Dear Parish Family, The feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925, not long after the end of the First World War. The pope established the feast as a statement of faith against the prevailing ideologies of communism and secularism at that time. The two …
The next Respect Life Holy Hour is Sat, Dec. 5 after the 9:00 am Mass Down Syndrome babies are under attack in Denmark & Iceland. In Denmark, when a woman first seeks a medical professional about her pregnancy a screening for Down Syndrome is automatically scheduled. If the screening is positive, and the unborn baby …
Our parish will have an Advent Penance Service with Confessions on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Let us avail ourselves of this opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Fr. Paul will be joined by several other priests from the Smoky Mountain Vicariate to hear confessions in accordance with Covid-19 protocols. …
We will be blessing pets in the parish parking lot on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:00 am. Bring your dogs, cats, gerbils, hamsters, ferrets, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, goats, chickens, fish, or any other furry, feathery or scaly companion for a special blessing! (If your pet is too large to be transported, contact the parish …
Dear Parish Family, According to Guinness World Records, the greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived is 122 years (Jeanne Louise Calment, 1875 – 1997 in France). This is nothing compared to eternity. The readings today teach us that we need wisdom to live our earthly life to prepare for eternal …