The Saint of Lost Causes
04-27-2024 | Fr. Gabriel TerrillDear Friends,
What do you do when you can do nothing? You pray. This is the image of faith in its rawest form. When there is nothing else that can save us, all we can do is cling to the help of God. All we can do is pray. In these moments when we feel that all hope is lost and all our supports fail us we encounter what I like to call “gutter grace.” Whether someone has left the faith or never encountered Jesus, it is typically in life’s gutter where the faith is most profoundly encountered.
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Traveling Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Image
“A year of Our Lady” devotional: As a Parish we are seeking to grow deeper in our devotion to our Patroness, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.
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St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive
St. Vincent de Paul Society is collecting the following: Canned Chicken, Canned Fruit, Mashed Potatoes, Boxed Cake or Brownie Mix
Please place the items in the wooden bins just inside the North and South entrances to the Church.
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Blood Drive
in the Bloodmobile at the entry way to the Southeast Parking lot (in front of St. Vincent Food Pantry) and Holy Family room at OLMC
Knights will be taking registrations in the Shrine Area after each weekend Mass the weekends of Apr 13/14 and Apr 20/21.
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Jesus and the Eucharist
Wednesdays, 7:15-9:00pm in McCready Hall, Apr 3 - May 15
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First Friday Adoration & The Well Worship Night
Mass at 7:00pm, The Well ministry night of Worship, Adoration, and Teaching after the Mass, then overnight Adoration until 8:00am Benediction on Sat, May 4.
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Women's Sodality End-of-the-Year Potluck
All women of the parish are invited to join Sodality for our end of year Potluck meeting. It will be at 11:30am on Sat, May 4 in McCready Hall. We will be installing our new officers and new members.
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Women's Studies "Christ in our Neighborhood" Meeting
Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm in the OLMC School Library, May 9 - Jul 25
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Parish Picnic 2023
Our parish picnic was a great success! Special thanks to everyone who worked tirelessly to make it a great day. Enjoy this video of the ground blessing ceremony featuring Bishop Emeritus Thomas J. Olmsted.