July 6th beccame the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - a time to take a break and refresh and renew!
Fr. Jim will be celebrating Mass for The Assumption of the Blessed Virgini Mary on Thursday, August 14, at 12:15 pm. (This is a Holy Day of Obligation.)
Looking ahead: "Ordinary Time" will end on Saturday, November 29 and that also ends the current liturgical year. The new liturgical year begins on Sunday, November 30, the 1st Sunday in Advent. The Liturgy Team will begin meeting (dates to be determined) to discuss Advent preparations (discussing the readings and choosing a theme) to help us all have a meaningful Advent journey toward the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. All are welcome and we are always looking for fresh and new ideas! If you want to look ahead for the Advent readings, visit www.usccb.org (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). I will post the meeting dates as soon as they are set on the calendar.
Happy mid-summer! We have the "dog days of August" to get through. May they be "God days" instead!