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October 30, 2022Dear Parishioners, I did not think it would happen so fast. When I was a young seminarian and assistant priest, I heard stories of seasoned pastors who would wait until snow was practically on the ground before turning on the heat in the church. I though to myself, “I will never be like those pastors.” Little did I know what it takes to run a parish! As you can probably tell the heat on the church is not on yet (at least at the time I am writing this bulletin column). It should come as no surprise why: the cost of heating the church. Click the title to read more.Read More
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October 23, 2022Dear Parishioners, Our mini-bizarre was a big success this past weekend: Whether it was scarecrows to support our school 8th grade class, baked goods for our parish cheerleaders, or roses sold by our Knights for the Mother of Life Center. A very big thank you to all the parishioners, families, and friends who participated in these events. Click the title to read more.Read More
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October 16, 2022Dear Parishioners, This past week I taught one course on the different Schools of Spirituality in the Catholic Church to those preparing to become permanent deacons. In that course we learned about Dominican, Benedictine, Jesuit, Carmelite, Salesian and other schools of spirituality. While I do not have the room to put the entire course in the bulletin I thought that I would share at least a portion of that course on prayer. Click the title to read more.Read More
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October 9, 2022Dear Parishioners, What a wonderful feast of St. Therese of Lisieux we had here last weekend! Fr. Michael Rubeling from the Archdiocese of Baltimore led us in a parish retreat beginning with his homilies at each of the weekend Masses. Then on Monday and Tuesday nights he led us in prayer and adoration of Jesus Christ in the model of St. Therese. Those nights were very powerful for me and for everyone who attended. In addition, our Youth Minister Liz Cotrupi-Pfunder led us in music. She did a beautiful job and certainly elevated our prayers. Click the title to read more.Read More
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October 2, 2022Dear Parishioners, This weekend we celebrate our parish patroness St. Teresa, otherwise known as St. Therese of Lisieux. This year we are having a mission to celebrate our great saint. The mission will focus on three parts of Therese’s life. During the homily at all the weekend Masses (October 1-2), he will introduce St. Therese as a beloved daughter in her family and how the love and suffering in her family allowed God to overcome fear in her life. On Monday, October 3rd at 7:00pm we will have a Holy Hour and reflection on Therese as a Carmelite sister. We will unpack St. Therese’s life as a Carmelite Sister and how her focus on prayer can improve our spiritual lives. Finally on Tuesday, October 4th we will have a Holy Hour and reflection on Therese as a missionary. We will learn how a young girl who barely left her hometown could become the patroness of missionaries, and how we can follow in her footsteps to allow the Holy Spirit to transform our parish and our families. Please join us for as many of these reflections as you can to learn about our patroness. Click the title to read more.Read More
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