Labor Day: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Epiphany Family, “God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.” This simple phrase I have heard repeated (and responded to) on retreats and elsewhere is a great reminder of God’s goodness and faithfulness. It is so easy to get bogged down by the challenges and crosses we face but God […]
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Epiphany Family, Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:4-5). Our Epiphany parish […]
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Epiphany Family, We have been without a business manager since JoAnn Rawski left at the end of March for a similar job at her home parish of St. Anthony in Temperance, Michigan. I’m very grateful for Connie Schwartz’s and Sue Veres’s (Finance Council Chair) assistance on the interview team with me. Their background, professionalism, […]
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Parish Family, We have an exciting parish mission lined up for late September. Richard Lane, lay Catholic evangelist and Director of Evangelization for St. Patrick of Heatherdowns here in Toledo, will be our mission speaker from Monday, September 26th to Thursday, September 29th. You do not want to miss him! He is an inspiring […]
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Epiphany Family, I had a very nice time with my family on vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in mid-July. It is such a blessing to have my whole family(all 19 of us between my parents, siblings, their spouses, and nephews and nieces) together for a week with the bonus of being in a place where […]
Solemnity of Corpus Christi & Father’s Day
Dear Epiphany Family, This Sunday (June 19th) is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), which this year marks the beginning of a three-year Eucharistic Revival in the United States. The mission of the National Eucharistic Revival is to “renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with Lord […]
Holy Trinity
Dear Epiphany Family, June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The term “Sacred Heart of Jesus” points to the entire mystery of Christ, the whole of his being, and his person considered most fundamentally: “Son of God, uncreated wisdom, infinite charity, principal of the salvation and sanctification of mankind. The ‘Sacred Heart’ […]
Ascension of the Lord
1 Peter 2:4-5Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father, you provide for all our […]
6th Sunday of Easter
Dear Epiphany Family, RCM architects are compiling a report for our parish from both the physical inspection of our facilities and the feedback from ministry surveys and interviews. The report will combine the facilities assessment with a master plan of parish needs in relation to our facilities. This is an extensive process with a lot […]
5th Sunday of Easter
1 Peter 2:4-5Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father, you provide for all our […]