Saint Mary of the Assumption - News Posts
Look with favor on your people, Lord, we pray, and pour out upon them the gifts of your Spirit, that they may grow constantly in love of the truth and devote themselves with zeal to perfect unity among Christians. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
R.C.I.A. Rite of Acceptance – Sunday, 1 December at 8.45 Mass
The Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens is the first of the "threshold rites" of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process. Many of the men and women who began the RCIA process at our parish in late August will participate in the Rite of...
Sacred Heart Congress – Sat 16 Nov at St. Michael – Worthington
8th Annual Sacred Heart Congress Saturday, 16 November at St. Michael Church in Worthing 7.30 am - 12.15 pm Registration: $10 for individuals, $20 for families, and scholarships available. Sign up ( here ) or call 614-468-3959. Our Guest Speakers this year are Bishop...
Morning of Reflection for Catholic Women – Mon 11 Nov
The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) will host a morning of reflection on Monday, November 11, at St. Therese’s Retreat Center. The theme “Is Mary a Disciple Worthy of Imitation?” will be presented by Father Thomas Blau, O.P., from Columbus’ St....
Social Concerns Guest Speaker – Julie Stalford will speak on mental health on Sun 27 Oct at 10 am
The social concerns committee of our parish is happy to welcome Julie Stalford, MSW, LSW, to come and address the parish concerning mental health issues on Sunday, 27 October at 10 am in the spirit center. She will discuss the topics of anxiety and mental health as...
Email & Text Message Scams
Just a reminder that Fr. Eilerman and the parish staff will never email or text message the people of our parish to ask you purchase gift cards and reply with their credit number and pin numbers. If you receive any message like this, it is a scam, so do not engage...
All Souls with the Faure Requiem – Wednesday, 6 November 2019 at 7 pm
On Wednesday, 6 November at 7 pm we will celebrate the All Souls Mass. In a unique manner, the Mass this year will be stitched together with the music of Gabriel Faure, the french composer from the late 19th century, who wrote a Requiem Mass setting for use at...
All Souls Mass with the Faure Requiem – 6 Nov at 7 pm
Gabriel Faure was a French composer who lived from 1845-1924. He lived in the Impressionist era of art and music, alongside Ravel, Debussey, Monet, Renoir and van Gogh. Faure was a church organist and composer. "Everything I managed to entertain by way of religious...
All Souls Mass with Faure’s Requiem – 6 Nov 2019 at 7PM
On Wednesday, November 6th, St. Mary of the Assumption will celebrate the feast of All Souls. We often use different settings of the Mass at Sunday Masses and Funeral Masses. On this occasion, we will be hearing a specific setting of the Mass, composed by French...
Parish Picnic: Pie Contest Results
One of the highlights of the parish picnic this past Sunday was the best pie contest. Some forty pies were submitted in the contest and placed before our esteemed panel of judges: Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Retired) the Honorable Chris Martin;...
Bicentennial Celebration: Mariology Lecture – Thursday, 24 October at 7 pm
Have you ever wondered about the basis for what the Catholic Church teaches about Mary? Or - how did attention to Mary develop in the Church over time? Find out on Thursday, October 24 at 7 pm when Father Thomas Buffer of St. Mary Church in Marion visits Lancaster to...
October 6 – All Souls Mass with the Faure Requiem
Mark your calendars to join us for a special evening of music and memorial. Wednesday, November 6th, will be our parish commemoration of the Feast of All Souls. We will have a Mass at 7 pm which will include the music from the Requiem written by Gabriel Faure. More...
Day of Recollection with Sr. Louis Mary – Sat. 12 October
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