RELIGIOUS EDUCATION We are looking at several options, mostly on-line, especially for the lower grades. Our immediate concern is to celebrate First Holy Communion [postponed from last May] on Saturday, October 17th at 10:30am FIRST HOLY COMMUNION. This will be celebrated in the upper church where masks are required and participants are to sign in…
OCTOBER: PRO-LIFE MONTH October is also respect for life month. As Catholics we are committed to the respect and dignity due to each person from the moment of conception to natural death. Pope John Paul II warned us of the growing culture of death. This is becoming more and more obvious as time goes on.…
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION We are looking at several options, mostly on-line especially for the lower grades. Our next priority is to celebrate First Confessions [postponed from March], and First Holy Communion [postponed from last May]. Here are the new dates for the 2019-2020 religious education year: FIRST CONFESSIONS: Sat., October 3rd at 10:30am. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION:…
IMPORTANT Next Sunday. September 6th at 10:00 AM there will be a Mass in Honor of the Three Saints in the upper church. As the upper church can only accommodate 150 persons because of the pandemic, the 10:00 AM Mass will be limited to St Alfio Society members and their families. There will be a…
ASSUMPTION The Solemnity of the Assumption, Saturday August 15th, is not a holy day of obligation this year. YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST Remember, Cardinal Sean has proclaimed a Year of the Eucharist so that we might grow in our understanding, appreciation and love of this great gift. The Catholic Church teaches that the bread and…
YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST Cardinal Sean has proclaimed a Year of the Eucharist so that we might grow in our understanding and appreciation of this great gift. The Catholic Church teaches that the bread and wine at Mass become the Body and Blood of Christ, and not merely symbols. Originally set to begin last Holy…
THANK YOU There was a typo in our bulletin two weeks ago. It reads that “thank you to the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality for their $2,000 donation to the parish.” The right note is Thanks to the Holy Name Society for their $3,000 donation to the parish. YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST Cardinal Sean has proclaimed…
Thank you A word of thanks to: The St. Rita Sodality for their $5,000 donation to the parish. The St. Alfio Society for their $5,000 donation to the parish. The Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality for their $2,000 donation to the parish. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament We would like to restart our Friday exposition of…
