Just a reminder that our summer Mass schedule will begin the weekend of June 28/29. The schedule will be as follows: St. Ann – Saturday 4:00 PM Vigil Mass, Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM. Our Lady of Guadalupe – Saturday 5:30 PM Vigil Mass, Sunday 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Also, Mass is celebrated in Spanish on Sunday at 1:00 PM.
I also remind all of us to be patient in both coming to and going from Church. With the increased number of people coming to weekend Masses, both the Church and the parking lot are extremely crowded. Remember where you are going and where you are coming from and strive to exercise that great virtue of patience.
I also wanted to give a shout out to all of our bazaar workers who are hard at work already, especially to those staffing the garage. They are out there each day, with a smile on their face, doing hard work for the success of our summer bazaar. To each one of you – Thank You – for all that you do.
This weekend we celebrate Pentecost Sunday. On this day, we celebrate the completion of the Easter Season, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the Church.
The Spirit that came upon the Apostles, so long ago, is the same Spirit which we have received. As we celebrate today, we pray that the Holy Spirit will provide us the courage and strength to live our faith in word and deed. May we be sharers and bearers of the light and the love of Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O HolySpirit, that I love but what is holy.
Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.
Amen.
~ St. Augustine
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Online Giving Available
Try our new Online Giving Service— go to our website Online Giving page to set up your account.
Online Giving is the preferred way to make your weekly or monthly contributions to offertory and various other designations. By giving electronically, it minimizes the need to have six parishioners present to count money every Sunday and it also minimizes hours used to post these donations to the donors’ accounts every week. If interested, go to our parish website online donation page; or you can also use your smart phone to scan the QR code for online giving. When scanned with a smart phone, this image connects you directly to the mobile version of our donation page. You can also call the business manager at (302) 539-6449 ext.103 for assistance in setting this up. Thank you for your support!
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Help Your Neighbors
Please remember our parish’s St. Vincent de Paul Society when writing checks. Your financial support, of whatever size, is a lifeline for so many of our needy brothers and sisters. In these strange and difficult times, your generous financial support is a great help to them. Thank you for your support.
If you would like to donate to our food pantry, a list of needed items is listed on the SVdP ministry page here.
You can contribute in many different ways; just click the picture below to find out more.
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There’s more information here about our finances and contributions.
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