Parish Highlights
Celebrate the Feast of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
11/18/19
Evening Vespers - 7pm in Church
All are welcome to come and celebrate the feast day of our patron saint, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, with an evening Vespers prayer service at 7pm in church on Monday, Nov. 18.
Weekday Schedule Update
11/25/19
Nov. 7- 22
6:30 Mass from November 7th through November 22nd will be Communion Services. 6:30am Mass will resume on Monday, November 25th.
Christian Initiation Class
11/17/19
9AM
The next CHRISTIAN INITIATION class meets on SUNDAY, November 17 at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Center, Room #1. The topic will be “Who Shepherds the Church”, presented by Deacon Bill Johnson. The classes are open to anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic faith.
Day of Reparation
11/16/19
Canceled Due to Low Response
The day of prayer originally scheduled for Nov. 16 has been canceled due to low response. In your own daily prayer, please ask God’s help to repair the damage done by the incidents of abuse by clergy and other church workers.
11/30/19
Thursdays at 7pm
High School Teens are invited to join our parish youth group every Thursday at 7pm in the youth room for fun, fellowship and faith sharing.
Middle School Youth Group (grades 5-8) will meet November 23 and 30, after 5pm Mass, 6-8pm in the youth room.
12/09/19
7:30-9:30am
Frozen Chili Burger Casseroles for St. Patrick's Center are collected on the church parking lot (7:30-9:30am) and on the school parking lot (7:30-8:00) on the second Monday of each month. Click here to download the recipe.
08/11/19
Our Priests' Response
From the Pastor's Pen - August 11, 2019
Fr. Nickolai and I both addressed the painful area of clergy abuse of children (see below for link to a brief summary), after Archbishop Carlson published a list of any priests with “credible allegations” going back 50 years. This was in advance of a list soon to come out by the Missouri Attorney General. While this is a broad societal problem, with similar percentages of offenders among all groups, special harm is done to those who are victimized by someone in a position of great trust and faith. The Church continues efforts of screening applicants at every stage, and monitoring all in ministry, ordained or not.
Click here to read notes from Fr. Tom and Fr. Nickolai, which they each shared in recent homilies.
Read a recent article from Psychology Today Top 10 Myths about Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church
