Registration for the Smoky Mountain High School Retreat is now open. “No Greater Love: Discovering True Friendship” Date: Feb 7-9, 2020 Location: Living Waters Catholic Retreat Center, Maggie Valley, NC Cost: $100 basic registration* (sleep on floor in sleeping bag), $125 (bed) *The Diocesan Office of Youth Ministry has graciously offered to pay for 1/3 …
Sunday, Jan. 5, is the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. Our Mass times will be 8:30 am and 11:30 am, with the Saturday Vigil (Spanish) at 7:00 pm as usual. We will have blessed chalk available after all the Masses for people to take home and use for the Epiphany home blessing. Holy …
January 1 is the Octave Day of Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, patroness of our parish. It is a holy day of obligation. Mass Schedule Dec. 31, 6:00 pm: Vigil Mass (English) Jan. 1, 9:00 am: Mass (English) Jan. 1, 12:00 noon: Bilingual Mass (English/Spanish) Eucharistic Adoration The Blessed Sacrament will …
Christmas Tuesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve 5:30 pm Mass (English) 8:00 pm Misa en Español 11:30 pm Solemn Matens with extended Vigils The Office of Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours with extended readings for Vigils, comprised of sung hymn and Psalms with recited scripture readings and meditations from the Fathers of the …
Advent is a time for us to “prepare the way of the Lord” in our hearts as we look back to Christ’s first coming in Bethlehem, and look forward to his second coming in glory at the end of time. Like John the Baptist, we are called to retreat from the noise of the world …