The Mass schedule will go on, even though they will not be celebrated publicly. The Masses will be streamed live on the Facebook pages respective to where the Mass is celebrated. That means that if the Mass is celebrated at St Mary Church, it will be streamed live on the St Mary Facebook and vice versa. The stations of the cross will also be streamend live as well as many other prayers that I pray as a priest every day. You can call in for confessions and set up a time. I am offering confessions at the regular times standing at the curb at St Mary’s church and St Joseph I will be at the Holy Family Statue in the courtyard area between the Church and the rectory. I do not want the virus to be spread by contact in the confesional with so many people coming in and out. I am looking at being in that same courtyard area at St Joseph Church for the previously scheduled “Be Reconciled Day”, Wednesday, April 1. You may come and join me and go to confession. I plan on being out there all day. (Click more for the updated schedule) Continue reading
Category Archives: sacraments
Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour of Healing
Are you hurting? Do you need quiet reflection time? Time alone with Jesus? Join us for an hour of Eucharistic Adoration with a healing service on Friday, January 3, at 5:00pm in St Joseph Church.
Want to Become Catholic? Not Confirmed?
Come to our RCIA (Rite of Catholic Initiation for Adults) classes starting Sunday, September 8. The classes are from 12:30pm-2:00pm every Sunday in the rectory at St Joseph Church. We will be going over the basic teachings of the Catholic Church with Fr Barr and our deacons. We will learn about the Catholic understanding of the Bible, the sacraments, prayers, traditions and practices. Come and discover the beauty and truth of the Catholic faith and of the love our Lord Jesus has for you.
Feast Day of Corpus Christi and Procession 2019
First Holy Communion
First Communion Rehearsal
Friday, April 26 at 6:30pm
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First Communion
Saturday, April 27, 12:00pm
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Divine Mercy Sunday – April 28, 2019
Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday
What does Easter mean to you? For Christians, it means attending Mass and gathering with family for a special meal.
As we contemplate the Passion of Christ and all the pain and sufferings He experienced, He shows us His Resurrection, a New Life with the Father. His Resurrection was a witness to all who might not have believed He was the Son of God, as He proclaimed. Easter is a reminder, that through all of our pain and sufferings, there is new life in Christ. After every experience we encounter in life, there is always Resurrection.
And in Christ’s Resurrection, He showers us with His Love and Mercy. How loving is our Lord. He, who was abandoned by those closest to Him, humiliated, stripped down to nothing as He was beaten and bruised beyond our comprehension, and ultimately crucified. And yet, He returns to us in all His glory, offering mercy and forgiveness for the sins we have committed. That is Divine Mercy!
It is on this day, the Feast of Divine Mercy, that the Lord pours upon us His Unfathomable Mercy by washing away all of our sins completely, giving us a new beginning. Through this act of mercy, He also asks us to be merciful and forgiving to others, just as He has been to us. As He has loved us, we are to love our neighbors.
Divine Mercy Sunday is a continuation of Easter Sunday. It is putting those Baptismal vows into action by deepening our love for God and our neighbor through mercy and forgiveness.
The Heart of Jesus is always awaiting you with open arms. Join us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 28, at the 3:00pm Mass, as we truly experience mercy and forgiveness in ways only possible through God.
The doors will open at 1:00 for Adoration and Reconciliation and the choir will sing the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 2:25pm.
Please be sure to go to Reconciliation before Divine Mercy Sunday.
Peace Be With You!
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
- April 17 7:00pm Men’s Group
Wednesday St Joseph Church - April 18 5:30pm Mass for Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday St Joseph Church
(Then Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight) - April 18 7:00pm Mass for Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday St Mary Church (en Español)
(Then Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight) - April 19 12:10am Veneration of the Cross
Good Friday St Mary Church - April 19 2:00pm Living Stations of the Cross
Good Friday St Mary Church - April 19 3:00pm Movie – Passion of the Christ
Good Friday HFCC - April 19 7:00pm Veneration of the Cross
Good Friday St Mary Church (en Español)
Visitation of the Lord in the Tomb
After 7:00pm Mass until Midnight in the HFCC Basement - April 20 5:30pm Easter Vigil Mass
Holy Saturday St Joseph Church - April 20 7:00pm Easter Vigil Mass
Holy Saturday St Mary Church (en Español)
