Daily Readings
- Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time January 20, 2025Reading 1 Hebrews 5:1-10 Brothers and sisters: Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings […]USCCB
- Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time January 20, 2025
Vatican News
- Pope to Capranica College: ‘Be close to God and the poor’ January 20, 2025Addressing seminarians residing at the "Almo Collegio Capranica” in Rome, Pope Francis urges them to ground their mission in a close relationship with God and His people, charity, and synodality. Read all
- Pope to President Trump: 'I invoke divine blessings upon beloved American people' January 20, 2025Pope Francis sends a message for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th US President, offering divine blessings upon the 'beloved American people,' President Trump, and his family, and praying that the Lord will help guide efforts toward peace. Read all
- Pope to Finnish ecumenical group: 'Hope in Christ does not disappoint' January 20, 2025As part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis receives an ecumenical delegation from Finland, and recalls that Christian hope in the Lord never disappoints and that Christians are to always persevere in prayer. Read all
- Pope to Capranica College: ‘Be close to God and the poor’ January 20, 2025
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Men’s Bible Study
OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) Resumes
Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, will meet in Shuler Hall next Sunday, January 19, at 10:15 a.m.. If you have any questions, you can email Deacon Mark Mitchell at [email protected] or Father Mark Thomas at [email protected].
Dispensation Reminders
Update Your Online Giving for 2025
Jubilee Year of Hope
Dear Parishioners, We have progressed through the Christmas season and the Glory of God’s Incarnate Word, our Lord’s Nativity, Epiphany, and baptism in the Jordan. We celebrated Holy Family Sunday and the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. Though we will now move into ordinary time for several weeks until Ash Wednesday on March 5 and the beginning of Lent, let us continue the Christmas joy we have experienced through these beautiful solemn Christmas liturgies: our joyful welcoming of the Nativity with our children’s pageant, the beauty of the prelude music of our Christmas eve Mass and the splendor … Continue reading
O.C.I.A.(Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) is Coming in January 2025
Would you or someone you know like to learn more about the Catholic faith? -Perhaps your spouse or fiance is thinking about becoming a Catholic? -Maybe you were raised Catholic but never received the sacrament of Confirmation? -Maybe you have never been baptized by a Christian church or belonged to a faith community. -Maybe you’ve drifted away from the Church and want to renew your connection to Catholicism by refreshing your knowledge of the Church’s teaching? There is never any commitment to becoming Catholic. That is a personal decision each participant makes. Participants who decide to become Catholic will be brought into full communion … Continue reading
Hot Meals Ministry
Free Book for Spiritual Book Clubs
The Three Ordinary Voices of God, by Matthew Kelly, is available in the narthex for each family to take home. We hope to form parish-wide “Spiritual Book Clubs,” and this will be the book that will get us started. We plan to begin with small group meetings in homes during Lent in 2025. The parish hall may be a small-group meeting area, and the youth room may be downstairs. Ideally, all will be invited to a small group, including your friends and neighbors, Catholics and non-Catholics, and non-Christians. Prayerfully consider opening your home to a small group for three weeks during Lent. … Continue reading
Hope House Needs
Ongoing needs exist for the women in Hope House. Please consider donating items such as toothbrushes, lotion, journals, hair brushes/combs, shampoo, conditioner, socks, razors, hair ties, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, new underwear of various sizes, and household cleaning products. Thank you for your continued generosity.