Spring is here and we are entering into May, one of the traditional months dedicated to Mary. How appropriate that we celebrate Mother’s Day and give honor and thanks to both the Blessed Mother and our own mothers. On this day, we celebrate the great love that our mothers have shown us, in saying yes […]

As I write this, all the kids are home due to yet another “snow” day.  Of course they enjoy this very much, but for us parents all of this unscheduled downtime can seriously interrupt our routine.  This isn’t always a bad thing however.  Sometimes we need these interruptions to break us out of routines that

  It seems like ordinary time has just begun with the end of the Christmas season only a few weeks ago, and yet we find ourselves already to enter the season of Lent, with Ash Wednesday only about two weeks away.   Ash Wednesday opens the season of Lent with the sacramental sign of applying

Happy New Year and a blessed Epiphany! As you read this we are bringing to a close another blessed Christmas season.  On behalf of the council, I would like to express our deepest hope that this season has been a great time of celebration and that the Lord has blessed you richly with His presence.

As knights, we have a great opportunity to serve the parish in our activities and charitable works.  In the last few months alone, our council has raised and given funds to Catholic Charities ($5000), our baby bottle drive to help with prolife activities (about $3000), our Tootsie Roll drive for those with intellectual disabilities (over

To my brother knights and all of Holy Family, I would like to extend my wishes for a blessed Advent and Christmas season!  Advent is a season of preparation and as we prepare to welcome our family and friends in various celebrations this season, let us also prepare a place in our hearts to welcome

With the beginning of the month of November, we look forward to many special feasts and events.  The month begins with All Saints & All Souls Days, and takes us thru the end of the current liturgical year (the Feast of Christ the King) and begins the next with the beginning of Advent.  In between

The fall season is off to a very busy, very good start!  Last month we had our annual Soccer Challenge during the parish picnic.  We had a better turn out this year, probably due to DGK Vern Miller’s efforts to get a goal set up by the pavilion, increasing our visibility to the kids.  Thanks

Yesterday (9/10), I received a copy of a letter from Bishop Boyea to Fr. Gary appointing him as our new chaplain.  All changes have been made with Supreme retroactive to the date in  the letter.  Congratulations Fr. Gary, welcome aboard! We also thank Fr. Jonathan Perrotta for his faithful service to our council for the

September is here, and with it comes school, football (pick your flavor—High School, College or Pro), marching bands, cooler temperatures and shorter days.  Everything is getting busier again, and that includes activities for our council! This month sees the return of pancake breakfasts (Sunday the 14th) and spaghetti dinners (Wednesday the 17th), as well as