Dear Friends, Happy 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time! Next week we will celebrate “The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe” which is the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year. I am excited to announce that we now have 23 members of our Order for Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) who will be joining our Catholic Community … Read More
Awake to Christ’s Presence Among Us
Dear Friends,This Wednesday, November 11th is Veterans Day and St. Mary’s School will be honoring our Veterans during a 10:00 am program in the Gym. You are welcome to join us as we show our appreciation for their sacrifices.Our annual Baby Bottle Campaign for Clarity Pregnancy Care Center continues this week. We ask that the bottles be returned by the … Read More
Walking with the Saints and Our Beloved Dead
Dear Friends, Happy 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time! In today’s second reading Saint Paul commends the followers of Jesus in Thessalonica, Greece for their faithfulness. He writes, “You became imitators of us and the Lord, receiving the word with great affliction, and with joy from the Holy Spirit, so that you became a model for all believers.” May we too … Read More
Give the Lord Glory and Honor
Dear Friends, In today’s Gospel the Pharisees seek to “entrap Jesus in speech”. But once again Jesus outsmarts them reminding us that we are to “repay Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” In other words, we must separate worldly things from godly things and focus not on worldly things but on godly things. We … Read More
Choosing Life This October: A Beautiful Prayer for Our Parish
Dear Friends, I hope our students, families, teachers and staff had a wonderful and refreshing fall break! We are well into fall and the weather will soon be changing. I look forward to the changing of the seasons but I wish winter did not last so long. I wonder how much snow we will get this winter? I am excited … Read More
Fall Break, Growing Our Parish Family, and Finding Peace
Dear Friends, We made it to Fall Break! There have been so many things going on with the beginning of OCIA and Elementary Religious Education and the St. Mary Community Festival and Baptisms and Weddings and sadly, Funerals; it is nice to have a little break! I will be out of town Monday thru Friday of this week visiting friends. … Read More
Looking Out for Others: St. Paul’s Challenge to Humility
A NOTE FROM FATHER CHRIS Dear Friends, This weekend we celebrate the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Saint Paul gives us a powerful challenge in today’s second reading to the Philippians, “Do nothing out selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those … Read More
Becoming Catholic: OCIA Classes Start September 23rd
A NOTE FROM FATHER CHRIS Dear Friends, Happy 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time! Today’s Responsorial Psalm reminds us, “The Lord is near to all who call upon him. The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is good to all.” As we call upon he Lord today may we praise his name forever! … Read More
Parish Updates and Festival News
A NOTE FROM FATHER CHRIS Dear Friends, Happy Labor Day weekend! The parish office will be closed Monday, September 7th for the observance of Labor Day. St. Mary’s Community Festival is this coming Friday and Saturday, September 11th and 12th! We are still in need of volunteers. Please be generous with your time especially if you have not volunteered in … Read More
Who Do You Say That I Am?
Dear Friends, This weekend we celebrate the 21th Sunday of Ordinary Time. In today’s Gospel Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” Then he asked them personally, “But who do you say I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” As we come together today … Read More
