Upcoming Events & Funeral Schedule
- Oct 17 2024 - Priests on Retreat!
- Oct 18 2024 9:00 am - Stations of the Cross for Victims of Abortion
- Oct 18 2024 3:00 pm - Divine Mercy
Mass Intention Schedule
Mass Times
8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. - Spanish
MASS SCHEDULE
WEEKDAY MASS
Monday - 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday - 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Spanish
Wednesday - 8:30 a.m.
Thursday - 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
Friday - 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
Saturday 8:30 a.m.
WEEKEND LITURGY -
Saturday - Vigil - 4:45 p.m.
Saturday - Vigil - 7 p.m. - Spanish
Sunday - 7:30 - a.m.
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Sunday - 10:30 a.m.
Sunday - 12:00 p.m.
If you require a low-gluten host, please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to mass time and request one from the Sacristan or an Usher.
Benediction and Adoration - Tuesday at 3 p.m.. (Confessions will be heard)
Divine Mercy Chaplet - Church
Friday at 3 p.m.
Confessions:
Confessions will be 15 minutes before each Daily Mass in the Church Confessionals. Saturday evening Confessions from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.in the Church. If your loved one is in need of Last Rites, please use the pager - 843-533-1757
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News from the Vatican
How does the Holy Spirit act in the Church and in the Christian life? Pope Francis answers
10/16/24 9:09 pm
Pope's General Audience, October 16, 2024 on how the Holy Spirit is present, at work in the life of the Church and in our Christian life
The post How does the Holy Spirit act in the Church and in the Christian life? Pope Francis answers appeared first on ZENIT - English.
Read MoreBurkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days
10/16/24 8:41 pm
In early October, terrorists killed at least 150 people, including many Christians, in northeastern Burkina Faso, revealing their increasing brutality and determination to spread terror in a country where insurgents now control over half of the territory.
The post Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days appeared first on ZENIT - English.
Read MoreU.S. Bishops to Meet Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore; Assembly to Be Live Streamed
10/16/24 8:32 pm
The bishops are anticipating a full schedule that includes: an update on the resources being developed in a collaborative effort among several USCCB committees for Dignitas Infinita; an update on the interim implementation of Antiquum Ministerium (on the ministry of the catechist); a discussion on the pastoral implementation of integral ecology and Laudato si’;
The post U.S. Bishops to Meet Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore; Assembly to Be Live Streamed appeared first on ZENIT - English.
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- Reverend Michael Oenbrink, Pastor
- Reverend Ray Nacino, Parochial Vicar
- Reverend Jose Quilcate, Parochial Vicar, Hispanic Ministry
- Deacon Anthony J. Dilenno, Deacon
- Reverend Mr. Gerard Hand, Deacon - Retired
- Reverend Mr. Dave Ritter, Deacon
- Ms. Andrea Smith, Principal - St. Francis Catholic School
- Mr. Dion Jenks, Parish Finance Office
- Ms. Jennifer McGlynn, Director of Adult Faith Formation
- Matthew J. Meloche, Director of Music Ministries
- Mr. Bryan Goll, Director of Maintenance
- Ms. Colleen Rzeczycki, Director of Communications, Safe Environment Coordinator
- Mrs. Mitzi Petrilli, Director of Children's Faith Formation
- Ms. Merideth Johnson, Parish Secretary
- Ms. Carolina Rozo, Hispanic Ministry Assistant
- Ms. Pam Slawson, Finance Office Assistant
- Ms. Sarah Dempsey, Admin. Finance Assistant
- Jenny Zmarzly, Youth Leader
- Ms. Jan Halstead, Sacristan
- Lori Jenkins, Faith Formation Office Assistant
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Weekly reading
Readings for the week of October 13, 2024
- Sunday: Wis 7:7-11 / Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 (14) / Heb 4:12-13 / Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27
- Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31—5:1 / Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5a and 6-7 / Lk 11:29-32
- Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6 / Ps 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48 / Lk 11:37-41
- Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25 / Ps 1:1-2, 3 and 6 / Lk 11:42-46
- Thursday: Eph 1:1-10 / Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 / Lk 11:47-54
- Friday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b / Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18 / Lk 10:1-9
- Saturday: Eph 1:15-23 / Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-5, 6-7 / Lk 12:8-12
- Next Sunday: Is 53:10-11 / Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22, (22) / Heb 4:14-16 / Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45
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SAINT OF THE DAY
St. Ignatius of Antioch: Saint of the Day for Thursday, October 17, 2024
10/17/24 6:00 am
"I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire."
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St. Gerard Majella: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, October 16, 2024
10/16/24 6:00 am
St. Gerard Majella is the patron of expectant mothers. He was born in 1726 in Muro, Italy to a family of seven. Majella grew up in a poverty with a great respect for the poor. As he was just 12 when his father passed away, he was forced to grow up fast. Shortly after his father's death, his mother sent him away to live with his uncle and learn to become a tailor, like his father. After a few years of working as a sewing apprentice, Majella took on a job with the local Bishop of Lacedonia as a ...
Read MoreSt. Teresa of Avila: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, October 15, 2024
10/15/24 6:00 am
Teresa of Avila was born Teresa Ali Fatim Corella Sanchez de Capeda y Ahumada in Avila, Spain. Less than twenty years before Teresa was born in 1515, Columbus opened up the Western Hemisphere to European colonization. Two years after she was born, Luther started the Protestant Reformation. Out of all of this change came Teresa pointing the way from outer turmoil to inner peace.
Teresa's father was rigidly honest and pious, but he may have carried his strictness to extremes. Teresa's mother ...
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