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Our Parish Heritage, Part 6: Final chapter in the series about our history

Above: Father Jim and Bishop Douglas Lucia at the Men in Black softball game in 2019. This is the last in a series of articles highlighting the history of our parish leading to its 125th anniversary. Previous articles and issues of “More Good News” are available at www.mountcarmelblessedsacrament.com. 1991-present The next pastor after Father Henry […]

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CALL TO WORSHIP AND CENTERING PRAYERS

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship Though Peter recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, he does not understand why Jesus must suffer, die and rise again. Jesus calls us all in personal and intimate ways. If we acknowledge that he is the Christ, then we must follow him by taking up our cross and […]

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Bishop highly recommends wearing masks once again in church

In response to the Delta variant of the coronavirus and following CDC guidelines, Bishop Douglas Lucia is highly recommending mask wearing during Masses and any indoor church-related activities.  This recommendation is for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. All Eucharistic ministers will continue to wear masks during the distribution of the Eucharist and use hand sanitizer prior to the distribution. […]

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CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS

23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals a deaf mute. This miracle shows his desire to open our ears to hear God’s message and our lips to proclaim the Good News: Salvation is ours. God loves us. And we are called to love all others. To the point: “Be […]