Pastoral Message – February 5, 2023
You are the light of the world…your light must shine before others. In 1988, President George H. W. Bush described his vision for an engaged and generous society in this way: “For we are a nation of communities…all of them varied, voluntary and unique…a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.” He was encouraging a spirit of volunteerism that, if embraced by all, would replace the expensive and often ineffective efforts
BBQ Dinner Supporting Parish Mission Trips
Holy Smokes Meat Ministry will be hosting a special BBQ dinner to support our Parish Mission Trips. All ticket proceeds will help support those traveling to Poland in March and Mexico in June – especially the young people in our group! Enjoy one last feast before Lent begins! Our Mission Trip to Poland will be focused on serving the Ukrainian refugees who have fled their homeland during the war. And our return to Mexico will continue our partnership with the local
Pastoral Message – January 29, 2013
In our Gospel today, we’re reminded of a very familiar pericope (fyi., a pericope is a literary/rhetorical term that means a passage, often from the Bible, that forms a unit of thought). If you’ve been hanging around Church for a while, we’ve all heard preachers eloquently waxing on about this pericope, Matthew 5:1-12. Preachers focus on being “poor of spirit,” being meek, hungering for righteousness, etc. – really those virtuous qualities Christians should embrace. Other times, usually at funerals, a preacher would
Middle School Youth Day
Saturday, February 18 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Knotts Berry Farm.
Galentine’s Day
February 13 in Colman Hall from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Pastoral Message – January 22, 2023
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Today is Word of God Sunday. The Church asks us to focus particularly on the essential importance of God’s Word in our worship and in our everyday lives. There was a time when Non-Catholic Christians accused Catholics of not reading the Bible. To some extent, they may have had a point. However, the Second Vatican Council focused Catholic worship in a very clear and
Rock the Knight Dinner and Live Concert
A St. Valentine’s Day Celebration Featuring Music by Jenisa and the Fam A delicious Italian meal brought to your table! Saturday, February 11, 2023 Limited Tickets Available, Festival Seating $35 2 VIP reserved seats and bottle of wine $100 Tickets on sale beginning Jan. 28th in Mondor Plaza and the SSJ Web site VIP Seat tickets only available at the Knight’s table in Mondor Plaza
Pastoral Message – January 15, 2023
Hey Y’all When I was a kid - a kid who bore the name “Reynold” - I wondered if I would be any different if my name was Mike, or John, or Biff, or Ringo (remember I was a kid in the early 70’s). While I could fantasize about who I might be if I had had a different name, I realized in truth and in fact, that I am me, and I’m called Reynold. I was always going to be
Pastoral Message – January 8, 2023
Today, we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. As we hear in the Gospel, this feast commemorates the day on which the Magi from the East came seeking the infant Jesus, to bring Him gifts, and to pay Him homage. The term “Magi” referred to learned (or “wise”) men who studied the stars (practicing what today we call astrology) and probably performed some types of magic. It is unlikely that the men were kings or that there were exactly three
