Hello everyone! It is difficult to believe that the school year will begin on Wednesday of next week! Please say a prayer for all of our teachers and students as we roll into another year of learning, prayer, and growing closer to Christ. We offer a warm
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Dear parishioners, With the Covid restrictions now lifted for parish functions, we will do what we can to plan for our regular parish events. Please be patient with me as I learn what those events are and what all is involved with each one! You may have
Read more →Dear parishioners, We recently had our last finance council meeting of the fiscal year (diocesan fiscal year is July 1- June 30). Below is a summary of what was discussed. As I mentioned in another bulletin article, we budgeted a total of $11,000 for our Easter collections.
Read more →Dear Parishioners, As you recall, Bishop Thomas issued a statement recently in which he established that next weekend, June 5 and 6, will be the first weekend during which the Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted for parish functions, including liturgies. Below is a summary of the Bishop’s
Read more →Hello everyone! A few Lenten updates for you: As I mentioned in an earlier bulletin, the Paulding Knights of Columbus Fish Fries will continue through the month of March: every Friday (Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26) from 4:00-7:00pm at the Paulding Knights of Columbus Hall. Only curbside
Read more →Dear parishioners, Happy Solemnity of Christ the King! Today’s feast is not only a worthwhile meditation in itself, but it is also a reminder that we jump right into Advent next weekend. With that in mind, I will be continuing our Advent practice of having “Days of
Read more →Dear parishioners, Bishop Thomas recently released a couple of memos to all the parishes of our diocese with some important information regarding parish/liturgical matters during COVID in the coming months. Below are some excerpts from his memos: Regarding the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on
Read more →Hello Everyone! It is good to finally be here at our parish and to begin meeting some of you! I am very grateful that my move here from St. Peter’s in Mansfield went very smoothly. I am confident that your prayers played a major part in everything
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ With COVID-19, we have been emphasizing the usefulness of making a spiritual communion if you can’t attend Mass. The prayer we have been using for our YouTube/Facebook Masses is from Saint Alphonsus Liguori:
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ I am writing this bulletin letter in the weekdays after our opening of weekend public Masses. I’m so grateful that everything worked out as smoothly as it did for these first Masses. It really took a lot of work on the part
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