A Special Guest from Cross Catholic Outreach!
Please welcome Fr. Victor Ibhawa who will speak at the Masses at St. Mary St. Catherine this weekend for Cross Catholic Outreach.
Father Ibhawa received his Bachelor of Theology from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Uyo, Nigeria. His career includes an appointment of seminary vicerector, hospital administrator, pastor of a parish in Auchi and as the Administrator of Blessed Trinity Parish in Buffalo, NY.
Until 2021, he was a Covid-19 specialized counselor for Catholic Health Buffalo. In 2021, he completed his master’s degree in public administration, and is currently pursuing his Ph. D in Public Administration at D’Youville College in Buffalo, NY. As an Outreach Priest for Cross Catholic Outreach, he feels blessed to serve the poor and most vulnerable throughout the world.
Cross Catholic Outreach which was founded
to create a meaningful link between parishes
in America and the priests and religious working
in the Church overseas in the
Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Central and South America.
Please be generous in your response to Father’s appeal.
Brochures will be provided if you wish
to support this worthy Catholic ministry.
Please note that next weekend,
Fr. Henry Ogbji will preside at the 4 pm Mass
at St. Francis, and Fr. Alexander Okele
will celebrate the 8 am Mass at St. Mary’s.
Do you hear your heart call?
Maybe you weren’t baptized, or you missed Confirmation-
perhaps you just want to learn more about the Catholic Church,
what we believe and more importantly, why we believe it.
Starting this fall, we will have relaxed discussions
about our faith- it’s a great opportunity to ask questions,
maybe to become a member of the family!
Please see Fr. John and join us!
We need you!
We are all called by our baptismal promises to share the
precious gift our Catholic faith with the children in our
families, parishes, Collaborative and world. Our Lord
expects nothing less- we can do this well.
We need your faith, hope, patience and love
for our Faith Formation program!
We need a coordinator for grades K-4 and teachers.
Can you help us, starting in October?
If you can, please see Fr. John!
Confirmation Update
Change is coming in the Archdiocese
Confirmation will soon take place in the 8th grade
The program here for the time being will stay with
the 9th and 10th grade-
we have a few years to work it out.
While the pastor’s away…
Please note that I’ll be out of town ‘til July 21.
Catholic Appeal update
St. Francis and St. Mary- St. Catherine have both hit
over 100% of our Catholic Appeal assessments!
The Appeal helps our parishes, Collaborative and
our Archdiocese! Please give and help us build the
ministries so many around us need.
Go to catholicappeal.com and answer the call!
Summertime
Summer is here but the needs remain-
please consider online giving to help us pay our bills
and plan for the future. Give us a call or drop us a note and
we’ll walk you through the process. Thank you!
Hall Committee
We are blessed with a gift at St. Francis- Bishop
Lawton Hall. We need a team to insure that it is
responsibly run for the parish and collaborative.
Could you share some time and help make this a
great asset for us?
When my heart finds Christmas…
On Friday, Nov. 22, we’re going to New York City to
see incredible Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular,
starring the Rockettes!
We’ll leave by motor-coach at 7 am,
attend the 2 pm show, and have a few
hours to take in the Big Apple-
we’ll be back by midnight!
Tickets are $225 per person, reservations with a
$100 deposit. 16 available for each parish- maximum of
4 tickets per family.
Call Dianne at 617-242-4664- any
questions? See Fr. John!
Stewardship
Let’s look ahead to how we all can get involved in our
Collaborative, at St. Francis de Sales and St. Mary- St.
Catherine. Take a look at some of the ministries that
will benefit from your involvement in these committees:
Worship, Baptism Prep, Wedding, St. Francis Hall,
Stewardship, Social, Spiritual, Family, Social Justice,
and Adult Confirmation/RCIA.
Please share your talents with us!