Ash Wednesday is just a couple of weeks away (February 22). It is time to return your blessed palms from last year, so that we may prepare the ashes for this year. Please bring them with you to Mass over the few weekends and place them in the basket in the vestibule/narthex.
The 2023 Annual Diocesan Appeal – Supporting our Mission Together is now underway. Our Parish Goal is $240,000. Our Parish Participation Goal is 1,000 families. Remember to bring your envelopes with you to Mass next week, if you have not already, mail it in or donate online.
“Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament flows from the sacrifice of the Mass and serves to deepen our hunger for Communion with Christ and the rest of the Church.”
Sunday, February 5 at the 8am, 9am & 11am Mass, we will celebrate a ritual of welcome for the children in our parish who have entered into a time of preparation for their First Holy Communion.
Our second collection is restricted to our Worship Space Expansion fund. After many months of discussions, the parish Finance Committee, who have advised that we look to the future.
January marks the beginning of the third quarter of the fiscal year. Thank you for your continued support of the mission and ministries of our parish. During the month of January, our average weekly collection was $19,804 (7% increase vs. Jan 22).
We have returned to Ordinary Time. The white vestments of our feasts have given way to green as the celebratory poinsettias and pine trees have disappeared from the sanctuary. We return to the regular readings.
December closes out the second quarter of the fiscal year. Thank you for your continued support of the mission and ministries of our parish. During the month of December, our average weekly collection was $20,101.
Every Catholic should be registered in a parish. Besides the active support and involvement that the registration enables, the parish registration is also a condition for many sacraments including Baptism and Matrimony. It is therefore important to register at your local parish as soon as possible.
Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship.
Wedding Coordinators needed If you are interested and want more information in assisting in this important ministry, please contact Gillian Griffis at the parish office. ggriffis@dsj.org or 408-223-1770 x324. Training would be provided.