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Wednesday Praise and Worship
Every Wednesday, we will have a talk, Praise and Worship, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.
Join us in the Church from 6:30p to 8:00p.
Wednesday Praise and Worship
Every Wednesday, we will have a talk, Praise and Worship, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.
Join us in the Church from 6:30p to 8:00p.
Safety Environment
October is Safe Environment Awareness Month. It is MANDATORY that your Safety Environment Certificate be updated yearly. To update your Certificate, the annual recertification sessions will be offered:
- October 14, 2007 @ 12:30pm in the Parish Hall
- October 24, 2007 @ 6:30pm in the Parish Hall
If you have never recieved Initial Training, please contact Carol Olivier at the Parish Office.
Wednesday Praise and Worship
Every Wednesday, we will have a talk, Praise and Worship, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.
Join us in the Church from 6:30p to 8:00p.
Safe Environment Training
October is Safe Environment Awareness Month. It is MANDATORY that your Safety Environment Certificate be updated yearly. To update your Certificate, the annual recertification sessions will be offered:
- October 14, 2007 @ 12:30pm in the Parish Hall
- October 24, 2007 @ 6:30pm in the Parish Hall
If you have never recieved Initial Training, please contact Carol Olivier at the Parish Office.
The Tridentine Mass
Since January of 2007, with permission of our Bishop, once a month we have celebrated the Mass of the 1962 Missal. This monthly celebration took place on Sunday afternoons. With the latest Motu Propio from Pope Benedict XVI the Church Universal has been allowed to celebrate that Mass on a more regular basis. It is not to replace the Novus Ordo Mass of the Second Vatican Council. It is an appeal to those whose spirituality was affected by the changes coming with the Council and an attempt at reconciliation. With the request of those who were already participating in the monthly celebrations, after checking with the Bishop, I have given permission for the weekly celebration of the Mass. This Mass is celebrated weekly on Sundays at 1:00 PM. Anyone may attend and it does fulfill the Sunday obligation.
Holy Days of Obligation
"Holy Days of Obligation" are a necessary part of our liturgical year. They are a part of the rhythm of our celebrating the life of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary and our own hopes for eternal life! In simpler times it was much easier to follow the prescriptions of fasting, Mass and prayer when these days came around. Nowadays it has proved difficult to "fit" these practices in our busy lives. The important things to remember is that these are days of rest and celebration. They are religious practices that we in this country are free to engage in and promote. Too many times it is said that "I can't get off of work to get to Mass." The Constitution of the United States guarantees the right to practice your faith. No coercion by employers can stop someone from practicing his or her faith. It is not a question of asking permission to have the time for Mass, but the responsibility of informing the employer that you will be gone for the time it takes for Mass. They may not like it, but they do not have a choice. A threat to terminate employment because of this is considered harassment and a strike against "freedom of religion."
All Saints and All Souls Days
We commemorate all those who have gloriously entered Heaven on All Saints Day. This day is a holy day of obligation. With the saints we celebrate our hope to be with them in sharing in the light of God's glory. On All Souls Day we remember our loved ones who have died. This is the proper day to visit cemeteries and the graves within, because it is on this day we remember our relative and friends who have gone before us. On this day we reassure ourselves and the souls of our loved ones of the future glory to be shared. In a very intimate way we see the working of the "communion of saints" which we mention in the Creed. Just because someone has died does not mean they are gone. Just the opposite is true since after death one is not constrained by time or space. Through prayer the relationships that were so vibrant here on earth endure into the next life.
Outside Rosary
Saturday, October 13, 2007 will be the 90th Anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun" at Fatima. On that day in 1917 a crowd of 70,000 people witnessed the sun dancing in the sky. Our Blessed Mother gave the world this fantastic miracle so that we would know the urgency of her requests to pray and offer reparation for sin - specifically to pray the rosary for peace and conversion of Russia. This was her "peace plan"!
Mark your calendar and come to a Rosary procession on:
Saturday, October 13, 2007
10 am to 11:30 am
in the Field behind St. Peter's (in the Church if rains)
Wednesday Praise and Worship
Every Wednesday, we will have a talk, Praise and Worship, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.
Join us in the Church from 6:30p to 8:00p.
