This weekend we begin the Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA). The ACA touches the lives of so many people. Your ACA pledge cards will be available in the church foyer. I thank you in advance for helping me and our parish do our part for the ACA.
Attention – men of the parish. This bulletin has an article about a prayer breakfast offered by Fr. Mike Lydon. Some may recall that Fr. Lydon served at our parish many years ago. I’m sure this would be time well spent.
This is the time of the year when we ask for information to update our Guidebook & Directory records. We can keep your phone number private, but it’s good to have an accurate one on file. If your contact information has changed, please advise our Parish Office. Whenever I try to call a parishioner, quite often the number I have is not working. Thanks for your attention to this.
We’re offering a Communal Anointing of the Sick on Sunday, April 28th, at 2:00pm in church. If you know someone who might need help getting here, that would be a wonderful gift of your time and talent.
Easter blessings!
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NEW SYSTEM FOR SAFE ENVIRONMENT COMPLIANCE
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has developed a new system for safe environment compliance called Prevent and Protect STL. Everyone (clergy, employees, and volunteers) ministering to minors and vulnerable adults in the Archdiocese is required and asked to register in the new system. Click here for more information.
Mass Live-Stream Page on YouTube This link will take you to the parish YouTube page. Scroll down on that page to find the live feed link for the current Mass time. Dates and times are shown below the church photos.
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Supporting Our Parish
This may be a good time to sign up for online giving.
Here you can make a one-time donation if you do not want to sign up at this time.
St. Donan (d. 617 A.D.), also known as St. Donnán of Eigg, was a prominent Celtic missionary and Gaelic priest. Little is known of his life except that he was likely an Irishman who traveled as a missionary throughout Galloway and northward along the west coast of Scotland. He is thought to have been a contemporary of St. Columba. Donan formed a religious community on the tiny northwest island of Eigg in Scotland. The community grew to fifty-two men. One year, after celebrating the Easter Vigil Mass, they were unexpectedly attacked and martyred either by pirates or a band of Viking raiders. Tradition holds that the community was gathered together and killed in the refectory on the night of April 17, 617. The martyrdom of Christian missionaries at this time was rare, leading many to suspect the attack was instigated by a malicious local queen who viewed St. Donan and his monks as a threat to her power. His feast day is April 17. … See MoreSee Less
Daily Verse"If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions."— Matthew 6:14-15 … See MoreSee Less
"It is part of the discipline of God to make His loved ones perfect through trial and suffering. Only by carrying the Cross can one reach the Resurrection."— Fulton Sheen … See MoreSee Less
St. Bernadette Soubirous (1844–1879) was the eldest of nine children born to an impoverished family from Lourdes, France. She was a sickly child who suffered from severe asthma her entire life. While out collecting firewood on February 11, 1858, at the age of 14, Bernadette saw an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a grotto cave on the banks of the Gave River. It was the first of 18 times that the Blessed Mother would appear to her. Bernadette faced much controversy and opposition as a result of her visions, including humiliating interrogations from both the civil and ecclesiastical authorities. Yet, many of the townspeople believed her and gathered at the grotto when she continued to have visits from the Virgin Mary. During one of the visits a hidden spring was shown to St. Bernadette which proved to have miraculous healing power. When Our Lady finally revealed her name to Bernadette as the "Immaculate Conception," the local bishop acknowledged the visions as authentic. As requested by Our Lady of Lourdes, a church was erected at the site of the grotto and spring. Today, Lourdes is one of the most visited Catholic pilgrimage shrines in the world. Multitudes have experienced medically documented cures of body and soul from the Lourdes waters. St. Bernadette became a nun and died at a convent in Nevers, France, on April 16,1879, at the age of 35. She was canonized in 1933 by Pope Pius XI. Her feast day is April 16th. … See MoreSee Less
Daily Verse"For to you has been granted, for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him."— Philippians 1:29 … See MoreSee Less
"Pray, hope and don’t worry. Anxiety doesn’t help at all. Our Merciful Lord will listen to your prayer."— Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina … See MoreSee Less
St. Hunna (d. 679 A.D.) was born in Alsace, France. She was the virtuous daughter of a duke, and she married a similarly virtuous nobleman. Hunna and her husband did not indulge in unnecessary luxuries according to their high state in life, and instead detached themselves from their riches by opening their home to the poor and assisting them in their need. St. Deodatus, a bishop who resigned from his See, came to live with the holy couple for a time. St. Hunna and her husband greatly profited from his religious instruction and grew in sanctity as a result. When Hunna bore a son, she named him after St. Deodatus. This child, raised by such holy parents, later joined a monastery and also became a saint. After her husband’s death Hunna continued to spend her life serving the poor, especially women. No task was too menial for her. She tended to the poor and the sick and regularly, including their laundry and mending, even to the point of exhaustion. For this she was nicknamed the "Holy Washerwoman." She also gave away her wealth and property to build churches and monasteries. So many miracles were attributed to her that Pope Leo X canonized her in 1520. St. Hunna is the patron saint of laundresses and her feast day is April 15. … See MoreSee Less
Please join us for a night of murder, mystery and mayhem where everyone is a suspect and no one is safe! It’s …
Monday, April 22 – Thursday, April 25 “God, grant me the serenity, to accept the things I cannot change…. the courage, to …
Anointing of the Sick Sunday, April 28 – 2:00 PM In the Church You are invited to come and celebrate this Sacrament …
“Parents of Preschoolers and Younger”PlaydatesWednesday, May 19 to 11am and 5:30 to 7:30pmMore info contact:vfhalfmann@gmail.com
