Dear parishioners, Blessings to all of you as we celebrate this most glorious day of the Resurrection! As was sung in the beautifully worded Easter Proclamation last night at the Easter Vigil: “This is the night, when Christ broke the prison-bars of death and rose victorious from
Read more →Posts Tagged Divine Mercy Sunday
Dear parishioners, A few updates for you: Our celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday went very well! Thank you to all who came and participated in some or all of the events. I was encouraged by the turnout; after the fact, some parishioners informed me that they
Read more →Hello everyone! Every year, there is a special Mass that happens during Holy Week, at which the Bishop blesses the oils that are needed for celebrating the sacraments throughout the diocese. The Chrism that he blessed was used at the Easter Vigil for the celebration of Confirmation
Read more →Hello everyone! A very blessed and joy-filled Easter to you! As we rejoice in the beauty of this glorious day, we recall the very reason that the Son of God took on a human nature and came to us in the flesh. In completing the Paschal Triduum
Read more →Dear parishioners, As we enter into Holy Week next week, we enter into what my high school tennis coach called “the Super Bowl of the Church.” Perhaps that phrase is a bit casual to describe the solemn events we will be entering into, but it does capture
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ Congratulations to all of our children who received First Communion last weekend! What a big day for you and your families! And for the parish! If you think about the fact that the Eucharist floods our being with amazing grace each time we
Read more →+JMJ Dear Parishioners, Once again, thanks is due to all the people who put in much hard work to make our Divine Mercy celebrations beautiful last Sunday afternoon. The Totus Tuus prayer group was at the center of the planning for confessions, the Mass, veneration of St. Faustina’s
Read more →+JMJ Dear Parishioners, With this letter I would like to repeat at greater length the announcement I made about the Holy Door in last week’s homily. On Divine Mercy Sunday this past April, Francis promulgated a bull (a certain type of papal document) announcing that he was
Read more →Dear Parishioners, On Thursday, February 19, we had another pastoral council meeting. The following is a brief summary: -All the money for the Paulding air-conditioning project has been collected, thanks to very generous donors. The Diocese has given the final approval for the replacement of the old
Read more →Dear Parishioners, This weekend (October 5th) is the memorial of St. Faustina, the religious sister the Lord used to offer the Divine Mercy devotion to the world. So we are including a short biography of St. Faustina in the bulletin. I hope you get to know her
Read more →