From Our Pastor:   Brothers and sisters:   This weekend we as Americans commemorate the 9/11 tragedy of 2001. 20 years ago we experienced the single most loss of life in one day in American history, on our soil. So many lives have been affected for so long. It’s one…

From Our Pastor: HOPE APPEAL 2021 Friends, each year when the time comes for the Diocesan HOPE APPEAL, you and I are bound to hear something like, “Not again, I thought this was a one-time thing!” Well, by now, about 60 years after its inception, we should catch on that…

From Our Pastor: Brothers and sisters, this week we learned of the passing of three wonderful ministers in our diocese; Fr Guy Baccaro, Sr. Mary Rose Noonan, CSJ, and Sr. Lois Barton, CSJ. May they all Rest In Peace and be rewarded for their earthly ministry and holiness. In our…

From Our Pastor: Peace! We have a wonderful reason for some pride and an opportunity to share in one of our young parishioner’s new ministry, Brandon Tyrrell, of St. Stephen’s Parish in Marathon, has discerned to spend the next year with a missionary group, HARD AS NAILS, a group dedicated…

Today the Church rejoices in the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of the Church, and our Mother. Because of her role in Salvation history as the mother of our Savior, Jesus Christ, she was free of the corruption of sin and death. We celebrate today, her Assumption into heaven and…

Brothers and Sisters: We’ve been hearing the “Bread of Life Discourse” of the Gospel of John during our last two Sundays, and again this Sunday. We find today, that the Eucharist we celebrate, indeed that we consume, reveals the closeness of God to us, His children. The nature of God…

From Our Pastor: Brothers and Sisters: Because we haven’t had a resident in the rectory and around the property of our wonderful Church, I have noticed that some ordinary upkeep and repair needs to be tended to, despite the efforts of many of you to take care of our wonderful…

From Our Pastor: Brothers and Sisters: In today’s Gospel from St. John we begin a few weeks of concentration on Jesus’ teaching on the Eucharist, our greatest everlasting gift from God. This section is often called the “Eucharistic Discourse.” This gift is so central to our salvation that it deserves…

Brothers and Sisters: Today, in our Scriptures we find interesting words pertaining to our Savior Jesus. Words like shepherd, guide, nourisher, righteous, strengthener, the peaceful one between Jews and Gentiles, between God and humanity. When we see or hear these words, representing Jesus Christ in His ministry, we must recall…

Bulletin Reflection Writers: The reflection on the front page is written and will continue to be written by our Fr. Corey. Thank you to all who wrote reflections, past and present, for our Sunday bulletin relating to that day’s readings. Each one of you had a special way of relating…