“Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them. The same happens with us, in every Mass, in every church: Jesus is happy to welcome us at His table, where he offers Himself for us.” Also, “If we draw God’s mercy, forgiveness and tenderness from the Heart of Jesus, then our heart too will gradually become more patient, more generous, and more merciful.” From the Pope’s Twitter page: @Pontifex
“God our Father, we give you thanks and praise for fathers young and old.
We pray for young fathers, newly embracing their vocation; may they find courage and perseverance to balance work, family and faith in joy and sacrifice.
We pray for our own fathers around the world whose children are lost or suffering; may they know that the God of compassion walks with them in their sorrow.
We pray for men who are not fathers but still mentor and guide us with fatherly love and advise.
We remember fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers who are no longer with us but who live forever in our memory and nourish us with their love. Amen”
—Prayer source Lordcalls.com
We are working hard to assemble FEST Take Home kits that you can have to maximize your FEST experience! This will include all the favorite crafts, giveaways, prayer resources and more that you have come to love receiving while at the event! While watching The FEST online, you can also visit all your favorite areas – the Marc’s Moms Relaxation Station, Man Cave, Vendor Row, Sponsors, Kids Activities Area, Rosary Tent and Family Blessing Tent – all still available online… Stay tuned to www.theFEST.us for the info!
We are pleased to offer the readings, homily and announcements from the 10:00AM Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi, 6/14/2020:
Homily preached by our Administrator, Fr. Michael Gurnick.
The latest edition of Malachi Matters, our print newsletter, is available for viewing online.
The newsletter includes updates on the St. Malachi ministries, our celebration of Holy Week, and other news.
Thanks to the dedicated team which produces this quarterly newsletter to stay in touch with friends of the parish.
Click here for the Summer 2020 edition.
Due to Covid-19, Monday Night Meal was suspended for several months in order to protect volunteers and guests. Beginning this Monday, June 15, 2020, Monday Night Meal will begin serving “bagged dinners” to our guests from the Washington Street entrance to the hall. Volunteer involvement will be limited at this time.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the United States, I have witnessed with great concern the disturbing unrest in your country in the past few days, following the tragic death of Mr. George Floyd. My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism or exclusion in any form, yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life. At the same time, we have to realize that the violence of recent nights is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence, and so much is lost. Today I join the Church of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and all the United States, in praying for the repose of the soul of George Floyd, and all those others who have lost their lives as a result of the sin of racism. Let us pray for the consolation of their grieving families and friends, and let us pray for the reconciliation and peace for which we yearn. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of America, pray for all those who work for peace and justice in the United States and throughout the world.
This Sunday afternoon, on the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, we celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation with our St Patrick and St Malachi catechumens and candidates at a special Mass at St Malachi. Let us remember in our prayers our two catechumens who will celebrate Baptism, Confirmation and Communion—Marissa Pence, our St. Pat’s parishioner and Christopher Horvath, St Pat’s parishioner and UCS student. Also, let us remember our candidates for full communion in the Catholic Church, who will make a Profession of Faith and celebrate Confirmation and Communion—Carli Leone and Reed Remington, both St Pat’s parishioners, and Amy Friedel, our St Malachi parishioner. May you and your families be richly blessed, especially after this time of prolonged waiting and anticipation of the joy of communion with Christ the bridegroom!
We are excited and blessed to announce that FEST 2020 is not cancelled! Instead, it will come to you ‘live’ from the comfort of your own home. We will be streaming FEST day with messages of faith and inspiration, songs from national Christian bands and so much more! We will have an engaging and interactive website where you will be able to experience and do all the things you love to do on FEST day – from crafts and activities to sponsor bags and more! Visit www.theFEST.us for more info!
Flag Day is celebrated every year on June 14 to commemorate the date on which the flag of the United States was first raised. The earliest reference to a flag day being marked in America was in 1861, when the city of Hartford, Connecticut, is recorded as having held a “programme of patriotic order” on June 14. Although officially declared in 1916, a National Flag Day was not established by an Act of Congress until 1946.
