St James Parish - Franklin

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Parish Raffle
Several people have asked me if we are having a parish raffle this year. The answer to that question is yes, we are. This year instead of doing a calendar raffle I decided to try something different, and it will be held in conjunction with our annual Parish Picnic, July 22nd. [...]
1st Eucharist
This weekend we will be celebrating First Eucharist with 17 of our children. It is an important step in their spiritual maturity. I remember making my First Communion at Holy Family Church in Rochester, NY back in 1963. I was in Sister Georgina’s 2nd grade. There were probably 100 children [...]
Fifty Days of Easter
For the Church the celebration of Easter doesn’t end with evening prayer or the last Mass on Easter Sunday, rather the church celebrates the Easter Season for fifty days and it comes to a close on the Feast of Pentecost (which in Greek means “the Fiftieth day”) During the Easter [...]
RECYCLE SATURDAY WAS A SUCCESS!
Last Saturday was our first attempt with this type of fundraiser. We heard a lot of positive comments from people dropping off their recyclable donations. People were happy to have a way they could get rid of their old computers, washers, dryers, aluminum cans, etc. plus knowing they were helping [...]
The party’s over…?
Remember the song that began: The party’s over…? After the glorious Easter Vigil celebration and the wonderful liturgies on Easter Sunday, you would think we could be singing that same song. But, when you really think about it, our party as Christians has just begun. All of this triumphant celebrating [...]
Easter 2012
In Sure and Certain Hope “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.” So says Saint Paul his first letter to the Corinthians*. Our whole Catholic faith is based on our belief in the resurrection. I was listening to an interview on [...]