Diaconate Journey Continues…dash between the dates

January 4, 2014 we continue our diaconate journey… Today is our first class of the New Year. We continued our discussion of the Gospel of John as well as our bereavement training. The bereavement training is what we will be discussing. The speaker today was Veronica Scarpelli who is a Grief Recovery Specialist, Bereavement Coordinator and on the Committee for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Veronica discussed the cause and effect of suicide. She talked about it from both a …

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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

 Mission Statement Holy Family, as an initiating community, nurtures individuals on their faith journeys, challenging them to live the Gospel message as Catholic Christians. New Inquiry (Precatechumenate) session to begin following Easter Join our warm and welcoming team and you look at the Catholic way of life.  Pope Francis said, “Find new ways to spread the word of God to every corner of the world.” RCIA is one way this community attempts to share the good news about Jesus Christ …

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Diaconate Journey Continues…

December 14, 2013 by Jay and Candy Krueger Since our last blog entry,  we have prepared and conducted the Vigil Service for our “Diaconate- Sister” Tess.  Jay attended the funeral and we had classes on the 7th and 14th of December. The focus of this blog is  our Sister Tess’ services. Through a conference call, we prepared a rough draft of the Vigil Service for Tess as well as assign roles to various members of our Deaconate Year. The majority of …

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Custom Jewelry Benefits Pastoral Care

In Spanish, La Viajera means The Traveler.  The jewelry from La Viajera is certainly well traveled!  As Julia Majcher travels the world, she collects one of a kind treasures, and transforms them into masterpieces.  All of the necklaces have a story.  From the old city in Jerusalem to the Brooklyn Flea Market, Julia gathers a variety of items to create stunning works of art. Not just beads!  She uses belts, earrings, stones and more as findings for her pieces! All …

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Diaconate Journey Continues – a loss…

December 1, 2013 On Tuesday of last week, we got an e-mail that we hoped  we would not receive until after Christmas; Tess, our “sister” in the Diaconate, had died of cancer.  This was just nine days after we heard the news about her diagnosis – that the cancer had returned and  she only had a few months to live. I (Jay) felt numb at the news. I passed the sad news along to Sr. Barbara and Br. Charlie who had led …

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Share your faith

Have you ever felt called to share your faith with children? Holy Family needs committed teachers (catechists) for our Religious Education program. You don’t have to be a professional teacher, or have in-depth knowledge of Catholic Doctrine.  All that is required is that you love children and have a deep desire to share and model your Catholic Faith with them. Helpers wanted for Toddlers, Preschoolers and Grade-schoolers on Sunday mornings (or Weds. afternoons for elementary school). Why We Need You!  …

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Diaconate Journey Continues…Sharing Sadness

November 16, 2013 we continue our diaconate journey… This class contained something that we did not expect. Since we came together as a group a year and a half ago, we have shared who we are spiritually, emotionally, and personally. Last year as we went through the 19th annotation of the Ignatian Retreat we developed who we are spiritually and shared our growth with our Spiritual Directors and each other in our small faith groups. We would say that we are …

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Living our Faith in the 21st Century

Wednesday, November 20, 6:00 p.m. or Saturday, November 23 at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall Join with other Holy Family parishioners for a fascinating exploration of how we can live our faith in a new way in the world—in a world of technology.  What are the opportunities for us as a community to repurpose the technological tools we use everyday—iPhones, droids, iPads, tablets, laptops–as a means of faith formation, spiritual development and spreading the Gospel message?  Technology is always …

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Today is the Feast Day of Mother Cabrini

Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first United States citizen to be canonized; she became a U.S. citizen in 1909. Her deep trust in the loving care of her God gave her the strength to be a valiant woman doing the work of Christ. Refused admission to the religious order which had educated her to be a teacher, she began charitable work at the House of Providence Orphanage in Cadogno, Italy. In September 1877 she made her vows there and took …

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Diaconate Journey continues… Rite of Candidacy

November 2, 2013 we continue our diaconate journey… This was an emotional weekend. Friday was the funeral of Deacon Valentin Saucedo and Saturday was the Rite of Candidacy. Deacon Valentin, who conducted our second interview during our application for the Diaconate in August of 2011 passed away.  Over the past year, Deacon Valentin had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and had received various treatments. We last saw him at our group retreat in June, where he spoke briefly about his life …

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