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- Click here to view the 2011 Stewardship Report. We are an active parish!!
- Read the Catholic News Service review of ”The Avengers” by clicking here.
- For Greater Glory opens in theaters June 1st. Click here for more info. Talk about a timely subject!!
- May is the month of Mary – Pray the Rosary!!
- Where did Mother’s Day and Father’s Day come from anyway? Find out here.
Mass Schedule
Lord’s Day: Saturday – 5:30pm
Sunday – 6:30, 8:00 & 11:00 am
Daily Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am
Pray the Rosary with us at 7:30 am before Daily Mass! |
Reconciliation Schedule
Monday-Saturday – 7:30am – 7:50am
Saturday – 7:30am, 8:30 – 10:00am, & 4:00-5:00PM
Wednesday before 1st Friday at 7 PM.
Reconciliation is also available by appointment, call the Parish Office at 452-6021 |
Knowing Christ & His Message through Scripture, the Catechism, & the Catholic Church
 Please take some time to visit this website packed with news, information, resources and more, including a blog by Dr. Margaret Crooks, D. Min. You can find the site by clicking here.
DENVER, COLO., May 16 (CNA) .- On the heels of its widely-popular “The Journey of Moses” Facebook game, Lightside Games is venturing into historic territory by creating the first-ever video game based on the life of Jesus. “There’s stories that need to be told in games,” Brent Dusing told CNA May 9, “and there’s not a lot of games where you can do really good, positive things from a Christian stand point,” Dusing, the founder and CEO of the Mountain View, Calif.-based Lightside Games, said that the new game, “The Journey of Jesus: The Calling,” will give people an opportunity to experience the life of Jesus firsthand. The company’s first game on the life of Moses has had great success, registering over 2 million players. Continue reading
 
Sunday, May 20 from 2:00-5:00 pm
***Butterfly release at 3:00 pm***
Birthright parking lot – 3712 Southlea Drive
All are invited to an open house to celebrate Birthright of Kokomo’s 25 years of serving the community. Refreshments and special recognitions will be followed by a release of 70 painted lady butterflies.
You can register online at the website, print off a registration form or pick one up at the parish.
Indiana Holy Family Catholic Conference
May 19-20, 2012
Kokomo High School
Conference hours are Saturday 8:30 am – 6 pm and Sunday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
For more information on speakers and to register go to www.holyfamilyconference.org
 We’ve all heard the news about various Catholic universities inviting speakers to give commencement speeches, even when the speakers’ actions or words are in direct violation of Church teaching. This satire from Anthony DiStefano helps to point out the errors inherent to such things. Imagining Satan giving the address is something straight out of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. Like Lewis, DiStefano helps us to see the obvious by putting things in the mouth of Satan himself. How would you respond to this commencement speech? Click HERE.
Our 2012 Indiana Holy Family Catholic Conference speakers each recorded 30 minute radio program and talk on a specific issue that is near and dear to their heart. They are posted here. Please take the time to listen to them and join us at the conference!
Excerpt from National Catholic Register blogger Simcha Fisher: “It’s our job to meddle in our children’s lives. You don’t have to be an obnoxious helicopter parent to realize that kids in their early teens are not yet adults. We’re not done raising them yet! And kids in home school or Catholic school face many of the same challenges our public school kids do” Read more
 Conversion – Following the Call of Christ with Fr. Barron will be offered as a four week DVD series beginning Tuesday, May 22nd, 6:30 – 7:45 pm in the Bethany Center. In his characteristically energetic style, Fr. Barron explains how conversion is not so much a one-time event, but a life-long process. There is no cost to attend the series but we do ask that you call the parish office (452.6021) to register. Bring a friend!!!!!
 We encourage parishioners to give prayer shawls to those going through difficult times such as illness, loss of loved ones, major surgery or chemotherapy treatments. The shawls are available in the parish office. Like to knit? Please call the parish office if you would like to participate in this ministry.
WASHINGTON D.C., May 10 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan is charging President Barack Obama with undermining the “very cornerstone of society” by supporting “gay marriage.” Cardinal Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, described the president’s endorsement as “deeply saddening.”
The bishops “cannot be silent in the face of words or actions that would undermine the institution of marriage, the very cornerstone of our society,” he said in a May 9 statement. “The people of this country, especially our children, deserve better.”
Cardinal Dolan said that the announcement was “not surprising” based on the Obama administration’s previous actions, which “erode or ignore the unique meaning of marriage.” He called for prayer and efforts to “promote and protect marriage” in order to “serve the true good of all persons.”
In an unprecedented move, Obama announced his support for “same-sex marriage” in a May 9 interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts. “I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,” he said. The announcement came just days after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told NBC’s David Gregory that he is “absolutely comfortable” with the idea of homosexual couples marrying.
Previously, Obama had stopped short of endorsing “gay marriage,” saying instead that he opposes discrimination against gay individuals but that his views on the question of marriage were “evolving.” However, his actions as president have won the praise of gay advocacy groups. His administration announced in Feb. 2011 that it would not uphold the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman for federal purposes. Continue reading
 That’s right!!! Fr. Barron and Word on Fire are offering The Catholicsm Project DVD series at a promotion of Buy One Give One Free!
The season of graduations, First Communions, Confirmations and weddings is upon us, and we have the perfect gift for you and your loved ones.
Buy one DVD set of CATHOLICISM and receive a second DVD set absolutely free.
For just $149.95 you will receive two DVD sets of the award-winning documentary CATHOLICISM. This offer is good for both English and Spanish CATHOLICISM sets (sorry, this offer is not extended to the Blu-Ray version). Now is your opportunity to share the most-watched Catholic documentary of all time. This offer ends June 15 so be sure to place your order right away. Give the gift of CATHOLICISM!. Click HERE to order from Word on Fire. The parish is not taking orders.
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