Entries for April 2019

The Parish Pastoral Council Election is the weekend of May 18 & 19. Here are the nominees to fill the Three open seats on the council. Joe Bering It is an honor to be nominated for one of the vacating seats on our parish council.  Interestingly, this nomination has occurred at a time when I am seeking the opportunity to participate more actively in the lay ministry at St. Boniface as the result of a planned career slow down after 25 years which should allow more time to devote to family and self. As a biographical sketch, I was raised in a very caring Catholic family of 5 children in Lebanon,...

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FINAL SCHOOL YEAR EVENT - High School Ministry May 12th 5:30-7:00pm CHURCH 101- The Church, the body of Christ, isn't a building. It's you. And me. Let's talk about what that means for us - maybe we should stop complaining about "church" and start considering if God is calling us to be His heart,  His arm,  His spleen, His eyelashes, etc. etc. etc..  We'll also wish our seniors well as they prepare for graduation! Who: 9-12 graders What: Dinner and Conversation NO TEEN MASS When: May 12, 5:30PM to 7:00PM - It's Mother's Day! Be ...

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April 21, 2019 Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!  Instead of saying hello, early Christians usually greeted each other with this salutation. Christians in the Holy Land use this even today.   By saying this, they acknowledge that the Resurrection changes everything. Now we know that death is not the dark end that we will see each other again and that justice and peace will be restored when we see the Savior face to face. These aren't pious platitudes but what we know from the life of Jesus.   Better yet, it helps put the pain and resentments of our lives in context.&nbs...

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First Holy Communion with May Crowning will be celebrated May 5th at St. Boniface 10:30am Mass. Please keep our youth in your prayers as they prepare for their 1st Holy Communion: Victoria Armond, Lucas Beckman, Blair Bower, Jakobi Caroway, Cooper Cowden, Mason Deuel, Elle Donlin, Anthony Dunlap, Lillian Hein, Olivia Lepely, Rocco Mirabito, Logan Rose, Evan Steele, Bradley Stetts, and Preston Trump

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Daily Masses April 30th – May 2nd Most of the priests in the Diocese will be on a retreat and at meetings with the Bishop from Monday afternoon April 29th until Thursday, May 2nd in the afternoon. Daily mass on Tue/Wed/Thu will only be celebrated at St. Boniface Church and at 8am. No other area parishes will have Mass. Father Charles Cummings will be the Celebrant and will be living in the St Boniface rectory. Let us Pray for all our priests. 

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Over the past several months we have been journeying and praying for four members of our community as they approach the Easter Sacraments through Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. At the Easter Vigil we welcome them into our Catholic Faith. We welcome all our new parishioners, please keep them in special prayer: Gerald Augustine III, Kierstin Cochran, Dianne Morrison, and Margaret Schneider.

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Closing Day Mass is April 14th at St. Lawrence 9:00 a.m. –  We are very blessed that some of our youth are assisting at this Closing Day Mass as Readers and Altar Servers. We invite parents as well and ask that our youth in Kindergarten and 1st Grade sit as a class up front with their parents. We ask that our youth in 2nd to 8th grade will sit as a class and their parents will sit in pews surrounding them. Also, that our 8th grade class offer to service as greeters and ushers. Thank you parents for participating.

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The Parish Councils will have their most recent meeting minutes available on our Website.  Click on Pastoral Councils. If you wish to have a hard copy, please contact the parish office.

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Minutes

April 7, 2019 Take Advantage of the Last Chances. Last weekend we had a retreat for the Confirmation candidates. The Confession discussions were candid and thoughtful. I think some were surprised that it could be so calm and refreshing. We have 2 more opportunities for Keep The Light On.   They are normally uncrowded, allowing time to talk. Moreover, the time is convenient ...from 5:30 to 7pm.   I promise I won't faint if you say Bless me Father it's been 3 years... In addition, our Contemporary Music Choir is performing a Lenten Concert on SUNDAY, APRIL 14 (next weekend...

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Holy Week Mass Schedule Palm Sunday April 13th 5:30pm & April 14th 9am - St. Lawrence April 13th 4:00pm & April 14th 10:30am - St. Boniface Holy Thursday April 18th 7pm Mass - St. Boniface Good Friday April 19th 1pm Mass - St. Boniface Easter Vigil Saturday April 20th 8pm Mass - St. Boniface Easter Sunday April 21st 8:00am - St. Lawrence 10:30am - St. Boniface

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March 31, 2019 There's a new spirit here. Numerous people mention it. We can feel it. People linger more after Mass to talk and visit. More families are arriving and asking for children to be baptized. The number of parishioners volunteering has shot up. You are noting that some old faces have returned. That's a blessing of God's grace that despite the year's headlines, we are growing. At Easter, four people will be entering the Church. Marvelous! Continue this trend by gently inviting friends or family who have filtered away.  Tell them of the music that soars, of homilies that seek to be biblic...

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