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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Year A)

John 14:1 – 12

This Sunday, we hear a portion of Jesus’ address to the apostles during the Last Supper as presented in John’s Gospel. In this Gospel, it is presented as our Lord’s farewell discourse to his disciples in anticipation of his death. Most scripture scholars consider this section (chapters 14 – 18) to be a Johannine composition, modeled on farewell discourses found in contemporary Greek and Hebrew literature. You will notice that the only action in John’s account of the Last Supper is the washing of the feet and […]

sksparish.org2023-05-08T12:40:48-04:00May 8th, 2023|

Fall 2023 Tackle Football

Dear St. Katharine’s CYO Community,

As the school year draws to a close, we would like to update you on the potential for Fall 2023 Tackle Football at St. Katharine’s for grades 5-8.

The St. Katharine’s CYO Board has been diligently exploring options to offer our student-athletes the opportunity to participate in tackle football under the CYO umbrella. As many of you are aware, Trinity football unfortunately concluded last year, leaving our students without a football option through our parish and school. In response, we have been investigating various alternatives and are currently working on a potential partnership […]

sksparish.org2023-05-02T11:30:59-04:00May 2nd, 2023|

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Year A)

John 10:1 – 10

As I mentioned last week, most of the Sunday Gospels during Easter this year will be from the Gospel of John. We heard from the Gospel of Luke last week but we return to John’s Gospel. This Sunday, we hear a presentation of the Lord’s attack against the Pharisees. The good shepherd discourse continues the theme of attack on the Pharisees that ends John 9; let’s quickly review this chapter that recounts the incident of Jesus curing the man born blind. In this account, we recall the […]

sksparish.org2023-04-28T10:20:21-04:00April 28th, 2023|

“Lord, teach us to pray” Luke 11:1

Sharing the faith begins with our own encounter with the living Christ through sacraments, scripture and prayer. During the Lenten season we had the opportunity to “Repent and believe in the Gospel” through prayer, fasting and abstinence. To continue to grow spiritually as Catholics, we recommend the Hallow Prayer App to help you establish a habit of daily personal prayer and/or deepen and expand your existing prayer life. There is something for everyone! You’ll find guided rosaries, minute meditations, daily reflections, content for children, music, Bible in a Year, prayer […]

sksparish.org2023-05-08T13:08:20-04:00April 8th, 2023|

Pastoral Plan Update: Liturgy Experience New! Quiet Toy Baskets

Do you know one sign of a vibrant parish? The sight and sounds of young families at Mass. Children are always welcomed at St. Katharine’s, but taking care of them in church can be stressful for parents, and makes it difficult to focus on the Word of God. The Pastoral Plan’s Liturgy Experience committee understands this and, with the help of Mothers of Young Children and Faithful Families, has put together baskets of quiet toys for families to borrow during Mass. The baskets are located in the Lancaster […]

sksparish.org2023-04-13T13:54:31-04:00April 1st, 2023|

PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION (Year A)

We begin on Sunday the week that we appropriately call Holy Week, when our Lord Jesus, the Holy Son of God, comes to Jerusalem where he is first hailed as the Son of David, and the Prophet and then is tried as a criminal in a sham trial orchestrated by the Jewish leaders, only to be scourged and crucified. For the Jewish leaders of his time, it was just to get rid of a trouble maker. But, as I hope you have come to learn, this was all part of […]

sksparish.org2023-03-30T14:20:29-04:00March 30th, 2023|

Pastoral Plan Update: Children’s Mass filled with Faith, Love and Service

Human hand holding Christian cross with a sunset sky background

Did you hear about our last children’s mass?

When parishioners arrived, they were warmly welcomed by children offering a small gift to each child! Father Scott invited the children to join him up on the altar and had a meaningful conversation with them about Jesus’ love for us. The Children’s Choir, expertly led by Steph Twohig, filled church with joy and praise. Faithful Families and Mother’s of Young Children hosted coffee, donuts & treats […]

sksparish.org2023-04-13T14:03:06-04:00March 18th, 2023|

FOURTH SUNDAY LENT (Year A)

1 Samuel 16:1b, 6 – 7, 10 – 13a

This Sunday, we hear the very interesting account of the selection of David to replace Saul as king of Israel. First of all, we remember that 1 Sam is part of the Historical Books of the Bible, presented in its final edited form probably at the end of the 7^th century BC. It is called Samuel because it focuses on Samuel, the last judge of Israel, who was called by God to anoint both the first and second kings of Israel. The […]

sksparish.org2023-03-16T12:01:01-04:00March 16th, 2023|

THIRD SUNDAY LENT (Year A)

Exodus 17:3 – 7

This Sunday, we hear the well-known account of God providing water from the rock for the disgruntled Israelites in the desert. As we recall from the first 14 chapters of this book, they had escaped the Egyptians and had spent a little over a month in the desert before they complained about having no food. In chapter 16, we hear them complain about having no food and how God provides them with manna and quail (cf. 16:1 – 3, 13 – 15). Then, they moved on to […]

sksparish.org2023-03-13T20:13:26-04:00March 13th, 2023|

Pastoral Plan Update: Parishioner Engagement

Would you guess that St. Katharine’s has almost 20 active ministries? Music, Bible Study, Walking with Purpose, Mercy Hospice, Youth Group, to name a few.

The primary goal of the Parishioner Engagement committee is, obviously, to involve more parishioners in activities at SKS. The first step has been to increase awareness of our existing ministries. Hopefully you have noticed more info about the mission and activities of different groups in Flocknote and the bulletin. The new “Ministry Corner” in the weekend email shines […]

sksparish.org2023-04-13T13:32:13-04:00March 4th, 2023|

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