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Entries for November 2021
Any human success requires vigilance. Opportunities and powerful moments of encounter can easily be missed when we are not attentive. It is all too easy today to live distracted and preoccupied lives. There is so much vying for our attention that it can be hard to be selective and ...
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Thanksgiving weekend highlights the bounty of God’s goodness as the church moves into Advent on Sunday. It is a good time to explore the variety of activities for individual and family use offered on the Diocese of Erie’s Simply Celebrating microsite. There are ideas specific t...
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Diocesan News
Additional Assignment
In addition to Fr. Allen’s assignment as Pastor at Notre Dame, beginning November 27th, he will also be assigned to St. Bartholomew, Sharpsville as the Administrator. This means he will be covering Mass at both parishes. In order to do that, Fr. Allen had to make some ...
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Parish News
God is wonderfully and surprisingly creative! He turns the tables on our understanding of what it means to be a king by sending us a king who embraces poverty, insults, suffering, ridicule, rejection, and even death. This is our king, Jesus is not the king of prestige or grandeur but the...
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Be sure to check out what's happening in the vestibule after Masses this weekend. Some Christmas gift ideas...
1. Father Allen’s favorite homemade Christmas cards:
Fr. Allen chose 3 cards given to him by students the past couple of years. They are packaged as 6 in a package (2 ...
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Parish News
Every human being asks and answers a very important existential question. What happens to us when we die? The answer we provide will determine how we chart the course of our existence. It will also determine whether the Second Coming of Christ will be of any concern to us. Fo...
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Once again this year the money raised for Notre Dame will be used to continue the ministry of taping Weekly Mass for our shut-ins and those staying in during the ongoing covid virus.
Last year our Parish won the regional prize of $750 for most participation in giving. Let’s do it again this...
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Parish News
It all really boils down to a matter of the heart and actions do speak louder than words. We cannot hide from the truth. A problem with religion is that it is possible for someone to make everything appear to be right when actually it is not. We can say all of the right prayer...
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