Our Lady Of Victory
Roman Catholic Church
Tannersville PA
Pastor’s Posts
Be The Salt & Light Of The World
Two words stand out in today’s Gospel from Matthew. Those words are Salt and Light. Salt is used in most foods, one as a preservative and secondly as it brings out the flavor and enhance the taste of foods. Jesus calls us to be the salt of the earth, and so we’re called to enhance the flavor and spirit of the people we meet. A little kindness brings out the goodness of others. Forgiveness can change a person’s life ridding…
Seeing Our World Through God’s Eyes
John the Baptist says of Jesus in today’s Gospel: “A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.” John stands between the Old and New Testaments as if he was a ‘pivot man’ on the basketball team. That’s the position I played back in my seminary days. You get the ball from one player and quickly turn to pass it to one another. John the Baptist was a key figure announcing a time…
Be Of Service To One Another
Today we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord. What difference does baptism make to us? When Jesus was baptized, the Father spoke and said, “You are my Son, the beloved; my favor rests on you.” When we are baptized, the Father says over each of us: “You are my son/daughter, my beloved; my favor rests on you.” Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit when he was baptized in the Jordan, and we are anointed with the oil of chrism…
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Season Of lent
SEASON OF LENT is just around the corner. It begins with Ash Wednesday, February 18th. This forty day penitential season gives us a personal opportunity to reflect on our faith through the disciplines prayer, fasting and almsgiving. During this period, we will reflect on the temptations Jesus faced in the desert. We will pray the Stations of the Cross, reflecting on Jesus’s sacrifice for our sins. We will have special times to gather in prayer and thank God for his gracious…
Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal
Bishop Bambera has sent you a letter & pledge card: we showed the movie about the Appeal and Deacon Len gave a very informative talk on how your Appeal donations are used. Now we ask that you help us make our parish goal of $55,538.00 so that we can do our part in the Catholic Ministries Appeal and help support so many fine and necessary programs, activities, and people. Presently, we have reached 92.8% of our goal or $51,870.00 from…
Getting Involved In Our Parish
Did you ever ask yourself about getting involved in the parish activities and ministries, but didn’t know how or which one? There are so many opportunities to get involved in the Church. Liturgically, we are always asking for Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers. We need musicians: organists, pianists, cantors, singers for two choirs and other musical instruments. We look for people to join our parish societies: like Our Lady’s Guild for the women and the Holy Name and Knights of…