Holy Spirit Catholic Church

Homily – July 25th, 2010 – Msrg. Andraschko

dschnabel — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:58:50 +0000

Spending Time in Prayer

Homily – July 25th, 2010 – Deacon Bates

dschnabel — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:56:37 +0000

God Gives Us Exactly What We Need

Homily – July 18th, 2010

dschnabel — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:43:40 +0000

Pray First then Work

Homily – July 11th, 2010

dschnabel — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:40:16 +0000

Love of God and Neighbor: The Precepts of the Catholic Church

Stewardship Fair

dschnabel — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:36:44 +0000

[ August 28, 2010 to August 29, 2010. August 29, 2010; ] Holy Spirit will be holding its annual Stewardship Fair at the Church August 28th and 29th. Come check out all the opportunities available for serving our Church and community!

Stewardship Committee Meeting

dschnabel — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:52:49 +0000

[ July 27, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The Holy Spirit Stewardship Committee will be meeting Tuesday July 27th, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fireside room of the Church.

From the Desk of Deacon Bates

dschnabel — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:44:34 +0000

When I was very young, my grandfather, Joe Clemen, gave me a German Shepherd pup that I named Lassie. That dog and I grew up together. He was a good friend for a little boy and kept me out of a fair amount of trouble. Then one day I read a book about dogs and a bloodhound named Roger. Roger did all kinds of wonderful things. He tracked down criminals and escaped prisoners. He even tracked down lost children and saved their lives. He became for me the best dog that every lived. I began to pray every night before bed that I could have a dog just like Roger.

God never answered my prayers for a dog just like Roger. When I became older, I realized that God had answered my prayers before I even asked for a dog by having my grandfather give me a German Shepherd that was the best dog I could ever have. God knows what we need and gives it to us before we understand what we truly need. To accept how God showers His grace upon us is to give thanks and praise to God who loves us as a father.

Deacon Tom Bates

From the Desk of Parochial Vicar

dschnabel — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:51:23 +0000

What are the Ten Commandments? Who did God give them to? What are the precepts of the Church, how many are there? Why do we have them? These are some of the questions that random Catholics were asked in par- ishes throughout the United States and sadly most got them wrong! How- ever we are Holy Spirit are different; we have them all down, or do we? Maybe Msgr. and I should do a test and start asking around in the homily next week. Did you say yikes! Don’t be afraid. Rather hear what Jesus says to the “scholar of the law” in today’s Gospel. The scholar asks “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law?” The “law” is referring to is that which is found in book of Deu- teronomy, and more fully the Ten Commandments. We should know the law because Jesus tells us we need to follow it to have eternal life.

Following the law also includes the Five Precepts of the Church, which the Bishops have established to help us follow the Ten Commandments in a concrete way. The Catechism of the Catholic Church writes the Precepts of the Church are “meant to guarantee to the faithful the very necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor” (CCC#2041).

The Five Precepts are:

Mass on Sunday and HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION and resting from work
Receive the Sacrament of Confess at least once a year.
Receive the Eucharist at least once a year (After we Confess our sins, then we are ready to receive Holy Communion)
Observe the Days of Fasting and Abstinence. (Example: Every Friday we are required to do some act of penance in union with Jesus and his Passion: Abstain from meat or desert, say prayers, etc.)
Provide for the Material needs of the Church (Stewardship, give ten percent or what you can without going broke). “Teacher what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the law?”

In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary,

Fr. Shaun Haggerty

Homily – July 4th, 2010

dschnabel — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:43:07 +0000

You have Declared your Independence: The Battle has Begun

Homily – June 27th, 2010 – Fr. Al

dschnabel — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:49:52 +0000