I hope you had some quality time with family and friends over the Thanksgiving holidays celebrating the many gifts we share as a nation, as families and as a community. It has been a strange and difficult year with the pandemic lingering longer than anyone would have guessed and the long-term effects of this pandemic…
DetailsLast week at all Masses, the Finance Council presented the financial report for the year ended June 30, 2021 and it was also sent via email to all parishioners. It is important that we all read the financial update carefully and be aware of the great work we have accomplished in the last year in…
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The feedback about John Angotti’s Liturgical Formation has been powerful. If you missed the session, it was livestreamed thanks to our wonderful AV/Tech Ministry. Watch it here.
DetailsAs you might remember from the retreat on the Eucharist we just completed that one of the important aspects of the liturgy of the Eucharist is music. It is not just an optional element but a constitutive element of the whole liturgy. While we have four processional songs (gathering, preparation, communion, and recessional) music is…
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On Tuesday night, we concluded our retreat, Living the Eucharist: Circle of Life. We reviewed the four previous movements of the Gathering, the Liturgy of the Word, the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and the Sending Forth. Then we focused on the challenges that come from these sessions especially in light of the pandemic and the…
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Join Fr. Brendan & Christine Moore (certified sommelier & co-owner of Teac Mor Vineyards) for an evening of faith sharing, gratitude and great wine! Special Guest: Rob Jensen of Testarossa Winery Date: Saturday, November 20 Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Place: Zoom (link will be sent in advance) Cost: $100 (cost includes price of wine & a…
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DetailsOn Tuesday night, we continued our retreat, Living the Eucharist: Circle of Life. After having gone through the three previous movements of the Gathering, the Liturgy of the Word, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, we moved onto the last movement of the Sending Forth. The center of the first Gathering movement was humility and…
DetailsI just got back from our Annual Clergy Retreat and it was good to be away praying together. We all realized how much this past 18 months of pandemic has taken out of us and how much we need to come away and renew ourselves in Christ. Thank you for your patience while we were…
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