Dear Friend,
Do you remember your baptism? An odd question to start off a conversation, but there is a reason we intentionally recall our baptisms during the season of Easter. If we go back two thousand years or so, most Christians were baptized into the Church at Easter. Out of practicality, the Church began to baptize individuals at other times of the year as well, but the season of Easter gives us a chance to recall the very center of our beliefs - namely, the baptismal promises.
Do you reject Satan? Do you reject his work? Do you believe in God the Father? In God the Son? In God the Holy Spirit, who continues to sustain us and works through us to this day?
The witness of our worship during Easter is to renew our baptism, not just nominally through a set of ritual action, but in very the mission of our lives. In light of this, we have prepared as a reminder (thanks to the generosity of a fellow parishioner) Holy Water bottles from the Easter font that are available for each household to pick up after Mass this weekend. Let us avail ourselves of this gift and keep the spirit of Easter, the mission from our Baptism, alive in our hearts.
Continue reading for key notifications for Saint Andrew Parish for the week ahead.
Easter Parish Mission with Saint Benedict Parish
Our annual Joint Parish Mission with Saint Benedict Parish will be a three-night event starting on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Saint Benedict Parish from 3:30pm to 5:00pm and followed by two nights of sharing on April 22 and 23 at Mrs. Murphy and Son's Irish Bistro at 7:00pm. Entitled "Stories of Hope" we will hear witness testimony of how God is touching the lives of fellow parishioners and begetting hope in the midst of our daily challenges. The Parish Mission will feature guest speaker Dr. Leonard DeLorenzo, Ph.D from Notre Dame University. Make your plans to join for our annual formation event.
Bring the Children!
Children are always welcome at Saint Andrew! We especially make plans for children's participation at the 9:00am Mass. This Sunday, April 14, 2024, we will have the Liturgy of the Word for Children. The program is meant for Kindergartners through 4th grade. Shortly after Mass begins, children will process up to the priest and meet with a volunteer in the Saint Andrew Chapel. The children will return during the preparation of the altar for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Next week, Sunday, April 21, there will be a Family Mass with our youth choir and youth participation at the Mass followed by Coffee and Donuts in the gymnasium. Come and bring the whole family!
Become a Eucharistic Minister
We're in need of communion ministers! A training session for new communion ministers will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 PM in the Church. The training takes less than an hour, and, once trained, the schedule is very flexible. This is a great way to serve your community, and your help is greatly needed. Please RSVP to Deacon Mark, mark@standrew.org. Also let Mark know if you can't make Tuesday but are interested in becoming a communion minister so we can schedule additional training opportunities.
For your convenience, we've included a copy of the Sunday bulletin below.
Join us for Mass
4:00pm on Saturdays
and 9:00am, 11:00am, and 5:00pm on Sundays.
If for any reason you can not attend in person, please watch our live stream of the Sunday 9:00am Mass in real time, or as a recording throughout the day. Click on the image below to be brought to the live stream.
