ear Parishioners,

I ask you to reserve the date of September 14, 2024 on your calendars.  I am asking you to do so for a special reason and a special person.  This year, Sister Loretta Primus, SFCC, will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of her profession.  This is an important milestone for her certainly, but for us as well.  Sister Loretta has served faithfully and well for all these years, some of them with us.  This is a milestone that needs to be recognized and celebrated.

So to commemorate Sister Loretta’s faith-filled years  of service and to celebrate with her, we will honor her at the 4:00PM Mass on Saturday, September 14.  The Mass will be followed by refreshments in Delaney Hall.   Mark your calendars and join us as we celebrate Sister Loretta’s sixty years of service to God and to the Church.

Last Sunday afternoon, I went to see the movie “Cabrini” with a group of parishioners.  I thought it was a very good movie, and I thought of St. Frances Cabrini and so many other great saints who have gone before us in faith.  What an example and a challenge for all of us.  We too are called to holiness of life and to do great things for God.  St. Frances  Cabrini, pray for us!

Again, I ask you during this Lenten Season to invite someone to return home to the Church.  God so loved the world that He sent His only Son to suffer and die for all of us.  Jesus Christ, so loved the world that He was willing to suffer and die for all of us.  Remind them of God’s boundless love and mercy.  Indeed, “the Lord is kind and merciful.”

Have A Great Bethany Beach Week! 
Stay Safe!  Stay Healthy!

A Lenten Prayer

Almighty and everlasting God,

You have given the human race Jesus Christ,
Our Savior, as a model of humility. 
He fulfilled Your will by becoming man
and giving His life on the Cross. 
Help us to bear witness to You,
by following His example of suffering
and make us worthy to share in His Resurrection. 

We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son. 
Amen.

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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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If you would like to donate to our food pantry, a list of needed items is listed on the SVdP ministry page here.

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