Posts Tagged abstinence

Bulletin Letter – 3/20/22

Dear parishioners, At the time of writing this article, our parish has already donated $23,000 (including pledges) of our $30,000 goal for the Annual Catholic Appeal.  That puts us already at 76% of our goal.  Thank you to everyone who helped us reach this point so quickly! 

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Bulletin Letter – 2/27/22

Dear parishioners, Whether you are ready for it or not, Ash Wednesday will be upon us this week!  While we still have a few days to think of the penitential action(s) we will be taking on throughout the course of Lent, it is good to be reminded

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Bulletin Letter – 1/31/21

Hello everyone! With January now in the rear-view mirror, we look forward to what February has in store for us.  Even though it is the shortest month, it sometimes feels like the longest one because we are tired of the cold weather and gray clouds.  But don’t

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Bulletin Letter – 1/7/18

Dear Parishioners,                                                                                                                                  +JMJ From time to time throughout my priesthood I have had parishioners ask me if the law of abstinence from meat on Fridays still applies. Many of them heard that it no longer applies, since Vatican II. But, in fact, that is a mistaken

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