Upcoming Events & Funeral Schedule
- Oct 18 2024 9:00 am - Stations of the Cross for Victims of Abortion
- Oct 18 2024 3:00 pm - Divine Mercy
- Oct 18 2024 6:00 pm - St. Peters Healing Prayer Night
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
Parish Events & Important Information
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News from the Vatican
Pope asks to speak of people with “different abilities”, not the disabled
10/17/24 8:28 pm
Pope's address to the delegation of ministers participating in the G7 meeting on inclusion and disability
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Read MoreNorwegian Episcopate signs “Ecumenical Statement on Gender and Sexual Diversity” reaffirming biology and the Bible
10/17/24 8:26 pm
The Declaration specifies that it opposes harassment and exclusion but makes it clear that the biological and biblical truth is not up for debate. Ultimately, it is intended as support for those increasingly affected by gender ideology.
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Read MoreVatican Calls for Binding Global Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity
10/17/24 8:23 pm
The Vatican’s position highlights the importance of such a treaty in reinforcing global legal frameworks while emphasizing the need to root its definitions and protocols in well-established principles of customary international law.
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STAFF
- 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. Luke: Saint of the Day for Friday, October 18, 2024
10/18/24 6:00 am
Luke, the writer of the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, has been identified with St. Paul's "Luke, the beloved physician" (Colossians 4:14). We know few other facts about Luke's life from Scripture and from early Church historians. It is believed that Luke was born a Greek and a Gentile. In Colossians 10-14 speaks of those friends who are with him. He first mentions all those "of the circumcision" -- in other words, Jews -- and he does not include Luke in this ...
Read MoreSt. 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 ...
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