Clergy Bulletin Articles

This Sunday is Corpus Christi Sunday! The day in which we celebrate the Eucaharist as it truly is, the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. As is common in many places throughout the Church, we are having a Eucharistic Procession through the neighborhood in order to show off that which we love the most and are the most proud of: the Eucharist. Many of our parishioners have put in a great amount of time and effort to pull this all off. If you see one of them around in the coming weeks, I ask that you thank them for all the work they have done.

The month of May we will be doing Ministry Fairs after all the Sunday Masses. Each weekend will highlight a different category of these ministries. This last weekend May 25/26 we are highlighting liturgical ministries.This includes: Art & Environment, Hospitality Ambassadors, Ushers, Altar Servers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Sacristans, Lectors, Music Ministry, Lazarus Funeral Ministry, and more.

The month of May we will be doing Ministry Fairs after all the Sunday Masses. Each weekend will highlight a different category of these ministries. This weekend May 11/12 we are highlighting service ministries. This includes: Altar Linen Care, Alb Care, Baptismal Garments, Social Concerns, Respect Life, Blood Drive, Bread Runners, Advent Giving Tree, St.

The month of May we will be doing Ministry Fairs after all the Sunday Masses. Each weekend will highlight a different category of these ministries. This weekend May 4/5 we are highlighting prayer ministries. This includes:

Parish Vocations Cross - specifically pray for an increase and renewed strength for vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and marriage. 

Eucharistic Adoration - Spend an hour (or more!) with our Lord each week in the Blessed Sacrament, located in our parish Adoration Chapel.

I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!

Here are 7 facts about Easter everyone should know!

Happy Easter and Congratulations to our youth who received their First Holy Communion this weekend! This Sunday is the eighth day of the Octave of Easter, so it is still considered Easter Day itself. So keep celebrating. This Sunday is also known as Divine Mercy Sunday.

Happy Easter! Christ is risen…He is risen indeed! Easter is a day for great rejoicing. So to get us in a joyful mood, why not share some light-hearted jokes?

Why are Easter bunnies more tired when Easter's in April? —Because they’ve just finished a long March.

Why did the Easter egg hide?—He was a little chicken!

What do rabbits say before they eat?—“Lettuce pray.”

Why did Jesus appear to women first after the resurrection?—He wanted to be sure the news spread quickly.

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week! Here are 3 things to know about today!

1.  What is this day called?
The day is called both “Palm Sunday” and “Passion Sunday.” The first name comes from the fact that it commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when the crowd had palm branches. The second name comes from the fact that the narrative of the Passion is read on this Sunday (it otherwise wouldn't be read on a Sunday, since the next Sunday is about the Resurrection).

I’m finishing my scrutiny series examining the seven deadly sins: “PEWSAGL”, Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Avarice, Gluttony, and Lust. I covered the first five in the last couple weeks and will finish the last two here. I’m using a definition for each from Michael Downey’s The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000. I like these definitions and think they give a concise, good explanation of each sin well worth pondering. 

Gluttony