Last weekend, I spoke about discipleship in reference to Peter’s proclamation that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. While membership in the church is good, discipleship goes beyond and is needed for a vibrant Church. To help define the reality, I shared Seven Marks of Discipleship. Desire: Wanting to grow closer [...]
Did you know that the responsorial psalm is on the first page of the bulletin? As the specific setting is not in our Breaking Bread hymnal, we have added the notes of the psalm to assist our shared song. In September, I shared that I will be hosting another State of the Church presentation [...]
Coming up soon is the Beatification of Bishop Fulton Sheen! This means that his cause for canonization is progressing! Bishop Sheen was and remains an amazing model of discipleship and witness to evangelization in the life of the Church. I finally got around to reading one of his books on priesthood over retreat this last [...]
Although the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not considered a Holy Day of Obligation this year, we will have a Mass for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
CORRECTION: For next Saturday, August 15th, the Vigil Mass will NOT be for the Feast of the Assumption (Not a Holy Day of Obligation this year). It will be for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time. We apologize for any confusion. I am excited to share that this coming year we are collaborating with St [...]
American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story is coming to theaters on August 25 & 26 (English) and August 27 (En Español). The feature-length documentary narrated by Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actor Martin Sheen, follows the life, death and impact of Blessed Stanley Rother, an American priest from Oklahoma, who served the indigenous Tzu'tujil [...]
If you took a yard sign for Summerfest, you can keep or discard the plastic sign, but please bring back the metal frame if it is still in good repair so that we can reuse them for next year. Thank you to all who helped to support Summerfest with the yard signs!!! As you see, [...]
Happy Summerfest Weekend!!! A HUGE thank you to Bill Brickman and the Summerfest team for all of their hard work and planning to help make for such a fun and successful weekend! Thank you as well to all who have volunteered and supported the weekend financially and through your prayer. It really is an awesome [...]
Our parish Pastoral Planning Team, charged with evaluating the results of our Disciple Maker Index Survey from Catholic Leadership Institute, has been meeting for discussion and prayer. The team is comprised of Mr. David Csank, our school principal, Mr. Patrick Osysko, Head of Parish Council, Mr. Mark Ternes, Co-Chair of Finance Council, Mrs. Kathryn DeCapite, [...]
This weekend we welcome Fr. Onildo from the Missionary Fraternity of Mary! The Missionary Fraternity of Mary is an order of Priests within the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to educating and ordaining young men to bring the good news and the sacraments to the marginalized Catholics of the world. They educate the poor, welcome vocations to religious [...]
