This weekend we begin the annual celebration of Catholic School’s Week. It is a blessing to our parish to have a vibrant Catholic School. It keeps us young and children and their parents become involved in parish life on every level. It is always great to see so many children in church on the weekends, as well as to have their prayers and good works benefitting our parish and the community around us. Read more.
You may have noticed a slight change in the weekly contribution envelopes and in the selections available through Weshare. As the number of diocesan and non-diocesan collections seems to have grown over the past few years, the Finance Council has opted to restructure how we receive and allocate those funds. We have adopted a policy employed by a number of other parishes in our diocese. Here, simply put, is how we are moving forward with second collections. Read more.
Well it looks like we have survived the cold and I am sure that I am not alone in hoping that the worst of the winter is behind us. The green decoration of the church reminds us that we have now entered Ordinary Time. This long liturgical celebration – interrupted though with the Lent and Easter Seasons – reminds us of the orientation of time along the path of salvation history. We are progressing and processing throughout our lives to the call of the Lord in our lives and his plan for each one of us as individuals, and for the whole of creation. Let us use this time to nurture our faith, and to continually turn to the Lord for healing, strength, and wholeness. Read more.
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. In much of the world this is the day for exchanging gifts and celebrating what we often refer to as “Little Christmas.” This is the last Sunday of the Christmas Season, which ends, liturgically, on Monday with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. I expect that, after the hustle and bustle of the Christmas and New Year’s festivities everyone is looking forward to getting back to life as normal. Hopefully we’ve seen most of the snow for this season already! Read more.