From the Pastor
Oct 29th/30th Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 10/31/22
Dear Parishioners,
Looking ahead at Mass times for this week, there are two things to keep in mind. The first is that we move our clocks back one hour next weekend. The second is that the celebration of All Saints (holy day of obligation) and the remembrance of All ... Read More »
October 22nd/23rd Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 10/19/22
Dear Parishioners,
Almost five years ago in our diocese a small group of Catholics gathered to discuss planning for the future. Their discussions were not focused on the near future, but instead looked at the distant future. They were interested in planning for the success of the Church for ... Read More »
October 15/16th Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 10/19/22
Dear Parishioners,I’m looking forward this week to making a spiritual pilgrimage with parishioners from all three of our parishes. We will be traveling together on a charter bus to several religious sights north of here about an hour. However, the primary focus of our one-day pilgrimage is the Sorrowful ... Read More »
Oct. 8th/9th Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 10/07/22
As I was scanning the news headlines a few weeks ago, I was surprised to see an article co-authored by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, and Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York. These are two of the most influential voices in the Catholic ... Read More »
Oct. 1st/2nd Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 10/07/22
Dear Parishioners,This Tuesday is the feast day of one of the most popular and well-known saints of the Church – St. Francis of Assisi. Most people know that Francis was a gentle, loving man, but unaware of his heroic acts of self-denial, including rigorous fasting. Francis was not a ... Read More »
Sept. 24th & 25th Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 9/23/22
Dear Parishioners,
This Thursday is the feast day of the archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. It is an important feast day for several reasons. The first of those is to remind us that angels are real, living persons. We know that God created both human persons and angelic persons. ... Read More »
Sept. 17th & 18th Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 9/14/22
Dear Parishioners,
In my years of priesthood, I’ve had the privilege of knowing many people, including parents of newborn children. One of those is especially memorable for me because the young mother gave birth to triplets. She and her husband were ecstatic with the three new additions to their ... Read More »
Sept. 3rd & 4th Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 9/13/22
From the directors of our tri-parish RCIA and Confirmation programs.Jenny EwingI have been blessed with opportunities to work for the Church in some capacity for most of the past 28 years. After graduating with a degree in History (Ohio State University '92), my husband Rick and I lived in Columbus ... Read More »
Sept. 10th/11th Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 9/13/22
When does summer end? That depends on your perspective. For students, it’s when they return to school. For others, it coincides with Labor Day Weekend. However, for the parishioners of Resurrection Parish, it ends with their annual Parish Picnic, which is this weekend. It’s wonderful that they gather together ... Read More »
August 27th/28th Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 8/30/22
August 28, 2022
Dear Parishioners,
Next weekend Bishop Daniel Thomas will be here in the Mansfield area to officially install me as pastor during the Resurrection parish Mass on Saturday evening and the St. Mary parish Mass on Sunday morning. We are very happy to have him with us.
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