Due to COVID-19, we were unable to host the annual Good Friday Holy Land Collection. Pope Francis has approved this year’s collection to be conducted on the weekend of September 12-13 throughout the world, the closest Sunday to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Holy Land…

In 1989, Ecumenical Patriarch Demitrios I proclaimed September 1 as a day of prayer for creation.  The World Council of Churches extended the celebration from September 1 to October 4.  Pope Francis welcomed the season officially in 2015. The theme in 2020 is “Jubilee for the Earth” as the first…

Although we intended to review the revised weekend liturgical schedule after a few months, the COVID-19 situation basically remains unchanged since resuming public worship in late May. Therefore, we will continue with the current liturgical schedule.  Initially, the intention was to ensure enough time to disinfect between liturgies (including Saturday…

Dear outgoing person: It’s hard for you, this time of social distancing—right? You’re called to encounter people and to help them to feel welcome. Want to live that calling in a way that fills a real parish need? Can you make it to Mass 20 minutes or so early and…