Eleven high school aged youth were accompanied by 3 adult chaperones on a mission of service to the area in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. The group traveled in two vans, leaving Sunday, July 16 and returning Saturday, July 22. The worksites were coordinated by the Franciscans for the Poor and the group was housed in […]
Sixty-five Middle and High School students participated in our 6th annual week of service. Students started their day at 8 a.m. and ended at 8 p.m. During this time they departed for various worksites at 9 a.m. and returned by 3:30 p.m. We worked at Catholic Charities, North End Soup Kitchen, Community Closet, American House, […]
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Apparition of Our Lady In order to celebrate with dignity the centennial of the Apparitions of Fatima, by mandate of Pope Francis, a Jubilee Year is granted, with the inherent plenary indulgence, from the 27th of November 2016 until the 26th of November 2017. The plenary indulgence of the […]
RCIA: Easter Vigil and Mystagogy: Savoring the Mystery of God The Easter Vigil – what a glorious night! This is the night when we heard the saving love of our Creator God through the Old Testament readings and the fulfillment of His promises to us in the resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ, in the […]
This past week, I received my new parish assignment to serve at St. Thomas Aquinas/St. John’s Student Parish in East Lansing, beginning July 1st. When I was first ordained a priest, I can remember other priests telling me that leaving your first parish will be one of the hardest times to say goodbye. Well, I […]
Did You Know… Every year the parish of Holy Family baptizes youth and adults at the Easter Vigil? Because we have “Elect” in our RCIA process, we will be using the readings from Liturgical Cycle Year A on the 3rd Sunday of Lent at the 12 pm Mass ( Mar 19th), on the 4th Sunday […]
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