Workshop: Listen to the Heartbeat of God Saturday, October 30, 10 am to 1 pm ~ held at the Notre Dame Spirituality Center, 30 Jeffreys Neck Rd., Ipswich, Mass (not via Zoom) “Sometimes, there’s so much beauty in the world, I can’t take it- like my heart’s going to cave in.“~ Let us explore this…
A bishop wanted to keep in touch with people and get away from the problems and the bureaucracy of running a rather large diocese. So, as often as he could, he would slip away unnoticed, take off his pectoral cross and visit patients in a nursing home and in a hospital. He would introduce himself…
The Bread and Roses sandwich ministry committee is still intact, and we plan on resuming making sandwiches at the end of October for delivery to Bread and Roses. The Prayers and Posies ministry has been on hold. I suspended this due to COVID, but I am now able to leave flower bouquets at nurse’s stations…
NEXT WEEKEND we will celebrate World Mission Sunday. Pope Francis invites the entire Church to support mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe, where priests, religious and lay leaders serve the world’s most vulnerable communities. Please keep the Pope’s missions in your prayers and be generous in…
Registration for First Holy Communion grades 1 & 2 and anyone else in 3 thru 8 are welcome at the Parish Center during class time (10:15am-11:45am) on October 17th and 24th. Oct. 24th will be the last time to register. Receiving the sacraments give grace and textbooks are a tool to some good spiritual learning,…
October is one of the most popular months for weddings! Planning can be overwhelming and focused more on the party than on the marriage. Check out ten tips for keeping your Catholic wedding focused on Faith: https://www.foryourmarriage.org/ceremony-options
The price of Faith It’s fun listening to my young nieces as they play a game in my parent’s yard. I have no idea what the game is, but it is clear that each one announces a new ‘rule’ that benefits her. If something happens that one of them does not like, she simply announces…
In light of the parish’s informational change in leadership meeting held on 9/30, I feel compelled to give my opinion. Unfortunately, Wayne and I were unable to attend, so I am relying on information from several parishioners who attended the meeting to gain perspective on how some of the congregation is reacting. I understand that…
Dear Choir, With the cold weather coming, and the difficulty of heating the church for our small choir, Choir rehearsals will be moved to 3pm Saturday, if you want to sing at the 4pm Mass or 8 am on Sunday if you wish to sing at the 9 am Mass. This will commence the weekend…
The first class meeting for our Confirmation Program is this Sunday October 10th 2021 at 10:15AM in the Parish Center. The meetings are to be attended by the Candidate and a parent. All candidates are reminded to have your first assignments from the Chosen online program completed for discussion. Subsequent meetings will be held on…
