by Steve Patti | Apr 14, 2019 | Pastor's Column
We begin Holy Week, these profound days in which we follow Jesus as he shares a last meal with his friends, undergoes an agony in the garden as he awaits his fate, is put on trial and sentenced to death, is crucified on a lonely cross on a hill outside Jerusalem,...
by Steve Patti | Apr 7, 2019 | Pastor's Column
“On behalf of CPO, I want to thank the St. Francis Prayer Shawl Ministry for: 18 hats7 hats w/scarves9 fleece blankets3 smuggly w/hat (smuggly? Notsure quite what that is but itsounds comfortable!)1 knitted sweater11 crochet blankets1 blanket with sleeves and...
by Steve Patti | Mar 31, 2019 | Pastor's Column
Last Sunday, we had visitors at the 9:30 Mass from Temple Beth Or on Creedmoor Road. We welcomed them at Mass and then afterwards we met for about an hour and the group had questions about their experience. They wanted to know all kinds of things about what we...
by Steve Patti | Mar 24, 2019 | Pastor's Column
A few things this week…we continue with our 2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal and we are about 40% on the way to our goal. There have been questions about whether any of the funds for the BAA are used for legal settlements related to clergy misconduct; the diocese...
by Steve Patti | Mar 17, 2019 | Pastor's Column
As we begin these days of Lent, we have seen some of the responses to the statement “Because I dare to believe in God, this Lent I am called to__________.” Some of them include: judge less, make time for silent prayer, pray for my enemies, care for the earth. I...
by Steve Patti | Mar 10, 2019 | Pastor's Column
Last Saturday, a group of 50 from our parish made a road trip to the International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, about 70 miles to the west of here. The museum is on the site of the Woolworth’s department store where, on February 1, 1960, four black college...
by Steve Patti | Mar 3, 2019 | Pastor's Column
This week is Ash Wednesday and so begins Lent, and you can find our Ash Wednesday schedule in the bulletin. I remember when I was growing up and the arrival of Lent was always a time to think about what we were called to give up: chocolate, desserts, movies, anything...
by Steve Patti | Feb 24, 2019 | Pastor's Column
Last weekend I was at Siena College near Albany for a regional gathering of friars of our province. We spent our time discussing different things, including an upcoming gathering of 400 friars from around the country in Denver in July, as six of...
by Steve Patti | Feb 17, 2019 | Pastor's Column
The week before last, I was in Florida for a gathering of friars from the six U.S. provinces of Franciscans who will be merging into a single U.S. province within the next few years. The gathering was a retreat of sorts, led by the noted...
by Steve Patti | Feb 10, 2019 | Pastor's Column
A few ways in which our parish lives out the gospel….one day last week our eighth grade class took a field trip to Southeast Raleigh where they visited a community garden and learned how the people of the neighborhood cultivate the garden and raise fresh vegetables....
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