January 22: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of the Unborn Children

​All are encouraged to attend the 8am Mass on Thursday, January 22. Our Pro-Life Ministry is sponsoring a Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet  following the 8am Mass in the church. 

NOTE: The Rosary & Divine Chaplet will be led by Timmerie Geagea

Timmerie works as a radio host and Catholic speaker educating in areas of theology and is an expert at responding to current trends of sexuality, feminism, and gender ideology. She hosts the radio show/podcast Trending with Timmerie. Prior to this, Timmerie worked for five years as the Director of Education & Outreach at Life Choices pregnancy counseling center in San Diego. She holds a Masters Degree in Biblical Theology and Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Media with an emphasis in the New Evangelization from John Paul the Great Catholic University. Her diverse professional background includes public relations consulting for nonprofits at the national level.

 About her show: Trending with Timmerie on Relevant Radio brings the timeless principles of Catholicism to trending thought and experience. Are you looking for relevant ways to bring together trending conversations and timeless principles? Here’s your opportunity to engage the culture head on with truth and Catholic faith. https://relevantradio.com/listen/trending-with-timmerie/

Unplugged: Guiding Young Souls in an Age of Smartphones

Smartphones and social media cause great harm: an epidemic of mental illness, loneliness, boredom, attention fragmentation, and sleep deprivation. And they also cause great spiritual harm. What are we, as parents, to do? Nationally recognized Catholic education expert, Stephanie Saroki de García, shares concrete actions parents can take now to protect the minds, hearts and souls of their children.

On Monday, February 2, we will be celebrating the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord at the 5:30pm Mass. There will be a special blessing of candles.  If you would like candles to be blessed, please bring them before the start of Mass and place them on the table next to the baptismal font.

The traditional blessing of the throats for the feast of St. Blaise will be celebrated at the 8am Mass on Tuesday, February 3rd.  The blessing of throats will take place after Mass.