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. It will be a cash raffle with prizes totaling $ 2,000.00. The first 3 tickets drawn will receive $ 500.00 each, the next 3 tickets [...]
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 making their first communion on that day. It was different back then because Mass was in Latin and the priest had his back to the [...]
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 Season you will notice that the Paschal Candle is lit at every Mass and that we begin most Sundays with a sprinkling rite. Another important [...]
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 our environment. THANKS to all the volunteers that helped haul items from the building and garage area, unloaded the many vehicles that came through our [...]
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 should be enough to carry us through for the fifty days to Pentecost when we welcome the Holy Spirit in our lives. It is the [...]
