Daily Mass Schedule (during the School-Year):
Monday:
6:30am and 8:00am
Tuesday:
6:30am and 9:00am
Wednesday:
8:00am and 9:00am (9:00am Mass is at St. Patrick's)
Thursday:
6:30am and 8:00am
Friday:
6:30am and 8:00am
Saturday: 8:00am
Weekend Mass Schedule:
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, NOON & 6:00pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday: 8:30am or by appointment with a parish priest
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From the Desk of Fr. Mike Nacius, Pastor
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Recently, when speaking with students preparing for their Confirmation, I shared with them one of my favorite prayers and mantras:
"Come Lord Jesus, send us your Spirit, renew the face of the Earth."
I shared with the students that this beautiful prayer can be recited, chanted over and over again, inviting the healing and calming presence of the Holy Spirit to renew them and to guide them. The beautiful words have brought comfort and solace in many a challenging moment in my life.
This weekend our students who are preparing for Confirmation welcomed Fr. Johnpaul Cafiero to St. Mary's. Fr. Johnpaul led our Confirmation class of 2019 in a retreat and he also celebrated the Saturday, 5:00pm Mass with the students, and as many of their Confirmation sponsors and families who were able to attend. The Mass was the concluding prayer of the retreat for our students. We are grateful for Fr. Johnpaul coming to St. Mary's and leading our students in their Confirmation retreat. May God bless and strengthen Fr. Johnpaul and his ministry in the Church.
As I wrote last weekend, last fall you were asked to take a piece of paper with the name of one of our students who are actively and prayerfully preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. I encourage you to continue offering intercessory prayer for our students. In April these students will be welcoming Bishop Perry to St. Mary's and he will seal these students with the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the Rite of Confirmation.
In addition to our praying for our students, the students have been encouraged to pray for their classmates, their Confirmation sponsors, their families, and their parish. May a deep, rich prayer life be part of their life of faith. May their Confirmation retreat encourage them as they complete their preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation that they will receive in April.
In his recent article in the
Catholic New World
, Cardinal Cupich wrote to parishioners in the Archdiocese regarding the upcoming meeting this month in the Vatican regarding the sexual abuse scandal in the Church. We are united with Catholics around the world praying for the meeting and the healing in our Church.
Fr. Matt Malone, in his article in the January 21 edition of
Am
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magazine wrote, "...our unwavering
commitment to cover the challenges facing the Church might give a reader the sense that the news in the Church is all bad. I apologize if we have given you that impression. I know better. The truth is that in any given hour, on any given day, the news in the Church is more good than bad. Much more. By a magnitude of millions more. That's because most of the news in the Church is the Good News of Jesus Christ. That's something we know as people of faith. But it is also empirically true: Every day, millions, billions of people are served by the Church, helped and healed through its sacraments, and accompanied through its social services. Couples marry, children are baptized, young people are confirmed in their faith, sinners are forgiven. This is happening right now, as you read this, in every place the Church calls home." May we continue to support in our time, talent, and treasure the rich healing ministries of our Roman Catholic Church.
There is an information meeting on Monday, February 25 at 7:00pm in the Parish Office. We will be discussing the beautiful tradition of the St. Joseph's Table and considering having a St. Joseph's Table celebration at St. Mary's next month. Please let me know if you are able to help support and offer this here at St. Mary's!
May expressions of love to that special someone, spouse, parent, or friend express love in its truest and deepest sense this St. Valentine's Day.
God bless you with a Spirit filled heart!!!
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Religious Education Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events at St. Mary Catholic Church
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Electronic Giving to Church of St. Mary
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