December 31, 2017.mp3 Fr. Gerry reflects on celebrating The Holy Family, and what it means to be Holy — it means related to God. All families truly are Holy. Mary and Joseph were not spared from difficulties, hardships and fears though they were the parents of the Christ Child. But, they show us how to be in harmony & in communion with God; how to hear Him and be responsive to Him.
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December 24, 2017.mp3 Fr. Gerry reflects on Mary's great calling and how she didn't know what great hardships she would face by saying yes to God's plan. He relates this to two common expressions of our day, "Things are not always how they appear to be." or "If I had only known, I would have done things differently."
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December 17, 2017.mp3 Fr. Gerry reflects on the ministry of John the Baptist and how he heralded the coming of Jesus. Jesus never commanded we go to church. So, why do you come to church? Fr. Gerry invites everyone to send in your answer to that question.
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December 10, 2017.mp3 Fr. Gerry asks us to remember these five words: Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry, Evangelization, Worship. He plans to speak on these words again in the coming weeks. This Homily is helping us prepare for the coming of Christ — He who is like us in all things but sin. Only in the Grace of the Holy Spirit can begin to grasp this enormous event of God choosing to become one like us in our world so He could lead us to the Kingdom He has prepared for us.
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December 3, 2017 — We have no recorded homily as Fr. Gerry was out of town.
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It’s a common claim among Catholics that the English Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is a secret code for Catholic teachings used when Catholicism was illegal in England. But is it true? Does the partridge in a pear tree symbolize Jesus or do the five golden rings represent the first five books of the Bible? ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you for the beautiful decorations at Midnight Mass (my first one ever!). The liturgy and homily were inspiring. And the choir! the musical presentation also fed my spirit. Blessings to all!
Our Christmas Mass schedule is as follows:
Christmas Eve - Wednesday, December 24th
Mass @ 4:30pm
Mass @ Midnight (Carols by the Choir starts at 11:25pm)
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I’ve had 4 people ask me this, this morning! One even made me call the church so she could hear it for herself 😂🙏🏼
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