Dear Families, We ended our year with a family celebration and a May crowning of our Blessed Mother. We wish everyone a safe and blessed summer, and we look forward to seeing our families at Vacation Bible School, ‘True North’, Trusting Jesus in a Wild World’ which starts on June 23rd. See you in church!…
Dear Families, Our Faith Formation year has come to a close! I’d like to thank our catechists for their continued help and support in making the program a success; Sherry Luszcz, Stephanie Toth, Barb Janeczko, Kristen Gillis, Suezane Canfield and Gloria Platek. We couldn’t do it without you all! Here are some pictures of our…
Dear Families, Today’s Gospel describes what we can easily imagine as a picnic on the beach. Just as Jesus’ miracle at the wedding feast at Cana blesses the love between man and woman celebrated in the sacrament of marriage, Jesus’ attentiveness to food and mealtimes raises the possibility that our meal gatherings can be sacred…
Dear Families, Today’s Gospel reminds us that the Church is built on the foundation of faith in Jesus Christ. Peter announces the core of our faith, that Jesus is God’s only Son. The family, as the domestic church, has this same faith as its foundation. As you gather together as a family, talk about people…
Dear Families, In the Easter Gospel we hear about how the disciples found the tomb empty three days after Jesus’ death. We are also told that they do not yet understand the Scriptures or that Jesus had been raised from the dead. That understanding gradually unfolded for the disciples as they began to experience the…
Dear Families, Take Time to Chat – Within a week of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, the crowds turned against him. How do you think Jesus felt? Share a time when you’ve had a friend turn against you. This coming week is called Holy Week. Why is this the most significant week of the whole…
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…