𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Dear Parishioners, Grace and peace of Jesus Christ be with you and your family. The theme of the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B reminds us to follow God’s laws, to listen and act on God’s Word and to maintain inner purity…

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐈𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 Monday, August 26th10:00 AMFinance Meeting – Rectory6:00 PMMass – St. Stephen’s Church, Marathon Tuesday, August 27th9:00 AMMass – St. Patrick’s, Whitney Point Church10:00 AMBible Study – St. Patrick’s, Whitney Point Church

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Dear Parishioners, Grace and peace of our Lord, Jesus Christ be with you and your family. The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B readings remind us of the importance of choosing to follow God, living in loving unity, and facing the challenges…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝘋𝑒𝘢𝑟 𝐴𝘮𝑎𝘻𝑖𝘯𝑔 𝑃𝘢𝑟𝘪𝑠𝘩𝑖𝘰𝑛𝘦𝑟𝘴, Grace, peace and wisdom from God our Father, and Jesus our Lord and Redeemer and the Holy Spirit who sanctifies us, be with you. The themes for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B guides us to live wisely,…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Dear Parishioners, Grace and peace of Jesus Christ be with you! Today’s gospel is part of the lengthy bread of life discourse (John 6:24-59) which clarified the sign of the loaves and the fishes. The crowds who pursued Jesus had followed after him,…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐽𝐸𝑆𝑈𝑆, 𝑂𝑈𝑅 𝐺𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝑆𝐻𝐸𝑃𝐻𝐸𝑅𝐷 Dear Friends in Christ, Grace and peace of Jesus Christ be with you! Today’s first reading is a series of oracles delivered by the Prophet Jeremiah against the unworthy shepherds who had led God’s people astray. He spoke against…

𝐺𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑑, 𝐶ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝐵𝑦 𝐺𝑜𝑑 In today’s Gospel reading, the disciples are sent to outsiders, thus expanding its missionary range and moving into Gentile lands. Helmut Koester has suggested that Mark created the literary genre of the gospel as an instruction in discipleship, to sustain the life of…

𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟. Dear Friends in Christ, A warm and gracious welcome to you and all members of our church family! What would our churches look like if we remembered that our congregations preach far more than half the homily? A…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 I would like to thank everyone for their love and support as I leave the Parish Community of St. Stephen and St. Patrick and the Mission of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. These past two years have been a blessing in my priestly life…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 In this weekend’s Gospel story, we see the disciples in a boat encountering a terrible storm. As the wind is blowing and the waves are crashing into the boat, Jesus is asleep in the back of the boat on a cushion. The disciples awaken…