The Archdiocese transitioned from Parish Pay to WeShare during October 2017. As such, for calendar year 2017, parishioner electronic contributions were processed by two companies.
This year, the largely secular celebration of Valentine’s Day (Feb 14th) coincides with Ash Wednesday, the solemn beginning of our Christian period of prayerful reflection and penance, and a day set aside to fast and abstain from meat. In view of the great significance of Ash Wednesday, the keeping of the penitential character of the day with the obliged fast and abstinence must naturally be the priority for Catholics.
Convent chapel chairs and religious items (crosses, statuary and images) have been put into storage anticipating placement in the new Seton Parish Center. Chapel vestments and sacred vessels will be sent to the missions. The chapel tabernacle, altar covers and prie-dieus (kneelers) are now being used in Our Lady Memorial Chapel.
Well, your little baby now weighs 6 ounces. He has fingernails and eyelashes. He has his own unique fingerprints which will remain unchanged throughout his life.