Welcome to the Year of Prayer!
We are excited to invite you all to join us for a "Year of Prayer, Centered on the Eucharist." As a parish, we will be committing ourselves to growing deeper in the practice of prayer.

One wonderful definition of prayer is a "conversation with God about what we are doing together." Throughout this year, following a monthly theme, we will be sharing common Catholic prayers, stories of saints, prayer through the liturgical year, family prayer, and more - all with the goal of helping us as a community grow closer to God.
We hope you will join us through our weekly email offerings, "prayer challenges," adult and children's faith formation offerings, and - most importantly - daily and weekly practice of the Mass, whether in person or remotely.
August 2020: Pray Always
SAINT OF THE MONTH: Saint Pius X
Pope Saint Pius X, born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto (1835-1914), was pope from 1903-1914. He is known for promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox theology, opposing modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine. His most important reforms were to order the codification of Canon Law and lowering the age for reception of First Holy Communion. Pope Pius X was a pastoral pope, encouraging personal holiness, piety and a daily lifestyle reflecting deep Christian values. He was devoted to the Blessed Mother and expressed his desire through Mary to renew all things in Christ.
 
He was canonized St. Pius X on May 29, 1954.
We take courage in Him who strengthens Us; and setting Ourselves to work, relying on the power of God, We proclaim that We have no other program in the Supreme Pontificate but that “of restoring all things in Christ,” so that “Christ may be all and in all”... The interests of God shall be Our interest, and for these We are resolved to spend all Our strength and Our very life. Hence, should anyone ask Us for a symbol as the expression of Our will, We will give this and no other: “To renew all things in Christ.”

~E Supremi Apostolatus (On the Restoration of All Things in Christ), 4
FAMILY PRAYER: The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross is the most common prayer we pray as Catholics. But how often do we stop and consider what we are actually doing when we pray "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit?" Director of Adult Faith Formation, Michael Rubbelke, takes us deeper into this simple, but meaningful, prayer.
PRAYER THROUGHOUT THE DAY:
Br. Lawrence Prayer
Do you ever struggle to pray amidst the ordinary tasks of daily life?

In the video below, Robby Kiley, Director of Religious Education, takes us into the "practice of the presence of God," of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, a way to see even the smallest acts of our lives as a way to pray and glorify God. Here's a small preview, a lovely prayer from Brother Lawrence to begin each day: 
O God, since you are with me, and it is your will that I should now apply myself to the work before me this day, I ask you to assist me with your grace, that I may continue in your presence. And to this end, O Lord, be with me in my work, accept the labor of my hands, and dwell in my heart with all your fullness.