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Happy New Year!

Thank you to all who worshipped with us in 2009! May God bless you and your families in the years to come! Please celebrate with us any time!

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Online Donations

As we celebrate this season of giving, we would love to have you support our parish. If you would like to donate to St. Benedict's online please click here!

Tax statements for those who contributed to our church financially in 2009 will be available to pick up at the church soon.

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Turning Together Towards the Lord

Conversi ad Dominum - Turn to the Lord - Towards the Crucified

Last January on the Feast of the Epiphany as Pope Benedict was preparing to celebrate the Mass standing together with the congregation turned towards the fresco of Michelangelo's Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel, his personal secretary was asked to explain this. As Msgr. Marini explained “this means that at some points the Pope will turn towards the Crucified, thus underlining the correct orientation of the Eucharistic celebration. This is not about turning the back to the people, but about assuming the same orientation as the assembly, which precisely looks toward the Crucified.”

Fr. Eric prayed the Eucharistic Prayer ad Dominum during Mass at St. Benedict's during Advent and Christmas.

Starting January 9, Fr. Eric plans to continue praying ad Dominum for the 5:00pm and 10:30am Sunday Masses and to return to the Eucharistic Prayer prayed toward the congregation for the 8:00am Sunday Masses for Ordinary Time.

To find out more about the meaning of ad Dominum, this common direction of liturgical prayer, read Fr. Eric's five bulletin inserts. Click on the dates below for each week's insert.

October 25: Part I
November 1: Part II
November 8: Part III
November 15: Part IV
November 22: Part V

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Year for Priests

The Year for Priests began on June 19, 2009. For more information on the Year for Priests, please click here to bring you to our diocesan website.

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Our Mission

We, the people of the parish of St. Benedict are called together by God, guided by the Holy Spirit to profess, to proclaim and to respond in faith to Jesus Christ. We strive to live the word of God as expressed in scripture by responding in prayer, worship, sacrament, action, and education. We strive to develop a living faith and growing community spirit. We support one another in our human faith walk to attain eternal life with God in Heaven.

If you have ideas to help fulfill our parish mission, please contact our Parish Pastoral Council Committee Chair.

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