Greetings in Christ, all! Here we are, finally in the new Church. Fifteen months, lots of donations, tons of hard work and sacrifice, one million decisions and 20 million prayers later: can you believe it? This happened for one reason above all: God’s grace and goodness. Your prayerful and sacrificial spirits made it so we […]
Give $250 – receive a JIB t-shirtGive $500 – receive a JIB sweatshirtGive $1000 – have lunch with Fr Joe and watch the show live (additional guest for every $1000 donated) Thank you for supporting the Holy Family Church renovation project! Directions to DONATE:1. visit https://pushpay.com/g/hfgrandblanc?src=hpp2. enter your donation amount3. click on “Give one time”4. […]
Hello, my Holy Family! What a great week we begin when we celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s a time for us not just to give lip service to the idea, but to commit ourselves to gratitude. I am convinced that choosing to be grateful is one of the most important keys to being holy and happy. Choose gratitude today! Speaking of […]
Howdy, Holy Family! I want to let you know I’m taking a few days off Thanksgiving week. This last year has been especially life giving and challenging for me and Fr. Le’s arrival here is nothing less than a miracle as far as I’m concerned. I’ll be out for a bit, getting some rest and […]
Greetings in Christ!! We are excited to announce the reopening of our renovated church on the weekend of December 12th/13th, 2020!! All Sunday, December 13th, Masses are designated especially as donor Masses in appreciation of your support. The rededication Mass will be Saturday, December 12th, at 4 p.m. celebrated by Bishop Earl Boyea. So, even […]
Greetings in Christ, all! As you may know, I took five days off and really enjoyed it. I didn’t do anything in particular, I just slept and read and it was very nice. The time of Quarantine took a lot of my mind and heart and as much as I loved it, I think I pushed a bit […]
Happy Sunday! Before I forget, I wanted to talk about the Creed we pray at Sunday mass. There are two options for us: The Nicene Creed and The Apostles Creed. You may have noticed that, more and more, we’ve been praying the Apostles Creed. I’m doing this for a couple reasons… First, it’s the Creed […]
Update 1 | Masses at Holy Family Fr. Joe updates our local and virtual parishioners about Mass times, live-streaming, protocols and precautions. Update 1 – Masses at Holy Family Fr. Joe updates our local and virtual parishioners about Mass times, live-streaming, protocols and precautions Update 2 | Church Renovation Fr. Joe walks us through the […]
Greetings in Christ!! I want to take a moment and thank you for all your support and prayers.. Throughout next week, we will be releasing videos that will be breaking down updates that are coming up as quarantine is ending. We are SO excited to share with you all the amazing things that our Lord […]
Greetings in Christ all! In these crazy days, God is doing amazing things. As I shared a bit last week, this time has been challenging, but incredible. Personally, I don’t recall any time as a pastor where I have been so free to be a priest. We are reaching out and touching lives in the […]