From our Parochial Vicar, Fr. Sinoj Pynadath: We have a new shepherd: We have welcomed Fr. John Thomas into our midst. Let us thank and praise God for His providence and guidance through our shepherds. Being grateful to all our pastors in the past let us open our hearts to our new pastor, encourage him,…
Pastor’s Corner
July 11 – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – A Message from Father John Thomas
From our Pastor, Father John Thomas My Dear Parishioners: Hello to you before I arrive as your pastor. I first want to tell you that since Bishop Medley called me to this transfer, I have fervently prayed for you, your families, the parishes of Holy Spirit, Bowling Green and St. Stephen Cathedral, Fr. Jerry Riney,…
July 4 – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From our Parish Administrator, Father Sinoj Pynadath: Happy Independence Day! As we celebrate freedom and national integration of our nation, I wish you all happiness and joy of the Day! Let us thank and praise God for the USA, for all the goodness we experience as citizens of this country. Let us be grateful to…
June 27 – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From our Parish Administrator, Father Sinoj Pynadath: God’s design is wholesome! Our faith shall help us to have a wholesome understanding of the reality of the world and life. The two miracles in the Gospel this Sunday – healing of a woman who suffered from a chronic bleeding disease and raising Jairus’ daughter from death – reveal…
June 20, 2021 – Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From Father Sinoj Pynadath: Happy Father’s Day! While a mother’s love and sacrifice have been recognized and hailed by many literary and social expressions, a father’s role and importance in our lives have been found to receive comparatively less voice and glamour. Our fathers take up struggles and pains without visible tears. They stand as…
June 12, 2021 – Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
From Father Jerry Riney: Congratulations to Debbie Osborne! Last weekend on the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, Debbie Osborne, wife of Tommy Osborne, received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Debbie has been coming to the Catholic Church for many many years, and was part of the RCIA this past year. The whole community…
The Most Holy Trinity – May 30, 2021
From our Parochial Vicar, Father Sinoj Pynadath: Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: A Gift of Relationship! Today, the Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is a basic doctrine of Faith, which shall be understood not with our heads but with our…
May 23, 2021 – Pentecost Sunday
From our Parochial Vicar, Father Sinoj Pynadath: Festal Blessings! The Solemnity of Pentecost takes its name from a Jewish feast that was a celebration of thanksgiving for the first fruits of the harvest, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Passover. In the Christian tradition it commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the early…
May 16, 2021 – The Ascension of the Lord
From our Parochial Vicar, Father Sinoj Pynadath: Retirement: By now you must have received a letter from Fr. Jerry Riney about his retirement. It is really heartbreaking and this is not the way any of us wanted this to happen. But we realize out of our love for him we have to accept and respect…
May 9, 2021 – Sixth Sunday of Easter
From Fr. Sinoj Pynadath, our Parochial Vicar Happy Mother’s Day: A beautiful Spanish proverb says “An ounce of mother is better than a pound of clergy.” Motherhood is a special vocation to be the presence of God in the world. They represent the sacrificial love of God that goes beyond even to the point of…