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SNOW POLICY FOR MASS
Daily Mass: If Anne Arundel County Public Schools are CANCELED, we
will not have daily Mass.
If Anne Arundel County Schools are DELAYED, we will be having daily
Mass. But please USE CAUTION since we may not always have all the lots
and walks treated before daily Mass begins.
Weekend Mass: We will make every effort to have weekend Masses at all
times, but please use your discretion and don't feel that you need to
drive in hazardous conditions in order to come to Mass.
Dear Friends,
On the weekend of November 26-27, 2011, we started using a new translation of the Mass. There are laminated cards in the pews for you to use as well as in the gathering space with the new translation.
Please get a card before Mass begins to make it easier for you to participate.
As we begin this new year I pray that it is one where we TRY IN ONE SMALL WAY TO BE MORE OF A PERSON OF PRAYER and IN ONE SMALL WAY TO BE MORE OF A PERSON OF SERVICE in the coming year.
If we just prayed 15 minutes a day in the coming year: How would that change us? Or if we just prayed one chapter of the Bible each day this coming year, how would that change us?
Or if we sponsored one child overseas (maybe through "The Christian Foundation of Children and Aging"), or decided to volunteer to visit an elderly person at a nursing home for one hour a week in the coming year, how would that change us?
And certainly, if we did something like the actions above in conjunction with going to mass each week: How would that change us?
Sometimes we just have to go for a simple plan and start it. I pray and I, and you, in the coming year, can grow in our faith through doing a few small things.
Jesus started the Church; it was his idea and He told us that His Church would continue until He returned in glory (Mt 16 & 18). So let's remember that each of us has a niche, a part to play in bringing Christ's love, peace and hope into the world and in building up the
Reign of God and the Church.
As St. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 10:33 "...I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved." May we be about building up a dynamic and effective parish despite the imperfections of life or the Church or the world....for the sake of those who might just need a place to support them in their faith life or to find guidance or material assistance.
God bless you! In Christ, Fr. Andy, on behalf of Deacon Tom, and all the Staff at Holy Family.
Results of the parish survey and town hall meeting are below.
Parish Survey Results
Town Hall Meeting Results
Discerning god's Call - Pray, Listen, Act, Repeat! - Vocation Discernment Video - To view the video, click here.
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