Isaiah 55:1-11 Mark 1:7-11 One of the customs that we have in both of our parishes is the “tree of life” present in the sanctuary during the Christmas Season. One of the symbols is that of the dove- each dove has the name of each person baptized in our parish the past year (next year,… [read more]
The Epiphany is about the divine mysteries becoming known. In this very challenging year, the gentle snow falling on Christmas Eve into Christmas Day was see as something positive as we stayed home from Church. As we continue in this time of “lockdown,” nature may be showing us some of other signs of beauty and… [read more]
We are re-opening! Great news! The weekend of June 20/21 we re-open our Churches with 30% capacity and respecting physical distancing guidelines. Masses will be the usual times: Saturday, June 20 – 5:00 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Sunday, June 21 – 9:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart and 11:00 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Please read the recent guidelines… [read more]
A special “Ministry” that I embrace each year is to plant flowers on my parents’ grave at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. This means of course, watering them occasionally throughout the summer – I’m grateful for others who also drop by to give the plants a “drink.” This year I went on Friday, May 22 to do… [read more]
The Pentecost event is one full of drama, a powerful display of nature in which people are changed and improved. In the midst of this, they are all ONE. There is tremendous UNITY in the midst of the diversity that is celebrated on that First day of Pentecost. As journey together in this time of COVID 19,… [read more]