Pastoral Team Articles

March 2019

Mar 30

Penance Service - April 10th at 7pm

Penance Service: April 10 at 7pm We will have eight priest confessors available for individual confessions until about 9:00pm. The service starts with a short communal scripture service and we will say our Act of Contrition together before everyone has the opportunity for private confession and absolution. We have two confessionals with options...
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Mar 23

Church Safety

Church Safety Your safety is of utmost importance to us, in the church, in the parking lots, the parish hall and all around our property. We have all seen news reports about acts of terror and violence by sinful people or mentally deranged persons. They have robbed us of a sense of personal security. Acts of violence have even invaded...
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Mar 16

St. Patrick / St. Joseph / Our Salvation

March 17: St Patrick of Ireland Christ shield me this day: Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me, Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the...
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Mar 9

Lent changes to our liturgies

Lent is a season that brings about many changes to the liturgy. While some of them are visible, such as violet vestments and absence of flowers at the altar, others are audible. What are some of these audible changes and why do we observe them during Lent? To help answer this question we can refer to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal...
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Mar 3

ASH WEDNESDAY, March 6th

ASH WEDNESDAY, March 6th We will offer two types of liturgies. Mass with Ashes 8:00am 4:00pm Liturgy of the Word with Ashes (no Holy Communion) 6:00am Noon 7:00pm Why two options? Because it is a work and school day and Mass is not required this day. Some people need to get in and out more quickly so that they...
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