Entries for July 2020

Once again thanks to all who attended our Masses last weekend.  I said weeks ago that we had to go through Purgatory before reaching the heaven of celebrating together again as we once did.   We have had a Purgatory of limited space in church and chapel and procedures that seem st...

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Once again thanks to all who attended our Masses last weekend.   I am happy to tell you that we are adding a 10:30AM Mass in the church for this coming Sunday.  Before I give you the rest of the schedule of Masses, I would like to thank all of you who are coming to Mass, for your coo...

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Once again thanks to all who attended our Masses last weekend. Before I give you the schedule of Masses, I would like to thank all of you who are coming to Mass, for your cooperation with our volunteers who are checking in our Mass attendees and our ushers who are helping you be seated.  Thi...

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Our St. Thomas the Apostle School shifted gears quickly during the COVID-19 crisis to meet the educational, emotional, and spiritual needs of students and their families.  Last week the diocesan Office of Communications released an article describing this good work.  To read all about it, ...

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Church bells have been the traditional way to summon the congregation to worship. In the Catholic tradition they are also rung at 6:00AM, 12NOON and 6:00PM to invite Catholics to pray the Angelus. In our parish, we ring the Angelus twice, at 12NOON and 6:00PM.   In the current crisis we a...

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Once again thanks to all who attended our Masses last weekend.   We are making a change in this weekend’s schedule.  Instead of a 12:30PM Mass in the chapel, we are scheduling a 9:30AM Mass in the chapel for this weekend.  The schedule for July 11-12 will be: 5:00PM ...

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