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Ministry Of The Month – Infant Baptism Preparation
After the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church began to emphasize the role of lay persons in the Church. One aspect of this movement was to clarify and instruct the laity in the mission conferred on each person at baptism. Each parish has since been directed by the bishop of the diocese to provide classes for parents and godparents who wish to have a child baptized. Infant Baptism Preparation Ministry fulfi lls that directive at … Continue reading
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Please pray for our Elect and Candidates
Please pray for our Elect and Candidates who will receive the Sacraments of Baptism, First Holy Communion and Confirmation at the Easter Vigil. You can also welcome them into the Church by dropping off a greeting card in the parish center by Good Friday. Their names and pictures are displayed in the vestibule of the church. Becoming Catholic as an adult requires individuals to participate in a time of formation known as the RCIA, Rite of Christian Initiation … Continue reading
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Bishop Brown on Health and Human Services Mandate
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As you may have read in the secular press, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that almost all employers, including Catholic employers will be forced to offer their employees’ health coverage that includes sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs and contraception. Catholics make up ¼ of the population and this mandate flies in the face of our religious liberty. In so ruling, the … Continue reading
Father's Corner
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Jesus spent forty days with his disciples after his Resurrection. The disciples rejoiced that their blessed Lord had risen from the dead. Today’s first reading from the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles tells us, “While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak; for John baptized … Continue reading
Building Our Future, Building Our Faith
The land occupied by Saint Bonaventure Church, was once nine acres of nothing. Our founding pastor, Msgr. Duffy, understood his obligation to the future saying, “All in all it will be a merry hosting place for you and me, for your children and their children, for many a decade indeed for centuries”. As we enter the next phase of parish renewal
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