mail is not what it used to be. I am happy to announce we have received shipment of our Gospel Weeklies! You can pick up your family packet in the Gathering Area this weekend after…
HOPEFULLY YOUR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR WAS BLESSED AND HEALTHY! Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. Jesus’ baptism gives a new, fuller and divine meaning to our own baptism. This extraordinary event was also an epiphany, a manifestation or a revelation of who Jesus was – the Divine witness to Jesus standing as the Son of God. In baptism,…
January 9th and 10th, 2021 Hello Faith Formation families, We are well into 2021 and as busy as ever! Next Sunday, January 17th, we will be starting another 8-week unit. With COVID, as you have all experienced, the mail is not what it used to be. As of Monday, of this past week I still…
Happy Epiphany!!! TODAY, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. This observance was originally called the “Feast of the Wise Men’’ from The East, who arrived in Bethlehem to adore the newborn Messiah. Epiphany means “to make known’’ or “to reveal.’’ Today’s celebration focuses on our Lord’s manifestation to all men and women of goodwill of his divinity,…