| Focus on the Saints |
Our Patron Saint:
Saint John the Baptist
March 15
Saint Louise
March 17
Saint Patrick
March 19
Solemnity of Saint Joseph
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| From the Pastor |
My Dear Family,
I look forward to marching in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I always love passing outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York city amongst all the incredible, electric and awe-inspiring crowds and glancing up to the stained glass windows. From outside, during the day, the windows might seem dark, looming, archaic and somewhat institutional. You must go inside the Cathedral to see the beautiful light, read the stories, admire the colors and then become bathed in their warmth. This is what the Body of Christ is to our world. To some on the outside, His suffering and crucifixion would seem a folly. To those who love Him and believe in what He did, it is the most romantic, chivalrous and life-changing event that has ever occurred. This perhaps is also a parallel to the season of Lent. We must enter into it fully so as to truly understand its beauty and renewing power by God’s grace. May we all take these next few weeks to heart so as to enjoy God’s great mercy and encouragement. Let’s be sure to invite everyone inside!
Please continue to pray for me as I will pray for you.
Saint John the Baptist, pray for us!
Rev. Brian Patrick Woodrow
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| News |
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Please join us in the Parish Hall every Sunday for Hospitality! Coffee and donuts are served after the 9am and 11am Sunday Masses, and are provided by the Knights of Columbus.
Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday in Lent, at 7:00pm in the Church. All are welcome.
Lenten Divine Mercy Evenings will be offered on Tuesday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 18 in the Church beginning at 7pm. More information is available in our Bulletin.
The 50+ Club will have their Saint Patrick's Day Celebration on Wednesday, March 12 at 1:00pm in the Religious Education Building.
All are invited to attend this year's Saint Patrick Dinner Dance on Saturday, March 15 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm in the Parish Hall. More information can be found in the Bulletin.
The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the Monthly Breakfast on Sunday, March 23 from 8am-11am in the Church Hall. Please join us!
The Confraternity of Christian Mothers will meet on Monday, March 24 at 7:30pm in the Church. The meeting begins with Adoration and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. All are welcome.
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| Campus Updates |
We are happy to share some of the recent updates to our beautiful Campus:
The Parish Hall has been a major focus of our attention. Currently, painting of the Hall is underway! The new floor has been installed and recent lighting improvements helped to prepare our Parish Hall for many upcoming special events. The addition of the four new movable walls gives us great flexibility in the use of this wonderful meeting space.
The Church and Rectory roofs have been inspected, and all missing or cracked slate shingles were replaced. Gutters were cleared in preparation for winter.
The Parish Office floors have been refinished, and the office decorating will soon be completed. We look forward to painting the reception and hallway areas soon. Over the summer, the Office was relocated to the house behind the Church and landscaping was completed.
The Parking Lot will soon see the completion of the paving work as well as additional lighting.
The entire Campus benefitted greatly from the hard work of all of our fathers, sons and Notre Dame High School volunteers who participated in the Columbus Day Clean-Up. Thank you to all.
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