Greetings on this Palm Sunday weekend, as we begin Holy Week. Attached is our bulletin for this Sunday, April 13 (Palm Sunday), a reflection from Fr. Canisius, and a video reflection from Seminarian Thang.
Please make a special note of all the Holy Week liturgies we will celebrate in the coming week.
Our Sanctuary Lamp is lit this week
and our Altar Flowers our donated:
For the Intention of
Theadora Thomas
in celebration of her birthday
This weekend's second collection is our special
Lenten Sacrificial Offering
You may also support our collections via online giving. Just click the button below to make your offering.
We are grateful for your continued generosity.
Stations will be led this evening by
members of our Legion of Mary
and Precious Blood and
Charismatic prayer groups
Palm Sunday Vigil
Saturday, April 12
Join us for our Palm Sunday Vigil service tomorrow, Saturday, April 12 at 4:00pm. Once again, we will be joined by the Baltimore Brass. The Choir and congregation will be led with the sounds of brass as Jesus enters Jerusalem!
http://www.baltimorebrassquintet.com/index.html
Feed the Hungry
Lenten Challenge
We have been challenged to provide 100 casseroles for the guests at Our Daily Bread this Lent. You can prepare Texas Hash casseroles (using the pans and recipes available in our church foyer) or purchase frozen party-sized pans of Mac & Cheese or Lasagna. Frozen casseroles may be dropped off at the parish office (M-F, 9am-3pm).
Current count:71 Still needed:29 by April 20
"When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat." (Matthew 25)
Lenten Food Pantry $$$ Match
We are in AWE of your
outstanding generosity!
During this Lenten challenge, you have contributed $3,817 in support of our Food pantry. And our anonymous donor has matched $2500 for a total, so far, of $6,317!
Our work is not done, though, as long as hunger exists! Please continue your support of our Food Pantry Outreach—with food or monetary donations—through Holy Week and in the Easter season that follows. Let us spread the Resurrection HOPE!
Click below to read the pastoral letter
or pick up a copy in the church vestibule.
From the Message of the Holy Father Francis
for Lent 2025
This, then, is the third call to conversion: a call to hope, to trust in God and his great promise of eternal life. Let us ask ourselves: Am I convinced that the Lord forgives my sins? Or do I act as if I can save myself? Do I long for salvation and call upon God’s help to attain it? Do I concretely experience the hope that enables me to interpret the events of history and inspires in me a commitment to justice and fraternity, to care for our common home and in such a way that no one feels excluded?
The 2025 Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries continues! Pledge envelopes are available in the back of church and can be placed in any of the collection baskets, handed to an usher, or mailed to the address on the envelope.
We thank all those who have already made their pledge/donation. As of 4/4/25, 62 families have donated/pledged $26,704 (88% of our Standard Goal!). Every family's involvement, no matter the amount given, is crucial and valued! It's our hope and prayer that we can exceed our goals, reflecting our commitment to both our parish and the broader Church community.
The Parish Office will be closed next Friday, April 18 and on Monday, April 21 for the Easter holidays.
