31st Sunday in Ordinary Time ( C ) INTRO: There are many commentaries on this Gospel about Zacchaeus and I imagine if you read this story ahead of the Mass you may have a good interpretation of Luke’s message. The message is pretty obvious. Jesus seeks us out. ONE commentary I read pointed out a […]

Dear Parishioners, The Second Annual Fall Festival, the Rummage Sale, The Quarter Auction, and the Boutique, together, for school operations, brought in a net profit of just under 40,000.00! I am very grateful for all the HARD WORK behind the scenes and all throughout these events of so many volunteers. I want you to know […]

Dear Parishioners, “Built of Living Stones – Art, Architecture, and Worship” a document produced in 2000 by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is the current and approved document guiding a parish who seeks renovation for church worship space. I would like to form a group of interested parishioners to study with me this […]

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time ( C ) INTRO: Tell story of the “persistent” baby sitter…. Did you ever try and get winter boots on a wiggly 2yr old? Two year old ANDY asked the baby sitter for help in getting his boots on. With her pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn’t want […]

Dear Parishioners, I am trying to get you “out of the pews” and “into the Parish Community Center” after the 430pm Mass on SATURDAY, November 9th, 2019. I want to have a social time special dinner together with you; not a fundraiser, just time to be together for a special meal. The dinner will be […]

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time ( C ) INTRO: There was once a very wise and compassionate rabbi who served a congregation in a small European village. The villagers loved the rabbi and often came to him to pour out their hearts with their woes. There were: Nagging spouses, Peoples with aches and pains, Lazy […]

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time ( C ) INTRO: How about you, did you ever have to “HIRE” someone? Then you know that in the hiring process it is important to allow the person … the one considering the job “to talk”. You can find out a lot about a person if they just talk […]

Dear Parishioners, At the direction of the diocesan bishop our posture for liturgy had changed in the recent months from kneeling to standing at the reception of Holy Communion. We learned: During Mass, we assume different postures – standing, kneeling, and sitting. These postures are not merely ceremonial. They have profound meaning when done with […]

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time ( C ) INTRO: Not sure if you all know, but I am a person of routine! ANY of you people of ROUTINE???? As much as I can, I try and follow the same pattern of schedule… (Don’t ask why…or try and figure me out….I just do!) For example…when I […]

Dear Parishioners, Some of us, over the years, have used the parking lot on Portage Trail, Smerglia Chiropractic, for the Saturday evening Mass, as well as during our Sunday Masses. Smerglia Chiropractic, who owns the building and parking lot, recognizes the limited close parking needs that our IHM church has, and does not want to […]