It is tax time – if you need a contribution receipt please let us know. Did you know that we take all the loose checks in the weekly collection and record them in our Collection software program? We have done…

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone. The holiday remembers the life of Saint Valentine of Rome who lived in Rome during the third century; his saint’s day has since the middles ages, been associated with the tradition of courtly love. His…

Pastor’s Column Last Sunday, so many of you brought bags of groceries to the rectory and church for the food pantry run by the three Catholic Parishes of Jamaica Plain and Roxbury! I normally greet people a half hour before…

The month of January’s candles were for John J. Murphy who is residing in assisted living housing. His wife, Marie, has asked that we might say a prayer for him. John was a regular at our Saturday 4:00pm Vigil along…

This week we observed the Inauguration of President Joe Biden and our Vice President Carmella Harris. The day started with the president entering into the perfect Prayer of the Church, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. A significant part of…

Just a reminder to everyone that if you’re not feeling well, or are experiencing any of the symptoms of the COVID please err on the side of caution, stay home and do join us online at www.stanns.net for our Live…

We are working on a 75th Anniversary video which honors this occasion. In December we displayed pictures from over the years on our video projectors in the Church. Many of you indicated that you enjoyed the video, so we are…

Writing my bulletin column around the holidays is awfully tricky. As an example, this week’s column is being written the Monday before Christmas, while the last two columns were written two weeks prior, due to the printer’s requirements. That means…

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Feast. It was so nice to see so many people at the various Masses. Who would have thought last year at this time, that I would be standing on staging outside, celebrating three…

This is the 4th Sunday of Advent and Christmas approaches later this week. Covid-19 protocols prevent us from putting CHRISTMAS FLOWER ENVELOPES in the pews. We have only received 6 envelopes. I have spent $1100.00 on the wreathes and alpine…