Thanksgiving Food Drive from St. Vincent de Paul Society
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with its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. The need for food is always with us,
but it’s especially felt during the Thanksgiving season.
You have always responded so generously to our requests for donations.
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ITEMS NEEDED:
TURKEYS – NO MORE THAN 15 LBS!
Coffee
Tea
Canned Soups
Instant mashed potatoes
Canned Yams
Jars of turkey gravy
Boxes of stuffing
Jello or Instant Pudding
PLEASE! DONATIONS MUST BE BROUGHT IN NO LATER
THAN MONDAY NOVEMBER 15th!
Donations can be brought to the lower church
(leave on the stage) or to the rectory. God bless you for your generosity!
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Pastor’s Desk – Month of May 2022
With words of wisdom and compassion, The Pastor’s Desk archives the many Messages of the month of May 2022 starting with the most recent by our very own Fr. Peter.
Toward a Pro-Life Future in the Empire State
Humanity’s salvation history was forever changed when a poor, devout Jewish girl from Galilee affirmatively said yes to life and set in motion the birth, ministry, sacrificial death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mary’s fiat (“Thy will be done.”) was a gift of love to humanity, given freely in spite of her inability to know all that would entail, but with more faith in the Lord than fear of the unknown.
Our First Communion
Our First Holy Communion students celebrated their first Eucharist on Saturday, May 7, with so many happy families and neighbors as witnesses.