Masses of Thanksgiving May 15 & 16

Our Masses of Thanksgiving on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 & 16, are a beautiful opportunity for us to give thanks to God for all of our generous parishioners and friends who have made possible our newly Renovated Church. You are the special guests of honor at the Solemn Mass and the gala reception to [...]

Known by Name

When I first came to the United States, my husband, children and I lived in a tiny village in New Mexico.  You know the type: everyone knew everyone else; I checked up on my little-old-lady neighbors every day to make sure they were OK, and they told me stories of the old West. One summer, [...]

First Friday Mass and Devotions on May 7th

Next Friday, May 7th, beginning at 5:00 pm, we will pray the Holy Rosary and the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. At 5:30 pm, we will have an ad orientem Mass in Latin (the readings and collects will be in English). I invite you to join me in the church each month as [...]

Mother’s Day Mass Intentions

On Mother’s Day we will place upon the altar the names of your mothers, living and deceased, and commend them to the Lord Jesus. How do you place your mother’s name on the altar? Just fill out the Mother’s Day offering envelope and return it by Friday, May 7th, and we’ll place it on the [...]

May is Mary’s Month – Rosary Prayed before all Masses

During the entire month of May we will pray the Rosary in common before all the weekend Masses. When we pray the Rosary together, our parish asks Mary’s intercession and prayers for our families and loved ones. She always points us to her Son, Jesus, helping us to follow Him more lovingly. So, beginning next [...]

Popular Wisdom (with a Catholic twist) Part II

Once in a while, at a given situation, an old Italian saying pops into my mind, and I am always struck of how deep the Catholic roots of my Country are. Last year I mentioned a few, and this year I’ll expand on the theme. You’ll notice that there are some for all occasions: some [...]

Happy Fifth Anniversary to our Beloved Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI!

We love you for safeguarding the Truths of our Catholic Faith and for bearing upon Your shoulders the sufferings of the Church. God grant you many years!

Practices scheduled for Everyone who wishes to be a Bell Ringer

As you know by now, we will have three bells in our new tower, the largest is named Maria Gaudens, the middle bell is named Saint Joseph and the baby bell is Little Saint John. They will be rung for five minutes before all of the Masses of Saturday evening and Sunday. We will need [...]

Volunteers needed to operate the Sound System during Sunday Masses

The new church will have within it a control room in which the sound system can be adjusted during the weekend Masses. This will allow everyone to better hear both the music and the spoken word. We need volunteers to help! Don’t worry, we will teach you everything that you’ll need to know. For more [...]

School News

Third Quarter High Honor Roll Straight A’s with no more than one B Religion, Reading, Math, English, Spelling, Social Stud-ies, Science, Spanish, Music, Computer, P.E., and Art Grade 6 Ben Bettinger