This Wednesday, March 6th there is a good chance you’ll see a co-worker or someone at school or at the store walking around with ashes on their forehead. So, what’s up with that?

March 6th is Ash Wednesday, the day that marks the beginning of Lent, a period of fasting and reflection leading up to Easter. The day gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on one’s forehead as a celebration and reminder of human mortality and as a sign of repentance. (Read more…)

Our parish office staff and volunteers consist of dedicated deacons and lay men and women who do so much for our parish and our parishioners.

Pope Francis clearly appreciates those who work in some capacity for the Church. As reported in the publication, “Catholic News Agency”, Our Holy Father stated, “The mission of the Church in the world proceeds through the contribution of those who are part of it.” He also commented that “some think that there are only bishops, the bosses, and then there are workers. (Read more…)

Our Holy Father, Pope Francis has a great appreciation for altar servers. In a specific address to altar servers who were gathered in Rome last year, Pope Francis told the servers that it is a great privilege and responsibility to serve at the altar. He urged them to always take seriously the responsibility to serve, and to be open to Christ who is close to us in the Eucharist. He reminded the servers that to be close to Christ enables one to be open to others and to journey together, taking up the challenge of life’s great journey in the company of Christ. (Read more…)

On Sunday, February 10th, we celebrate World Marriage Day to honor the husband and the wife as head of the family – the basic unit of society; and to salute the beauty of their faithfulness.

The annual observance of the marriage day takes on new meaning these days as the sacrament and institution and meaning of marriage are facing crucial new challenges from within and without.

More than ever, couples are experiencing problems arising from a widespread mistaken understanding of what marriage truly is; and unity and indissolubility are being replaced by personal fulfillment. (Read more…)

Thank you Carol
Have you ever arrived a little early for Mass and saw someone turning on the sanctuary lights, or placing the Lectionary on the lectern, or filling the holy water fonts, or generally attending to the sanctuary and sacristy? This is the Sacristan, whose general charge is the care of the sacristy, the church and their contents. The Sacristan is someone in whom the Church is placing a significant amount of trust and reliance. (Read more…)

On Saturday, January 19th and Saturday, January 26th, twenty-five 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…)