Welcome
Our mission is to carry on the three-fold ministry of Jesus Christ--preaching the Good News, building up a community of believers and serving others as He did, especially those most in need. All are welcome to join us in this mission.
Those who are new to our parish are cordially invited to make their presence known by introducing themselves to Father after Mass and by contacting the Rectory office during the week to register so that we can be of better service to you.
Interesting Links - Follow your faith!
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday
Ever get "lost" during the Sunday readings? Well, Life Teen is here to help with their "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday" podcast!Do you have friends who "used to be" Catholic? Bring them home, send them the link to this site - Catholics Come Home
Catholic Buzz
4 Marks
Sign up for 4Marks.com and get the Catholic Buzz with new monthly videos; podcasts, forums, groups; Catholic Roundup; Radio Stigmata; Catholic Moments. . .too many things to list here. . .check it out for yourself, there are some great video clips! My favorite is May Feelings II - check it out!
Every week, Life Teen International’s Mark Hart (a.k.a. "the Bible Geek ") puts Sunday scripture into simple words, clarifying their meaning with practical insights and just a touch of humor.
To hear the free weekly "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday" podcast, visit www.lifeteen.com (to listen online)
About CatholicStoryTV
Want to make the world a better place? Go tell a good Catholic Story. Simple right?
That’s what CatholicStoryTV is trying to do. Simply use video as a way to tell good Catholic stories.
On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week, CatholicStoryTV will release a different video.
CatholicStoryTV will feature “Bible Stories for Kids and Adults”, “Bible Stories For Adults”, “Stories about Saints”, “Stories about Theological and Moral Issues” and “Stories about Churches”.
If you want all of the Catholic News of the day, go someplace else. But if you want to watch and listen to good stories about our Catholic Tradition, than CatholicStoryTV (http://catholicstorytv.com) is the site for you.
That Catholic Show
Wondering why we do what we do in our Catholic Faith? That Catholic Show produces short (5 minute), light & humorous explanations of our traditions. You can watch them here
The Vatican on YouTube
here
For Family and Individual Studies on this weeks readings, please go to:
http://www.word-sunday.com/
This site is a WONDERFUL learning tool for understanding the readings and includes a Children's Reading too.
Watch the Lifehouse Everything Skit here:
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Announcements
Parish Ministries
All Are Welcome!
Christian Service Committee - this large group serves our parish and our community with many wonderful fundraisers and service projects. Contact Kathryn McDonald at 828-0506 for more information.
Our Lady of Busy Beads - creating hand-made rosaries for prisons, missions, sacramental children of the parish and any other special requests. Meets monthly, contact Donna Hoffman at 828-3619 for details.
The Gathering - Bible Study group meets the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month at the Academy. Contact Charles Vieni at 851-7981 for details.
Our Lady of Grace Prayer Group - meets monthly on Thursday evenings. Contact Grace or Mike Duvall at 672-4085 for more information.
Friendly Kitchen - Cooking dinner for the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen. Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 3 pm to 6 pm at St. Mary's Academy. Contact Maura Nedwell, 851-3688, for more information.
Prayer Blanket Ministry - meets monthly and as needed to prepare and assemble prayer blankets for persons in need of the comfort that 'being covered in prayer' brings. Contact Donna Hoffman at 828-3619 for more information.
YOUTH SERVICE CLUB INFO
Spirit Club (Pre-K - 3rd grade) - check website and bulletin for meeting times, dates and plans!
Saints Club (4th-7th grade) Annual Rock-a-thon Fundraiser for Alight on March 22nd! -- see bulletin for details -- Pledge sheets and permission slips are on line at Saints Club link!
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Good Samaritans (8th -12th grade) -- 30-Hour Famine has been postponed until April 3rd & 4th. . .please spread the word -- bigger and better in April! Check Good Samaritan Club page for permission slip and pledge sheet.
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
— Saint Augustine
“It is possible to evade a multitude of sorrows by the cultivation of an insignificant life. Indeed if a person’s ambition is to avoid trouble, the recipe is simple: shed your ambitions, cut the wings of every purpose, and seek a little life with a few purposes, a few relations, and a few contacts.
If you want to get through the world with the smallest trouble, reduce yourself to the smallest compass.
Tiny souls can dodge through life; bigger souls are blocked on every side. As soon as a person enlarges his or her life, resistances are multiplied. If you are petty and selfish and just caring about yourself, you will have no trouble; if you are interested in the agenda of Christ, your suffering will be increased on every side.”
Ellie Lefaro (Focus on the Family radio broadcast), quoting J. Henry Jowett
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