Please pray for our Bishop Designate
Bishop Michael A. Saporito
11 October 2026
The Liturgy: We Pray in Time
“On the first day of the week we came together to break bread” - Acts 20:7
Since the time of the Apostles the Christian people have celebrated mass on Sunday, the day after the Jewish Sabbath, the day of the Resurrection. This means that every week we celebrate Easter! a “little Easter” as Pope Leo says. This little Easter reminds us each week that Christ is risen. One week ends, another begins, in between we have the mass and a day to worship and praise God. It is a reminder that our lives lived in the midst of passing things are infused with divine life, eternal significance. The cross and resurrection of Christ which we recall at mass were concrete moments in time, events that happened 2000 years ago, but they are also eternal events done by God which affect us for all time. At mass we connect all the moments of our life, week after month, after year to the paschal mystery.
I encourage us all to find ways to make Sunday different from the rest of the week. Of course we go to mass on Sunday, this is so vital that it is a mortal sin to miss it. But what to do with the rest of the day? I know we all have a million things going on, I tell my parents even “Sunday is a work day for me!” Between the masses, confessions, meeting with individuals or couples, it can be a full day. How to keep it for the Lord? How to make it different? One way I have found is to wear different clothes. On Sundays I opt for the more formal cassock rather than my normal clerics. It's more cumbersome and I have to keep it clean, but it becomes a constant reminder that I am for the Lord and so is this day. Another helpful way to make Sunday different is to keep something to read nearby, usually something spiritual. This way I can turn to that during the margin times, returning my thoughts to that one book or article throughout the day rather than picking up my phone and scrolling. A third way that we can make Sundays different is to visit with people we don’t otherwise see. Families can host a big Sunday dinner, inviting friends, relatives, and children who have moved out. Those without family nearby can make a point to meet up with friends for brunch or an early supper after mass. It is also a great day to visit sick or elderly family members. Sometimes just a call goes a long way. Sunday is a day for celebrating and we can’t celebrate alone.
Before concluding, let us take a moment to say a prayer this weekend for our college students who are away on retreat. It is a great gift to minister to the university students, it is such an important stage of life. These are the years when they are learning to step out into adulthood, and the choices they make will set the direction for the rest of their lives. So many of them are searching for the truth, searching for meaning, searching for God. We continue to pray that they find what they are looking for here at our parish and through the catholic center. It is a gift to see our prayer answered as so many students fill our church each Sunday, and even every day! Continue to pray that God reaches out and brings more students to our doors and that they might find what their souls are longing for here in our parish.
-Fr. Mike Tabernero
Following the 9:00 AM Mass
Women's and Moms and Tots Group meet at the CC
Cancelled - Men's Group
There will be no 6:00 PM Mass on October 11 due to the student retreat.
October 11 and 25
Men's Group
Following 9:00 AM Mass
Parish Hall
October 11 and 25
Women/Mom and Tot Groups
Following 9:00 AM Mass
Catholic Center
Following 9:00 AM Mass
Catholic Center
The Parish Office will be closed on
Monday, October 12.
There will be no 12:15 pm Mass.
Life Choices
Baby Bottle Blessings
Ends the Oct.
Next gathering
Sunday, October 18
10 - 11 AM at the Catholic Center
Upcoming Second Collection
October 17/18
Friday, October 30
4:30 PM
Parish Hall
Next Sunday Cafe
November 1
Faith Formation students preparing for Confirmation
November 1
10:00 - 11:00 am
Catholic Center
