A friend of mine who is an older gentleman and lifelong Catholic tells me that in the past decade he has experienced a renewal in his faith. For most of his life he lived his Catholic faith as a series of rules to be followed, as if it were principally a moral code (with the emphasis being on negative commands). After he got involved in a program called...

Thank you to everyone who donated food supplies, volunteered, and assisted with deliveries this past week. We are especially grateful for the support from Our Lady of Mercy, St. Francis, St. Bartholomew Church, St. Mary’s, Washington Grove United Methodist Church, and especially St. Rose of Lima. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to provide food assistance to 286 families this past week.

Join us on Sunday, May 31, for a trilingual Mass at 12:00pm under the big tent at the Fr. Meyer Field and stay for an afternoon of community, fun and games for young and old! A variety of foods will be sold. We will have hamburgers, hot dogs, pupusas, African food, Filipino food, Salvadoran food, Horchata, tamarind juice, snow cones, ice cream, a dessert table and lots more!