Dear parishioners, A few months ago, Pope Francis promulgated a document titled Traditionis Custodes, which placed severe restrictions on the celebration of the Mass according to the Roman Missal of 1962, typically referred to as the traditional Latin Mass. Immediately following the promulgation of this document, bishops
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Hello everyone! I realized after last weekend’s bulletin was printed that there is one point that needs to be clarified from the recap of the latest finance council meeting. I mentioned that the building and maintenance fund contains around $24,000. However, this number is prior to adding
Read more →Hello everyone! Some have been asking about our first Saturday Latin Masses in light of Pope Francis’ document, Traditiones Custodes, dated July 16 of this year, which put severe restrictions on the celebration of the Latin Mass. I have waited to provide an update because much still
Read more →Dear parishioners, When I announced a few months ago that I was going to form a committee of parishioners to make recommendations regarding a long-term plan for the future of our parish, I mentioned that we will be having some “town hall” style meetings in order to
Read more →Hello everyone! Many thanks to everyone who has approached me to offer some feedback since I made the announcement about doing some long-term planning for our parish. Please know that I appreciate your input! I was sincere when I mentioned in that announcement that I feel everyone
Read more →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! Just a few updates: As you remember, before the school year started, we moved the school Masses to Thursdays in order to adjust appropriately for in-services and a few holidays. When we did this, I kept the Friday morning confessions on Friday, immediately prior to
Read more →Dear Parishioners, A few updates: I would like to clarify something from a previous bulletin article. You might remember that I mentioned a few weeks ago that our Payne church sustained some minor wind damage during a strong storm. I also mentioned that we did not at
Read more →Dear Parishioners, Bishop Thomas has asked that Tuesday, September 1 be a day of fasting and prayer throughout the Diocese for the cause of healing the wounds of racism and promoting the human dignity of every person. The Bishop will also be leading a Eucharistic Holy Hour
Read more →Dear parishioners, We have been receiving some questions at the parish office regarding various programs and events. While some groups/events/ministries will continue to be “on hold” through the COVID pandemic, the following items are the updates/reminders that I can think to provide at the moment: Blessing of
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