St. Mary's Catholic Church

Husbands of Church Ladies Support Group

Terry Stevens — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:48:43 +0000

Mike S. and Tom G. and I have discussed the possibility of forming a support group for the husbands of church ladies. It would be open to any husband of a church involved lady who finds himself “unattended” for long periods of time while his wife is engaged in church related activities. We have not yet formulated a mission statement for the group. We would welcome any suggestions for bylaws, purpose and a name with some catchy initials. HOCLSG just does not get it. The old adage, don’t fight ‘em, join ‘em works ok but it sure ties a guy up.

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The Bait Pile

Terry Stevens — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:40:35 +0000

Father Joe puts out a bait pile on Wednesday nights for choir practice. The bait pile consists of Father Joe’s homemade soup of the day and various nuts, cheeses, crackers, meats and other snacks. He had some real good venison sausage and cheese one night. Someone said, “Crackers would go good with this.” Dan found a box of crackers in the cupboard. Somebody said, “Those are probably expired; they have been there a long time.” Dan picked up the box, looked it all over, and said “Nope, no expiration Date!” He looked thoughtful for a moment and said “they didn’t have expiration dates in those days!”

Trust in The Lord

Terry Stevens — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:54:18 +0000

It’s simple. It’s short. Yet it’s incredibly powerful. Proverbs 3:5-6 is one of the most familiar passages in the Bible–with good reason. It sets forth a life-changing truth that is worthy of our attention. Spend three minutes reading this article, and see if you agree.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Let’s break down this life-changing truth to make sure we understand it.

Trust in the Lord.

It starts with trust. Any real relationship has to start with some level of trust. It’s the only way a friendship will endure. It’s the only way a marriage will work out. It’s the simple reason why an employer hires workers, or why the workers stay employed. It’s all about trust. Trust in the Lord, however, takes on an entirely new dimension. This is our trust in an eternal, all-powerful, all-wise, all-loving God. He is worthy of our trust. The trust is important, not just because of who God is, but because of the way in which we must trust him: with all your heart. It involves every fiber of your being. That’s the kind of trust we can have in God–a complete, unshakable, deep, abiding trust.

If you are a Christian, you trusted God for salvation. You can trust Him with the rest of your life, too–every detail.

Read part 2, Don’t Lean On Your Understanding

Our Parish Mission Statement

Terry Stevens — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:54:18 +0000

We, the community of Christ’s faithful gathered at St. Mary’s, strive each day to become a beacon of hope to all. Inspired and supported by our weekly communal worship of the living God, we share our resources with one another and with those less fortunate.

Transformed by an ongoing prayerful relationship with the Gospel message, we are renewed by our education processes and fulfilled by a commitment to ministry.

Through daily concrete acts of peace, justice, compassion, and love, we strive to help bring about the Kingdom of God.