Deacon Ward's...Musings of our Catholic Faith

  Mater Dei Parish   Why do Catholics do that?  Come Join us, One and All! R C I A ~Tuesday Evenings~ ...next meeting November 3rd  (Request a Schedule) ·        Are you interests in learning more about your faith or about the Catholic Church? ·        Perhaps you have been thinking about becoming a Catholic, (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults), or maybe you are just curious about what Catholics believe. ·        Do you wish to be baptized, receive First Communion or be confirmed? If you, or someone you know, are thinking about becoming a Catholic, we encourage and cordially invite you to check out the formal welcoming process into the Catholic Church. Most importantly, all are invited to learn and live the richness of our Catholic faith! For more information, please give me a call, Deacon Ward Nolan, at 1-802-624-4964 Email: nekdeacon@gmail.com 🌹🌹 **** TONIGHT ! **** . ..and every Friday night! ADORATION ST. MARY'S "It is easier for the world to exist without a sun th

  Mary Mother of God 🙏 Wednesday, October 7 Join fellow parishioners Where?... St. Mary Star of the Sea from? 10:00 AM  to  4:00 PM 🙏 Pray the Holy Rosary  The Rosary will be recited every hour 🙏 In “chaos of current events,” says Archbishop Gomez, we need to “keep getting closer to Mary.” The president of the US bishops’ conference is inviting the faithful to join with him and his brother bishops in a  virtual Rosary for America  on October 7 at 12 p.m. Pacific (3 p.m. ET), which is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles reflected: As believers, we need to  see beyond the chaos of current events and seek to find the will of God in the present moment. For this, Mary holds the key because it is through her that Jesus Christ entered into human history. And  he is still at work, shaping the world’s course and direction . So,  we need to keep getting closer to Mary, we need to enter more deeply into her way of seeing and her way of living . This is the

         Jesus *  Mary  *  Joseph 🌹🌹🌹 Deacon Ward 's Essentials and Expressions Thursday October 1, 2020 Memorial  St. Terese of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church "The only way to make rapid progress along the path of divine love is to remain very little and put all our trust in Almighty God."   🌹🌹🌹 Please forgive me for my recent absence.   The intent of this blog is/was to bring you announcements of our Mater Dei parish, and some selected reflective payers and thoughts.  Because there have been so few "tuning in" ...  I presume that most get our parish announcements/information directly from our Sunday bulletins and from the Mater Dei website.    My intent and wish now is to bring you more of the "bread of life" ...true nourishment for our souls and spirit...with some occasional announcements sprinkled in.  For now I will post once a week;  I hope you will join me!     🌹🌹🌹 Solemn Mass of Ordination to the Order of Deacon I wa