2022 Pastoral Services Appeal – PSA
The 2022 PSA Drive Is Underway! Thank you for your generous support of last year’s Pastoral Services Appeal (PSA) drive! The parish received 590 pledges totaling $382,901 and producing $169,901 in parish rebates. The rebated funds, combined with existing funds from the Building Fund Reserve, will cover the costs of a new sound and audio visual system. Each year, the PSA is an opportunity for us to come together to share God’s hope with Catholics across Orange County. It is a chance
Pastoral Message – January 30, 2022
Last Sunday I was installed as the Pastor of Saints Simon & Jude Church. I’m happy to be your Pastor! Maybe I’m still basking in the glow. Basking or not, I am so grateful to God. And I am grateful to all the folks who had a part in making the day special. After Mass, one lady came up to me and mentioned she thought the term “installation” for a Pastor was strange. I’d agree! Honestly, the term “Installed” might sound
Pastoral Message – January 23, 2022
Have you ever felt or heard God in the deepest core of your being inviting you to be his disciple? Perhaps you personally felt the significance of the words: “You are the one I choose today to bring good news to the poor and oppressed. The Holy Spirit is upon you. I am sending you!” These statements reveal to us who Christ is and who we are in him as members of his body, the Church. In today’s Gospel reading, Luke
Pastor Installation of Reverend Reynold Furrell
Sunday, January 23 at the 11:15 Mass Join us as we officially celebrate the installation of Fr. Reynold as Pastor. Bishop Timothy Freyer presiding. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO RSVP SO WE CAN PROVIDE ENOUGH FOOD!
Pastoral Message – January 16, 2022
On every sports team, the players are assigned roles based upon their individual talents as well as upon the needs of the team. For example, in football each team has eleven players on the field for each play. Every one of those players has a specific job to perform during that play. If each player executes his job well, the team is likely to succeed. If not, it will likely fail. Some positions tend to garner a lot of attention;
Pastoral Message – January 9, 2022
Today, we’re ending the Liturgical Christmas Season with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The well- known readings we most freely associate with Christmas are known by Bible scholars as the “Infancy Narrative.” But now, you might notice that Jesus’ own Baptism wasn’t an infant’s Baptism. Jesus was Baptized by his kinsman John as an adult according to Scripture. His Baptism instituted the Sacrament of Baptism for us. His Baptism was the beginning of his active years of
