First Reconciliation

On Saturday, January 11th and Saturday, January 18th, seventeen of our First Holy Communion children made their First Sacrament of Reconciliation.  What a joy and privilege it was to see them at this Sacrament!

We also encourage the whole family to come to church with the child and to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation too.  I’m pleased to say that I was able to hear the confession of some families that morning.  This was a great example not only to the children in the family but indeed to other children and adults present in church – including myself. (Read more…)

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The week from January 18-25th, Catholic Christians celebrate the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.”  The purpose of this week is to remind us that Catholic Christians are called to ecumenism.    This is the Church’s commitment to the prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper, in which Jesus prayed “that they all may be one” (John 17:21).

At the Second Vatican Council, the Council decided that the realization of that unity in accordance with the prayer of Jesus was an ecumenical imperative.  (Read more…)

Thank You for Christmas

I want to say a big thank you to everyone who worked so hard in decorating and preparing our church for Christmas.  Many people have told me how much they enjoyed the Christmas Service.

Thank you to Pat Prakopcyk, Lisa Sforza and Glenn Ricketts, our organists who make our services and liturgies throughout Advent and Christmas so special and prayerful for all of us.

Thank you to Mrs. Vanessa O’Keefe and the children who participated in this year’s Christmas Eve Pageant.  (Read more…)