Dear Parishioners and Friends, After much prayerful thought and discussion with God and those closest to me, I have made the difficult decision to finally do the thing which I have been putting off for some time…. RETIRE. This has been a difficult decision because I love what I have been given to do for…
Dear Families, There are few people that we know better than the members of our own family. We know one another’s strengths and abilities, and we also know one another’s limitations and weaknesses. Like the Pharisees in today’s Gospel, we may be tempted to focus on the faults and sins that familiarity with one another…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE Today’s culture creates and sees constant change, innovation, and novelty at record speeds. But even more astounding than the technological advancements we observe around us is God’s power to inspire interior transformation in each individual life. In today’s Gospel, instead of condemning the woman caught in adultery whose punishment was certain…
April’s meeting will be Monday April 7th. Doors open at 6:45pm with the meeting starting at 7:00pm. During our program we will be making bird feeders out of a teacup and saucer. We have 12 sets available but could use more if we have more than 12 attending our meeting. Please bring a set if…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE We await with anticipation for holidays and holiday parties – but do we look forward to the day after? To the cleanup, the back-to-the-grind, the business-as-usual? Jesus’ parable in today’s Gospel recounts the lavish celebration of the father who rejoices at the homecoming of his wayward son. We rightly recognize in…
Faith Formation News Dear Families, This past Wednesday our 8th graders celebrated their Confirmation with St. Valentine and Our Lady of Loretto parishes. Bishop Monforton spoke with our students before Confirmation to get to know them and it was a beautiful mass. Thank you to our Catechist, Gloria Platek, for all the preparation with our students…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE Meaningful human relationships rarely last if only one party makes an effort to maintain a connection. The same is true in our relationship with God. In the scene recorded in today’s first reading – arguably one of human history’s “Top Ten” most important events – God takes the initiative, but the…