From Our Pastor

WELCOME LAURA KERR I am very happy to announce that Laura Kerr has accepted my invitation to become our Organist/Choir Director, succeeding Joyce Chen who moved to Oregon over the summer where she accepted a professorship at Oregon University.  Many of you already know Laura, a longtime parishioner and accomplished pianist.  Many of you and your children have taken lessons from her over the years.  She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Tufts University and a Master’s Degree in Music for Piano Performance from Temple University as well as [...]

Summer Projects Update It’s hard to believe that summer is coming to an end; I hope you’ve enjoyed some time for rest and relaxation!  As we do every summer, this year, we have undertaken a number of projects throughout our parish facilities.  The gym floor was resurfaced again this summer; this cost $3,592.00.  As you may recall, it was completely replaced last spring after the gym was flooded when Aqua improperly connected our gym to its new water line.  Fortunately, Aqua paid for the floor’s replacement but it needs to [...]

On Tuesday, we will join with the universal Church in celebrating the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, into heaven.  It is a Holy Day of Obligation and the principal feast day of the Blessed Mother, so I would like to offer you some reflections on it. The commemoration of the death of Mary is known as the Assumption because of the tradition that, shortly after her death, Mary was raised up, body and soul, into heaven.  In the Eastern Church, it is called the Dormition, or [...]

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA COLLECTION We all know how important it is to grow in our knowledge of God; after all, we are all preparing to spend eternity with him!  God has blessed us by revealing himself to us down through the ages, especially through the prophets and in person through his son, Jesus Christ.  We are blessed here in America with many fine Catholic colleges and universities that help our children continue to learn about God as they prepare for their careers and adult lives.  Catholic University of America [...]

“In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”  With these words, the priest who presides at the Celebration of the Eucharist draws the congregation into the sacred moment of worship.  We believe in God who is both one and yet a communion of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Made in the image and likeness of God, who is one God in three Persons, we are called to worship not only alone but also as a community.  When I explain the Mass to children, [...]

Every time we gather around our Lord’s Table in the celebration of the Eucharist, we recall our Lord’s saving words and actions and receive his life-giving Body and Blood.  The Code of Canon Law directs the pastor “to see to it that the Most Holy Eucharist is the center of the parish assembly of the faithful; he is to work to see to it that the Christian faithful are nourished through a devout celebration of the sacraments and especially that they frequently approach the sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist” [...]