6:30 p.m. Sunday, December 4
2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 6
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 6
Feel free to pick the time that works best for you, then come talk.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Your Opinion Counts
Feel free to pick the time that works best for you, then come talk.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
National Catholic Youth Conference
Among the 23,000 students at NCYC this year ...
... were a number of our parishioners.
ValLimar, who led out 2010 Parish Lenten Mission, was there.
Our own Anne Grzywa (center) was one of the animators.
You can read more about NCYC in this National Catholic Register article written by one of our parishioners.
Tomorrow night we will ask those who attended NCYC to share with the rest of our youth the stories of how their hearts were stirred and faith strengthened by their time at NCYC. This was a fantastic experience! We will start at 7 with a meal in the Steinhausen Center and end at 8:30.
Hour of Power will start at 9:00
Monday, November 28, 2011
Dove of the Church
This is one of six images which will be in the new stained glass windows. You may have noticed this image on the bulletin last weekend, the Advent Newsletter and the parish website.
In most churches, a dove in a stained glass window represents the Holy Spirit but in this case it represents St. Columbkille. Columb means “dove” in Gaelic and kille is “church,” so he came to be known as the “church’s dove.”
This is one of the six stained glass windows that have been ordered to give us a better sense of what it would look like to finish off the clerestory.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Fr Damian's Advent Study Starts Tomorrow
Instead of his typical Advent Bible Study, Fr. Damian is offering the new video series on "Catholicism" by Fr. Robert Barron. Each session will include video from Fr. Barron as well as group discussion and a question and answer time with Fr. Damian.After the four weeks of Advent, the series will continue in mid January until Lent. Then we will host a series of talks on Judaism and Islam.
It all starts tomorrow (Monday) in the Steinhausen Center. You can attend the morning (9 a.m.) or evening (7 p.m.) sessions.
November 28: Amazing and Afraid: The Revelation of God Become Man
December 5: Happy Are We: The Teaching of Jesus
December 12: The Ineffable Mystery of God
December 19: Our Tainted Nature's Solitary Boast: Mary, the Mother of God
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Prepared for Advent
This morning the church was busy as we prepared for Advent.
The missals were replaced for the new liturgical year.
It was a blur of action.
Pew Cards were also distributed to help us follow
along with the changes for the New Roman Missal.
Friday, November 25, 2011
End of an Era
This morning was the last Mass in our church using the Sacramentary.
Tomorrow we begin to use the New Roman Missal.
For more information on the
New Roman Missal, click here.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Patron of our Diocese
St. Cecilia is the name of our cathedral and the patron saint of our Archdiocese. Because she was so highly venerated by the ancient Roman Church, she is listed in the Canon of the Mass. Over the site where her home had stood a church was built in the fourth century. (Next year, John Norman should have his first Mass as a deacon in this church.) Her martyrdom probably occurred during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus, about the year 230. In 1599 her grave was opened and her body was found incorrupt. Cecilia is the patron saint of Church music.
In an era when women were thought to be marital property, when Cecilia and many of the other early virgin martyrs made vows of lifelong virginity, they were really early feminists. It is said that she converted many to Catholisim, including the pagen who was to marry her. This led to her martyrdom.
Paul Simon, of Simon and Garfunkel fame, wrote the song "The Coast" which references her when a family of musicians taking refuge in the Church of St. Cecilia, which seems proper since she is the patron saint of musicians.
Monday, November 21, 2011
A shot at Fr Vitalis' home
Fr. Vitalis, one of our former Pastoral Associates, was not at his rectory when a shot was fired into his home. Here is some of the story from KETV:
A light of hope still shines bright at Saint Benedict the Moor Catholic Church, even as its sense of security sits shattered.
“The shot was fired, and I saw the glass coming all the way through here,” described Sonja Puszewski, a church volunteer. “I jumped on the floor right here. I kind of went down to sit here.”
Puszewski was cleaning the parish rectory Monday when what sounded like fireworks ripped a hole through a church window.
“I crawled along on the floor, over there,” said Puszewski. “It's very scary. It's unbelievably scary.”
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Turkey Bingo
It was a packed house last night for Turkey Bingo.
Thank you HSA for putting together a
great night for our parish family to gather.
Friday, November 18, 2011
National Catholic Youth Conference
For those of us who didn't go, you can
watch a live video feed right now.
Please pray for everyone gathered at NCYC.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Principal Appreciation Day
Today was Principal Appreciation Day.
In additions to receiving gifts, ...
... she heard from the Amy Bova of the
School Advisory Committe, ...
... Marian Hoffman & Derek Laney
of the Home School Association ...
... and Fr. Vogel. Each of them expressed in different
ways the message we all wish to convey:
Thank you Dr. Blue
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Scouting Fun
At their meeting Monday, Cub Scouts played a
game where they had to set a table blindfolded.
They were given balloons containing their
reward money for selling popcorn.
They had to pop the balloons to receive their reward.
Because every scout in one den sold over $100 of pocorn,
they were able to throw a pie in one of their leader's face.
It was a lot of fun!
It was a lot of fun!