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Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. This stands as a reminder to us of the importance of our families in our lives. I know it can get very difficult at times. Some of us are separated from our families through emotional or physical distance. Many of us have lost loved ones – some suddenly – during the past year, making the holiday’s all the more challenging. Let us take this time to reflect on the meaning of family, to pray for our families, and to pray for each other’s families as well. Certainly Father JM and I offer our prayers for each of you and your families. Read more.

It has been a whirlwind of an Advent Season and with all of our watchfulness, preparation, and joyful hope, that day is just about upon us. I hope that in the midst of the baking, shopping, decorating, wrapping, and family visits, that we have all had the time to genuinely prepare for the coming of the Lord. Read more.

Because next Sunday is Christmas Eve, and we need to prepare the church and ourselves for the evening celebrations, the Mass Schedule for the Fourth Sunday of Advent is as follows: Saturday, December 23rd at 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, December 24th at 8, 9:30, and 11:00 am. There is no 12:30 p.m. Mass next Sunday. Read more.

Once again we here have stepped up and done the awesome. The bake sale last weekend to assist with expenses for the family of Danny C., a sixth grader here who has been diagnosed with cancer, raised $2,835. Read more.

Advent. It is a time of preparation, yes, and a time for waiting. Waiting is perhaps our most important lesson during this season. If I am like most of you (or if most of you are like me) we are both accustomed to waiting and yet very annoyed by it. Read more.