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Holy Week Activities

Palm Sunday, April 10 9:00 am Mass 11:00 am Mass 3:00 pm Holy Hour for Peace 7:00 pm Living Stations of the Cross Monday, April 11 8:30 am Confession 9:00 am Mass 3:00 pm Holy Hour for Peace 6:30 pm SVdP Meeting Tuesday, April 12 3:00 pm Holy Hour for Peace 6:30 pm Confession 7:00…

Faith Formation News

This week in Faith Formation classes we pre-pared for Palm/Passion Sunday. Jesus shows His love for us especially in His Passion and Death. To-day’s Mass begins with the blessing of the palm branches and the Gospel about Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We then all participate in the Gospel of Christ’s Passion and Death. This…

Noteworthy News From Fr. Tom

Palm Sunday celebration that begins the celebration of the Holy Week is such an important step on our Lenten journey towards Easter. Today the Church celebrates this sixth Sunday of Lent as both Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday. This is the time of year we stop to remember and relive the events which brought about…

Faith Formation News

I hope all the students enjoyed their Spring Break! On Friday March 25th, some of our Faith Formation students attended Friday night Stations of the Cross. Three of our Confirmation candidates; Natalie Morton, Constance Gross and Allie Ostroskie led the congregation in the reading of the Stations of the Cross. They did an awesome job!…

Noteworthy News From Fr. Tom

The Liturgy of the Word for the 5thSunday of Lent is very challenging. Reminding us of God’s readiness to forgive sin, give the sinner a second chance, bind up broken lives, and restore people to His friendship, today’s readings challenge us to show the same mercy to the sinners around us and to live as…

Special Lent Events

Be sure to join us for these special Lent events: Wednesday, April 6th at 7:30pm Taizé Adoration of the Cross What is Taizé? A Taizé prayer service consists of repetitive singing of chants that focus on simple phrases, often from Scripture. The repetition of the music and prayer creates a meditative prayer experience. Taizé originates…

Faith Formation News

This week your children learned that in Sunday’s Gospel Jesus tells his followers a story about a son who comes home after spending all his money and falling on hard times. Rather than scold him, his father welcomes him with open arms. That welcome tells the son that he is forgiven and is again part…