Are you on your lunch break and scrolling through Facebook? Please take 5 minutes to help your parish out! We are asking parishioners to help us by updating their contact information. This will help us improve parish communication, especially as we introduce you to Evangelus, a resource designed to help Catholic parishes reach parishioners more quickly and effectively.
Thanks for doing your part and thanks to all those who have already responded!
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Most parishes in the Diocese of Toledo have subscriptions for their parishioners! Resources to strengthen your faith include movies, children’s programs, bible studies, sacramental preparation, and more. What have you watched on FORMED?
Our parish is eager to bring you a new communication tool called Evangelus. To fully utilize this resource, we need our parishioners to update their contact info in the parish database. Please go to link below and help us by filling out the form provided. We look forward to telling you more about this service in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned!
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Dear Epiphany family,
I pray for and look forward to the day when everyone will feel safe returning to Mass. It has been challenging for me to come to Epiphany in a time like this when it has been difficult to get to know you. My favorite part of being a priest is gathering with my parish family and celebrating Mass on Sunday, sharing in the prayer, worship, and offering of our lives in union with Jesus’ sacrifice, which is the very source and summit of our faith.
There is good news regarding the safety of Masses during this time. The following article contains insightful information which I hope you'll consider.
Precautions are keeping people safe. Unless you are among the vulnerable or taking care of those most vulnerable, please prayerfully consider coming back to Mass. Jesus waits for you and your parish family does as well. God bless and keep you.
In Christ,
Father Eric
Fr, I miss church so much , I have cancer and I’m in treatment , I feel ok but I don’t know when I should return to church , please pray for people like me who need church and the Eucharist now more then ever , thankyou for your post
My family feels safe attending mass and receiving communion. Thank you for inviting others as we have also. Miss many of our dear faithful parish members!
🙏I’m praying the Parish family will stop & think of what they are truly missing. If they go to any other building besides their home (stores, restaurants, appointments,...) there is no reason to not attend Mass. Walmart or Mass??? No comparison!!!! 🙏Fr. Eric, I’m praying for you & yours. 🙏❤️🤗🙏
Do you like praying novenas but always lose track or forget what day to start? Pray More Novenas is a great way to receive daily novena reminders. St. Therese- the Little Flower- promised us she would spend her time in heaven doing good for those on earth. What do you most need to pray for? Start the novena today and use click on the website link to sign up for your daily reminders.
As promised earlier today, here's the second episode of The Catholic Vote. Please remember to keep comments civil and on topic- Peter specifically does not promote specific candidates or parties. Rather, he lays out Church teaching for us to learn, ponder, and understand.
There are more episodes to come!
Our apologies for not posting this sooner! The second episode just came out. We'll be posting the entire series in the weeks ahead to help you pray through your November vote.
You may think you have your mind made up. Please listen to all episodes with an open mind and heart. You may learn something about the Church's teachings you didn't know or understand.
Political debates, comments, or candidate/party endorsements will be deleted. Please keep comments civil and in direct response to the video's content.
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass
Peace be with everyone 🙏🏽
Thank you so much for streaming our Mass🙏🏽it was beautiful ❤️
Good morning
Peace 🙏🏻✌🏻
Good morning
Peace ✌️ to all
Good morning
Have a wonderful week everyone!
In addition to learning from the example of the Saints and holy people in our lives, there are so many ways for us to grow in our love for God. The simplest and most fundamental way is to continually lift our minds and hearts to the Lord in prayer. God has also gifted us with the sacraments of the Church, which help us to grow ever closer to Him. In particular, a frequent reception of the Most Holy Eucharist and the sacrament of penance is one of the best things that we can do in this life to strengthen us on our journey toward God. We are also so blessed to be able to know the Word of God through Sacred Scripture, and a frequent reading of the Bible can help us to hear God’s voice in our lives. Let us never take God’s gifts for granted as we strive to love Him more and more each day. Tell us your goals to become a better disciple in the comments!
Our Religious Education students continue to watch programs on FORMED for their formation this month.
What are they watching? What are they recommending? What are they learning?
One family watched an episode of the cartoon Ryan Defrates, Secret Agent called The Ninja Chickens. Mom said: We watched the ninja chickens and it was hilarious. It was very cool because the graphics and everything were just like watching an every day cartoon. I didn’t get any complaints out of them LOL. 7th grader: Yes, I liked it because it was a cartoon and it was enjoyable. I was able to relate to it. Two things I learned. I learned not to hold grudges and to forgive others. 4th grader: Yes I liked it because it was a really fun way to learn part of the Bible. I learned not to hold grudges and to forgive others.
Another student decided to watch the first episode of The Search called "What do you seek?" This 7th grader reported: I liked the show. It was easy to understand what they were talking about because everyone wants to be happy. I learned that the main goal in life is to be happy. I also learned that money and success doesn't always make people happy so you have to figure out what makes yourself happy.
Side note: Miss Kathy thought Ninja Chickens sounded hilarious. She watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it too!
I love Formed
Is formed.org really that helpful? Can I learn about my faith by watching a video?
Until we begin in-person sessions, Religious Education students as well as those preparing for sacraments have been tasked with watching videos on FORMED that tie in with their formation.
Read what two of our parish First Communicants learned by watching the Brother Francis episode titled 'The Bread of Life: Celebrating the Eucharist'. The assignment was simply to watch the video and write down 3 things they learned.
What might you learn if you watched a program or video on FORMED? There's only one way to find out!
