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Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2015
The Apostleship of Prayer St. Joachim Catholic Church  Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday – June 12, 2015 We are inviting everyone to join us in the celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus here at St. Joachim Church. Starting June 3 till June 11,...
Altar Servers Leadership Retreat 2015
Vatican Corner 4-19-15
The name that William Penn gave his colony’s capital city is a combination of Greek words for love: phileo and  brother: adelphos, setting up the      enduring nickname for Philadelphia, PA, the City of Brotherly Love. It is the place where the founding fathers of...
Pastor’s Desk 4-19-15
Egyptian pyramids are world-famous as one of the “seven Wonders” of the ancient world. But they are actually gigantic tombs containing the          mummified bodies of Egyptian       Pharaohs. Westminster Abby is       famous, and thousands visit it because the...
Bulletin 4-19-15
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Bulletin 4-12-15
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Bulletin 4-5-15
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Holy Week 2015
Holy Week Schedule 2015
Vatican Corner 3-29-15
Year after year, parishes around the world take up the traditional annual Good Friday Collection for the Church in the Holy Land. The proceeds from the Collection go to the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. The Franciscans have been caring for the holy sites there...
Pastor’s Desk 3-29-15
Rome was celebrating its temporary victory over Alaric the Goth in its usual manner, by watching gladiators fight to the death in the arena, when suddenly there was an interruption. A rudely robed figure boldly leaped down into the arena. Telemachus was one of the...
Bulletin 3-29-15
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Social Security Seminar
Holy Thursday 2015
Holy Thursday -April 2, 2015 Would you like to be one of the Twelve to have their feet washed at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday? Would you like to be a participant in our Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 PM ? Are you a Baptized Catholic?...
Vatican Corner 3-22-15
continued … Prior to 1965, the Latin response: “ET cum spiritu tuo,“ which literally means “And with your spirit,” when translated into the English liturgy became “And also with you.” The translation was thought to convey the same meaning but be more straightforward....
Pastor’s Desk 3-22-15
For a Catholic, there is nothing more precious than the Communion. Because we firmly believe that what is consecrated on the altar, what the priest gives to us at the time of communion, what we hold in our hand and what we consume is the body and the blood of Jesus....
Bulletin 3-22-15
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Anointing of the Sick Mass
Anointing of the Sick Mass Saturday March 21, 2015 10AM
Vatican Corner 3-15-15
On Saturday evening March 7, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at All Saints Church in Rome in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first time Mass was offered in the local vernacular language – (Italian) rather than in Latin. Pope Francis concluded his...
Pastor’s Desk 3-15-15
On the southern border of the Persian empire of Cyrus, there lived a great chieftain named Cagular who tore to shreds and completely defeated the various detachments of Cyrus’ army sent to subdue him. Finally the emperor, amassing his whole army, marched down,...
Bulletin 3-15-15
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Communal Reconciliation Service
Communal Reconciliation Service Wednesday March 18, 2015 7:00 PM Several Priests will be here for this service
Pastor’s Desk 3-8-15
The Diocese of Oakland under the leadership of the present bishop Most Rev. Michael Barber SJ has begun a Capital Campaign for the entire diocese of Oakland. This capital campaign is mainly to raise money to support the various programs of the diocese with a long time...
Vatican Corner 3-8-15
Catholics abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Fridays during Lent. Abstinence is one of Christian’s oldest traditions. According to The Catholic Source Book, “From the first century, the day of the crucifixion has been traditionally observed as a day...