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Christ is Risen!  Indeed, He is Risen!             Since the solemn day of Pentecost is upon us, the Easter season officially draws to a close.  Therefore, I wanted one last opportunity to give the Easter greeting to all of you.  As we conclude this season, again, with the most holy day of the descent of… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor

Happy Ascensiontide everyone!                 While we are still in the midst of the Easter season, these few days in between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost are a sort of mini-season, if you will.  Also, since the Memorial Day weekend is upon us, we bid “farewell” to spring and say “hello there!” to the summer months.  As… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor

Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed! In the midst of this joyous Easter season, we begin this new month of May with the traditional May Crowning! Dedicating this month to our most Blessed Mother, we give thanks to God for the gift of so great an advocate, protector, and intercessor. Our annual May Crowning… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor

Christ is Risen!  He is risen indeed!             First of all, I wish to say thank you to all of our readers, Eucharistic ministers, altar servers, and volunteers who decorated the church during the ceremonies of Holy Week!  All of you worked very hard to make our Holy Week and Triduum liturgies so beautiful and… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor

"Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed!" The Easter season is meant to be a great time of joy. This joy is naturally shared with others and over the centuries Christians have expressed it in different ways. For example, Christians in many parts of the world will greet each other with a “Paschal Greeting.” It… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor

Hello everyone! First of all, I want to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH for all of those who contributed to our Divine Mercy Mission Renewal! These last 3 Mondays were a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the message of Divine Mercy, and how this devotion can lead us deeper into the mystery of Lent and… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor

Greetings and salutations!                 Our first evening of the Divine Mercy Mission Renewal on Monday, March 14th was a huge success!  We had a great turnout of people who came to listen to the message of Divine Mercy as explained by our guest speaker, Mr. Rick Paolini…thank you so much, Rick, for sharing your faith… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor