ear Parishioners and visitors,
In last week’s bulletin, I made an error. Mea Culpa! I gave incorrect time information in regards to the upcoming Saints and Their Stories of Faith event. This program will be held on Sunday, January 25, in Delaney Hall from 12:00 noon to 1:30PM. The time is inclusive of serving light fare. The lives of several saints and the challenge they pose to us to be as Christ- like and Christian as they were will be presented.
The saints, as true disciples who lived their faith, may make us feel a little uncomfortable. When we look at them, we may feel our failures and that we can’t be holy. That is definitely NOT true. We are called to holiness; we are called to put our faith in action; we are called to be saints! It may not be easy, but it wasn’t easy for Our Lord to be crowned with thorns, scourged, and nailed to a cross either.
Like all the holy men and women who have gone before us, we-you and I-are called by Christ to be His disciples. We are to imitate Jesus Christ as the saints did. We are to put our faith into action as the saints did. We are to be beacons of light, love, hope, peace, joy, unity, and reconciliation. With the prayers of the saints and the grace of the Holy Spirit, we can be the salt of the earth, and the light of the world.
Have A Great Bethany Beach Week!
Stay Safe! Stay Healthy!
Prayer for Vocations
O God, hear our prayer and our cry. Bless the
Diocese of Wilmington with many vocations to
the priesthood, religious life, and permanent
deaconate. Give Your sons and daughters the
confidence to accept Your call and the love to
follow always in the footsteps of Your beloved
Son with courage and dedicated to Your holy
will.
Amen.
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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.