Homilies and Letters

Corpus Christi 2020 (A) INTRO: Do you all remember TRIP-TIK’S from TRIPLE AAA? They charted the course for your “journey”… pretty easy to follow as you drove along! Well, it is one thing to make a journey when you know where you are going, but, it is quite another thing to make a journey when […]

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*This message is being sent to all parishioners. Dear Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, From a nurses perspective as she was watching the live stream from her home these last two weeks when we have had “public Masses” she brought to my attention how good everything looked for social distancing, sanitizing pews, floor plan for […]

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Dear Parishioners, I have heard many positive comments about these FLOCK NOTES. I am happy about that and so glad this FLOCK NOTES program got in place for our church members for quick communication purposes. Thank you! This is an important moment in our history as a faith community. Last weekend and this weekend, we […]

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Trinity Sunday 2020 INTRO: My Father was called: DAD Sometimes: DADDY Or POPS My mom of course called him JOHN And He called my mom: PEACH Everybody’s got a name ……. A “given” name or a nick-name! The names of GOD Is what we celebrate today! God the Father, God the Son and God the […]

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Dear Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound: At this time and if you feel comfortable and your homebound persons that receive you and the Eucharist are comfortable you can begin to serve in this ministry. It will be advisable that you minister the Eucharist with a mask on. You should inform the homebound of this and […]

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Dear Parishioners, After experiencing our first weekend back in church, I am very proud of how you handled yourselves and very proud of all the “helpers” to sanitize the church. Thank you. All went well, and so, because of that, I did schedule a 4:30 PM Saturday Vigil Mass for this weekend, June 6th, 2020. […]

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Pentecost Sunday ABC 2020 INTRO: Tell story of the smashed in JAGUAR CAR DOOR. A young executive was tooling down a street a bit too fast in his new shiny, sporty JAGUAR, but, when he got to an area where there were a number of parked cars he slowed down watching for kids darting out […]

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Dear Flock, For those planning on attending Mass on Sunday I ask you to please follow these requests. -When leaving the church after Mass: Center nave moves to YOUR LEFT Holy Family nave moves to YOUR RIGHT Tabernacle nave moves to YOUR LEFT -Take missalettes that you used during the Mass HOME WITH YOU. Please […]

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Dear Flock, I, alone, will be available to hear confessions on Saturday (tomorrow, May 30th) at 3pm until 4pm.  My confessional is set up with a social distance seating for face to face, but, also has the screen for anonymous confessions. Many blessings, Father Jim

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