Praying Together… even as we are Apart

“Wash your hands. And fold them in prayer.”                                         -Matt Stewart, SJ Prayer Resources for you and your family Our Devotionals and Prayers Click the link above to pray along after the 8:15 Mass Livestreaming Holy Family Mass Weekend, Masses:  Sunday at 9:30 a.m. & 11:15 a.m., as well as the 8:15 a.m. weekday Mass (Monday – Saturday).  https://livestream.com/holyfamily/live  Not sure …

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Collection Counters

Holy Family Collection Counters Within Holy Family Church is a group of volunteers who are dedicated, know how to count, are trustworthy, efficient and discreet.    They are a hidden treasure, since they are seldom seen or mentioned anywhere.  They work behind closed doors and leave silently when their work is done.  These are our collection counters. They come in every week, go to their assigned seats, and promptly start counting, batching and verifying their assigned Masses.  They do this in …

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“Ministry of the Tables and Chairs”-The Perfect Ministry!

The Perfect Ministry! No meetings! No fees! Volunteer when you can! Meet others and enjoy our Parish Community! Join the “Ministry of the Tables and Chairs” We at Holy Family are a people of hospitality! This takes all of us working together to welcome others and make them feel part of God’s Kingdom at this special Parish.    As St. Paul wrote so eloquently – each of us plays an integral role in the Body of Christ –we can’t all be …

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Prayers for Children, April 15 2019-World Day for Street Children

April, 2019 -The UN has designated April 12 as World Day for Street Children. We are reminded of the millions of throwaway children worldwide – the garbage pickers of Brazil, restevics of Haiti, sewer children of Russia, the unwanted in the US and other countries. They live their lives in prostitution, forced armed conflict, beggars, servitude, child trafficking, …….They have no schooling, no health care, no hope. Some of this is due to familial abuse, poverty, death, war, disasters. Let …

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Quinceañera

Among several Spanish-speaking countries and among many Hispanics in the United States there is the custom of celebrating the passage from childhood to adolescence with a ritual that expresses thanksgiving to God for the gift of life and that asks for a blessing from God for the years ahead. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Order for the Blessing on the Fifteenth Birthday 1  The Thanksgiving Mass for Quince años (when a girls turns 15 years old) are celebrated at …

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Prayers for Children, March 15, 2019

March 15, 2019 – Prayers for Children – To remind us of the importance of water, the UN made the 22nd of March ” World Water Awareness Day”. Our survival depends on water. Each person has a human and International right to water. Over 2 billion people lack access to safe water and for children – unclean water and poor sanitation are the leading cause of childhood death. (500 or more children die each day). In our communities, we can …

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The Scourge of Racism – Fr. Jim Heft

The middle of five children, I grew up in a family that was wonderful in bringing Protestants and Catholics together, and this was long before Vatican II. My father was a Protestant and my mother a Catholic, and despite objections from both of their families, they built a good marriage. After leaving the farm in central Ohio, my Dad worked in Cleveland for a Jew, Max Friedman, who was, to mix religions, like Santa Claus to our family. This was …

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