Imagine the first moment Jesus appears in a locked room, in the midst of his petrified disciples. What are his first words after dying a horrifying death, being betrayed by those closest to him and now rising from the dead? You would think it would be something like, “Wow! That...
Imagine the emotional whiplash the disciples must have experienced in those few days. They were jerked out of their horror and grief of that Friday, to unimaginable shock, joy and happiness. No doubt that they had been dragged through the lowest of the lows of human existence to the highest...
St. Elizabeth is offering a $500 Scholarship to a senior registered and active in our parish. If you are interested, please see either Jenny Sinclair or Stacy Henkelman in the Religious Education Office.
Perhaps looking from the “Lions Gate” across the Kidron Valley toward the Mt. of Olives, you could imagine the scene in today’s Gospel. You would likely see a small group of people following a man riding on a donkey. As the group made its way down the southeastern slope of...
Last weekend we announced that our plan is to break ground for our parish event center, March 17, 2019. For too long we have endured with unacceptable facilities and it is true, that conditions in our kitchen and bathrooms are reaching the point of being unusable without major renovations. We...
Join us for the Mary’s Meals Run on Saturday, May 13th at 9:00 a.m. in Historic Valley Junction. Your registration-whether 10K or 5K, walking or running-will feed one child in desperate need of food for an entire school year through Mary’s Meals. Bishop Emeritus Joseph Charron will lead the opening...
Mark your calendars and join us for Coffee Sunday on April 2nd to hear Leslie Becker speak about organ donation and the impact it has had on her life. You will also have an opportunity after Mass the weekend of April 1st and 2nd to register as a donor if...
Well, we all survived St. Patrick’s Day. I assume you all wore green. Poor St. Patrick. I’m sure somehow he is proud of the fact that he has been remembered through all these centuries, but I am not sure he is excited about the way he is remembered. Go to...
The NFL is considering relaxing the end zone celebration restrictions for this coming season. At the risk of being labeled “an old fuddy-duddy,” I find it fascinating that grown men need to perform such childish antics, dances, skits as celebrations for scoring a touchdown. Granted, it may be fun, within...
Join our faith community—and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States—in a life-changing Lenten journey of encounter with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl from the gathering space on March 4th and 5th and don’t forget to download the CRS Rice Bowl app! May these 40 days...