Thank you for joining us this Second Sunday of Advent in this Jubilee Year of Hope.  As we draw another week closer to Christmas, our hope in Jesus gets stronger as we honor our Blessed Mother, Mary with two great feasts:  Her Immaculate Conception, on Monday, December 8 (A Holy Day of Obligation) and as Patroness of All the Americas under her title of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, December 12. This week, please pray with me this beautiful prayer to Our Lady of the America

Our St. Francis of Assisi young adult men's UPPER ROOM FELLOWSHIP spent several days working on the outdoor pergola area painting and hanging patio lights.  Both the pergola and the table have been painted, and 98 feet of patio lights have been hung.  The fireplace had not been used for years and has also been fixed as well as the two can lights.  Thanks to our Upper Room guys, we now have an amazing space for our parish.   Please pray for this program and for our other four

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!  Welcome to family and friends visiting us here this weekend!  We “burned our mortgage”.  Now, we look ahead with hope.  What more can we do for Jesus and His Church? Today we begin the beautiful season of Advent. It is a season meant for preparation. But what exactly are we preparing for?  In the weeks leading up to Christmas, it seems everywhere we turn we are pushed to spend more, do more, entertain more, and generally rush ar