Stewardship
This past week everyone should have received their annual parish financial report. This report is an attempt to sum up, in just a few pages, all the financial activity of the past year, as well as the hope for the upcoming 12 months. It is always difficult to decide which [...]
Stewardship
First of all I would like to welcome back any of our church family who may have been gone for all or part of this summer. I hope each of you had restful days and the opportunity to enjoy vacations and time spent with family and friends. This past spring [...]
Investing in Our Relationship With God
This past Saturday the parish staff celebrated the wonderful volunteers of our parish with the annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. It was a great celebration to honor those who have so graciously given their time throughout the year. We had parishioners in attendance who participate in liturgies, assist in the office, [...]
Deepening Our Relationship with God During Lent
I had a conversation a while back with a friend, who is Christian but not Catholic, proclaim to me that the Catholic Faith was not biblically based. This person went on to say that many Christians base their Sunday services on a particular passage from the Bible and that many [...]
Celebrating Baptism
This weekend we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, the recognition of the day upon which John baptized Jesus Christ. It is also the end of the Christmas season. By now most of us have taken down the Christmas tree, packed away the decorations and unfortunately it is likely a [...]
Our Annual Stewardship Renewal
Fall has always been my favorite time of year. I love that the air is cooler and less humid, the trees are at their most glorious colors and apples are ready to be picked. I also love that everything seems to get back into a routine. The daily activities have [...]
Enriching Our Life of Faith
FAITH. That is the word I would use to summarize the Gospel readings for the two weeks covered by this bulletin as well as the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Faith as described by the dictionary is a confidence or trust in a person, thing, deity, view or in [...]
Relying on God in Times of Change
Last weekend the parishioners of St Peter’s were informed of the departure of Fr. Gallatin. While it is nice to finally have an answer after many months of waiting, we are still in a time of transition. It is another time of change here in the parish. When our new priest [...]
Changes in Stewardship
A few weeks ago, on May 15, we celebrated our volunteers with the annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. It was a night filled with lots of music, dance, good food and many laughs. We hope you were able to attend but if not be sure to try and make it next [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Today is the Fourth Sunday of Easter but perhaps better recognized as Mother’s Day. I would like to start out by sending best wishes and prayers to all mothers. Today’s readings are most appropriate for Mother’s Day as they try to teach us many of the same things our mother’s [...]
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