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Our sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped make this Christmas Season a success and to those who sent us cards, gifts or well wishes during the Christmas holidays. Your kindness and generosity are greatly appreciated. A Blessed and Happy New Year to all!!

As we gather to celebrate Christmas in our parish community, we are reminded of the profound truth of the Incarnation: God became one of us. The birth of Christ is the ultimate gift—God entrusting His Son to the world for our salvation. In this season of generosity and joy, we are called to reflect....

The Christmas Flower Donation booklets are on display near the baptismal font at St. Mary and near the elevator at St. Martha. If you would like a copy of this booklet, you can print it from our website....

During Advent we are called to “prepare the way of the Lord” which includes preparing our hearts and our lives by a spiritual “house cleaning” (usually including sacramental Reconciliation) so we can be at peace with welcoming Jesus....

As the figure of John the Baptist reminds us on the second and third Sundays of Advent, sometimes our faith challenges us to be counter-cultural – especially in a world that has a tendency to distance itself from God and the ways of the Lord knows are best for us. This season of Advent is one of those times because, while the world is already....

On Friday, December 13th at 7:00pm at St. Mary's, we will take part in the Christian tradition of Lessons and Carols. The evening consists of 9 Biblical readings depicting the story of the birth of our Savior from the fall of humanity in Genesis to the birth of Jesus Christ in the Gospel. Each reading is followed by a Christmas carol that supports the Scripture. Details....

Join us on Tuesday, December 3rd, 7:30 PM at. St. Mary's for a Marian Advent program of music, prayer, Rosary and reflection. The evening will include a narrative recitation and....

The Christmas Flower Donation booklets are on display near the baptismal font at St. Mary and near the elevator at St. Martha. If you would like a copy of this booklet, you can....

In addition to the Christmas gifts, we exchange as signs of our love and thankfulness for the people in our lives, we each receive many gifts that are not wrapped. These God-given gifts - especially our personalities, personal and spiritual strengths, and other abilities - help to make us the unique persons we are. As children, we were....

On Friday, December 15th at 7:00pm at St. Mary's, we will take part in the Christian tradition of Lessons and Carols. The evening consists of 9 Biblical readings depicting the story of the birth of our Savior from the fall of humanity in Genesis to the birth of Jesus Christ in the Gospel. Each reading....