Thank you all for all your generous support of our parish this year. Your thoughtful stewardship has enabled us to enhance our parish initiatives as well as our facilities. Your generosity to our Christmas Flowers enabled Deacon Charlie and our team of Church decorators to spectacularly transform our worship spaces throughout the Advent and Christmas seasons. A violet Advent blended… Read More »Happy New Year!
Christmas Eve is next Sunday, 24 December. It is also the Fourth Sunday of Advent. To fulfill your obligations as to the precept of the Church for Mass attendance, you will need to attend one of the following Masses… Saturday, 23 December 4:30 p.m. (at Our Lady of Peace) Sunday, 24 December 7:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. (at Our Lady of… Read More »Happy Holidays!
The Mass schedule for 2024 has been adjusted. Weekday Masses will be at 8:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Mondays through Thursday mornings. Masses on Friday and Saturday mornings will be at Notre Dame de Lourdes at 8:30. Our school students will be attending Mass with us on Fridays. We will continue with our Sodality prayers on Monday morning… Read More »Mass Schedule
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mother is this Friday, 8 December. It is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be celebrated on Friday, 8 December at 8:30 a.m. at Notre Dame de Lourdes (with the school students attending) and at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Peace. The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception expresses the… Read More »The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mother
The annual St. Charles Seminary Appeal is conducted through the month of November. The Seminary consists of the College Seminary, a four-year undergraduate program offering a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy; the Theological Seminary, a four-year graduate-level program, offers both a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts degree as well as preparation for ordination to the Roman… Read More »St. Charles Seminary
Welcome to Thanksgiving week. Our Thanksgiving Mass will be celebrated on Thursday morning at 8:30 at Notre Dame de Lourdes. Hopefully you can join us as we give thanks to God for the many blessings which we have received this year. Blessed are you, Lord God, King of the Universe: you raised your beloved Son from the dead and made… Read More »Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you to all who worked so diligently to plan, organize, staff, and volunteer for the Christmas Bazaar. The Bazaar is always an essential social and financial activity for the parish, and it is a fitting start to making the season bright. Blessings to all. Pass the pound cake! There are many great writers in Ancient Rome, Cicero, Vergil, and… Read More »Carpe Diem
The Christmas Bazaar is this Friday and Saturday at the Our Lady of Peace School Cafeteria. All are most welcome. Thank you to all who have planned and organized the Bazaar. Their work began in the summer and in some cases since the close of last year’s Bazaar. Thank you also to those who have donated items, prepared gift baskets,… Read More »Veterans’ Day
The month of November is dedicated to the remembrance of the Holy Souls. The All Souls Day Mass, Thursday 2 November, will be celebrated at Notre Dame de Lourdes at 8:30 a.m. A Mass of Remembrance for the recently deceased of our Parish will be celebrated at Our Lady of Peace on Sunday 5 November at 11:30 a.m. With the… Read More »Remembering the Holy Souls
Thank you to McCausland Garrity Marchesani Funeral Home for sponsoring the parish breakfast last week at Our Lady of Peace. The breakfast included scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, coffee, tea, and orange juice. It was a delicious way to start the day and of course a wonderful opportunity to socialize with fellow parishioners. Thank you again to McCausland Garrity Marchesani… Read More »Thank you for your support!!