Homilies and Letters

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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Dear Flock, I recently received this email from Matthew Warner, founder of Flocknote. I wanted to pass it along as you or someone you might know might be interested in a job opportunity. In addition I wanted to forward their invitation to add any intentions for prayer. You can find this link at the bottom […]

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Dear Flock, Julie Bowling, our parish office secretary, has remotely worked from her home all this time since the middle of March and Barb Riggins, the evening receptionist, has been opening our parish office every day remaining in the office for the morning. We have not had the office opened for the public after 11:30 […]

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Dear Parishioners, Thanks for all your FLOCK NOTE comments over the last few weeks. Your positive attitude about how IHM is getting ready for Pentecost Sunday has lifted my spirits and helped me sail along. Although not perfect we ARE doing all for your safety, health, and spiritual well-being. I do want all of you […]

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