Fr. Dave decided that our Giving Tuesday 2025 fundraiser would create an art gallery of God’s covenants. From Sacred Scripture, we chose to paint eight covenants between God and us. The story of our salvation is made in God’s covenants with Adam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, the twelve tribes of Israel, King David, and, finally, the new and eternal covenant with Jesus Christ. Each of these covenants changes everything about your life. The painting of the eighth covenant, throug

Thanks to your generosity, we were able to provide food assistance to 317 clients. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all of our donors and volunteers, especially Our Lady of Mercy, St Francis, and St. Martin parishioners. Your generosity, compassion, and dedication help us serve individuals and families in need.

While out with a couple of priests this past week, we struck up a conversation with a gentleman we happened to meet. At one point he asked us what we did for a living, and we responded that we were priests. After the initial surprise, he disclosed that he was Catholic and, as a boy, served at Mass every day. Then, when he was sixteen years old, he stopped practicing and hasn’t been back to church since. He is now sixty-seven years old. As we conversed, he opened up that his..