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Palm and Passion Sunday 2023

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Jerusalem is, and has been for several millennium, a great walled city that must be entered through one of the several gates in the city’s wall. It is a holy and sacred city. For the Jews, Jerusalem is that city where God dwelt among His people in the great temple at which they could visit Him and offer Him sacrifices. In His Holy City, God would listen to His people and they could be assured that they were standing in His presence. Whenever there was a great feast for the Jewish people they would go up to the city of Jerusalem to be near to God and celebrate with Him. For the Jewish people to live within the walls of Jerusalem—the Holy City—was the perfect life; it was equivalent to living with God on earth. In the mind of the Jewish person, the perfect place to die was within the walls of Jerusalem. To die within the walls of the Holy City meant that one had died with God in His Holy City and had indeed lived a blessed life. Continue reading →

Ongoing Faith Study on the Gospel of Matthew

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This group, facilitated by Gabriel Nakoneckny, meets on Thursdays, from 7 PM to 8:45 PM for study on the Gospel of Matthew.  All are welcome to join us on the following Thursdays:

  • May 4 and 18

The Gospel of Matthew was particularly beloved by the Early Church, being the most quoted of any of the Four Gospels, and being placed at the beginning of the New Testament because of its great prominence and importance in revealing Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of all redemptive history.  At the height of his ministry, Jesus turned to his disciples and asked them two fundamental questions found only in this gospel account: 

  1. Who do PEOPLE say that I am?
  2. Who do YOU say that I am? 

These are the most important questions that all people, including us in the Church, must answer. And our answer makes all the difference both for this life and the life to come. And so these two questions will be the guiding points of our journey through the Gospel of Matthew in the coming weeks. Looking forward to seeing many of you there! God bless.

Donation for Easter Flowers

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Every year the parish relies on the generosity of parishioners to decorate the church with flowers. If you would like to make a donation to purchase flowers, please make your donation by using the envelope “Flowers for Easter” marked with your name, address and envelope numbers. Thank you for your generosity.