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Christmas Blessings 2022

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

The Christmas Season is a time not only for counting our blessings but also for thanking those people who are instrumental in bringing those blessings to us. I would like to take this time to say thank you to all whose time and talents allow us to be the ... Read More »

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 18, 2022

 

“A servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart to proclaim the gospel of God, which he promised long ago through his prophets...through him we have been favored with apostleship that we my spread his name and ... Read More »

Third Sunday of Advent

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

 

December 11, 2022

 

“Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God, he comes with vindication; with divine recompense he comes to save you. Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf will be cleared; ... Read More »

Second Sunday of Advent

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

 

December 4, 2022

 

“Everything written before our time was written for our instruction, that we might derive hope from the lessons of patience and the words of encouragement in the Scriptures. May God the source of all patience and encouragement, enable you to live in perfect harmony ... Read More »

First Sunday of Advent

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

 

November 27, 2022

 

“You know the time in which we are living, It is now the hour for you to wake from sleep, for our salvation is closer than when we first accepted the faith. The night is far spent; The day draws near. Let us cast ... Read More »

Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary TIme

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

November 20, 2022

 

“Let us give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom ... Read More »

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 13, 2022

 

“But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays… See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he’ and ‘the time has come.’ ... Read More »

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 6, 2022

 

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through his grace, encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good deed and word.” 

 

We spend ... Read More »

Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary TimeOctober 9, 2022

 

Fr. Brisson was born on June 23, 1817, in Plancy,France, the only child of Toussaint and Savine Brisson.He was educated by a local priest who had a largelibrary. Louis read everything; he had a special interestin the sciences.Brisson was ordained a ... Read More »

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Peg O'Donnell

October 2, 2022

 

“Rooted in Hope” Please take a look at the painting in the front of church today. This painting was done by one of the board members of the Cecil County Pregnancy Center and is on loan to us for the month of October. I see ... Read More »