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My Dear Parishioners, I wish to again extend my sincere gratitude to all who helped to make so many recent events happen and who helped to support them. Our visit by Marie Joseph of Legacy of Life Foundation, our Healing Mass, our Parish Picnic, and our latest Family Bingo were all great successes. Many people…

My Dear Parishioners, It is a busy weekend at our parish with a Healing Mass and our Parish Picnic and a Hospitality Sunday. We wish to thank all who helped to make these events happen and also all who have helped to support these events and make them a great success. We are happy to…

My Dear Parishioners, Through our Catholic Faith and in the Sacraments, God has shared with us the very Treasures of Heaven. God only asks that we receive them with an open heart and share them with an open heart. That is all He asks. The nice thing about the Treasures of Heaven is that we…

My Dear Parishioners, Are you someone who isn’t Catholic but would like to become Catholic? Are you someone who isn’t Catholic but married to a Catholic and would like to receive the Sacraments with them? Do you know someone who would like to become Catholic? Are you a Catholic who needs to complete your Sacraments,…

My Dear Parishioners, Only Jesus could turn a symbol of complete defeat into a symbol of overwhelming victory. Jesus turned what should have been a dead end into a new beginning. Only Jesus could do this! This is why we celebrate this Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross. What should have been a…

My Dear Parishioners, I am so happy that I am beginning my second autumn with you. I am also looking forward to the many happy events scheduled for this fall. Please share the handout from last week’s bulletin with your family and friends and neighbors, so that they too can be part of the wonderful…

My Dear Parishioners, Wow, Labor Day Weekend is here. Hopefully everyone will have an opportunity to spend some quality time with family and friends and to get some rest for your labors. Hopefully everyone will also be able to take a few moments and reflect on the true significance of human labor. I come from…

My Dear Parishioners, We do not have to travel to Europe to see and pray in a beautiful church. We have it right here. We are so blessed to have our church! Prominent in our beautiful church are our magnificent stained-glass windows. On the Columbia Avenue side of the church, they illustrate the Joyful Mysteries…

My Dear Parishioners, It is hard to believe that it is the middle of August. It is hard to believe that many of our vacations are already finished, that many of our college students are already heading back to school, that many of our high school and grade school students are making their final preparations…

My Dear Parishioners, This past Wednesday was the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and went up a mountain to pray. While He was praying, His face changed in appearance and His clothing became dazzling white. And behold two men were conversing with Him, Moses and Elijah, who…