I. Annual Raffle: Our parishioners are invited on Saturday, September 15th, to the 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass, followed by a free dinner with barbecue chicken, sides, and burgoo. Our raffle drawing will be held, featuring $4,500.00 in cash prizes, three vacation getaways, a refurbished Dell laptop, and more prizes! Please pick up ticket envelopes at…

I.  New Youth Minister!  Welcome to Crissy Stevenson who joined our parish team on August 1st. Crissy graduated from Brescia University from the Ministry Formation Program and has been ministering part time at Saint Mary Magdalene Parish for 11 years. She is eager to partner with the parents of middle school and high school students…

I. We Are A Missionary Church! It was a joy to host Fr. Paul Reilly, a young, optimistic, joyful, Spirit-filled priest, who presided and preached at all our Masses at the Cathedral last weekend. Though born in California, he felt called to join the Missionaries of Africa, 1200 brothers and priests strong, who are present…

Keeping Safe & Secure Project Update: As you may recall, our Keeping Safe & Secure porch renovation project was due to begin the first part of July.  Although we are experiencing a slight delay, we are confident in all involved in the effort, and that the extra time needed for planning will bring us to…

Dear Friends in Christ, I am very happy to reach you through this Bulletin. I would like to use this opportunity to once again thank you for the warm welcome you have given me to the St. Stephen Family. You have been very kind and generous to support and encourage me as I take up…

I.  Uncluttered Lives/Traveling Light:   in sending the 12 on their first mission, Jesus instructs them to “travel light”—to focus on the journey and the mission with which they have been entrusted, not on accumulating wealth, status, and power along the way. Clearing out the clutter of our lives in order to make room in our…

I. Welcome Fr. Titus Ahabyona!  Many of you know Fr. Titus, but for the sake of our new parishioners, I want to introduce him to you. Ordained a priest in 1997 for the Diocese of Fort Portal, Uganda, Fr. Titus spent six years working in our Marriage Tribunal, living three years at St. Stephen Cathedral…

I.  Connection Between Saint Thomas and Fr. Sinoj! The people of Kerala in southern India, where Fr. Sinoj Esthappanu Pynadath was born, fervently believe that it was Thomas who evangelized them—Fr. Sinoj’s birthday is Saturday, June 30th.  He is represented in art with a spear, the instrument of his martyrdom. Thomas (first century), also called…

I.  The Nativity of John the Baptizer (June 24th): The great “bridge” prophet between the Jewish and Christian covenants, and herald of Jesus the Messiah, John the Baptizer prepared the way of the Lord and revealed Jesus to others as both the Messiah and the Lamb of God. John exemplifies the Christian life as one who…

I.  Bless Fathers & All Who Show A Father’s Love!  Faithful, trustworthy, teacher, example, leader, protector are some words used to describe a dad. “My father gave me the best gifts that any child could ever have wished for: he truly loved me, he taught me and more importantly he believed in me” (anonymous). Following…