This past Thursday I celebrated a Funeral Mass of Resurrection for Paul Gargano, who was husband to Sheila (our virtual online parishioner) and father to our parishioner, Alison DaPonte. I travelled to Our Lady of Victories in Centerville to remember…

How blessed this parish is to have so many generous benefactors and volunteers! We raised $1300.00 for the Youth Missions program from the recent Turkey Sandwich Fundraiser! I want to thank Jack Hanratty, Barbara Caruso and Joe Cochrane for assembling…

I had a great time down in Long Branch, New Jersey over the July 4th week. It was great to be with the priests from NY, NJ, Philly, and a guy from Cincinnati (I forgave him for the Reds defeat…

We continue this second week of the Grand Annual Campaign. Thanks to those who have already sent in their pledge. Our first week mailing was sent out during the last week of June. For those who have not received a…

  Happy Independence Day! I hope everyone enjoyed last night’s fireworks. Today, I will be leaving after the 8:30 Drive-In Mass to head down to San Alfonso Retreat House in Long Branch, NJ for Seton Hall Clergy Continuing Education Study…

Cardinal O’Malley has reinstituted the obligation to get to Mass on Sundays. We have posted a nice “Welcome back” video message from him, on our website,  www.stanns.net. Please view it at your leisure. It has been great to see so…

Just a reminder to everyone that we have a daily 5:00pm Mass (Thursday is a Prayer Service) followed by the Rosary and Adoration (livestreamed each weeknight at 7:00-9:00pm). I am also returning to airing daily homilies on our Facebook account,…

Having celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi (The Body and Blood of Christ) we now enter into our regular liturgical season within the summer setting.During the summer months we are a little more relaxed and the prayers, homilies and hymns…