Our Lady Of Victory
Roman Catholic Church
Tannersville PA
Pastor’s Posts
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…
Christmas Collection
I wish to express my thanks to you for your generosity in this year’s Christmas collection. The total came to $17,941.00. The Christmas collection as well as the Easter one, makes up for what isn’t able to be covered by our regular Sunday collection. It’s a huge help financially. So Thank You and God Bless You for your generous support to your Parish and Church.
News
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…
Children’s Blessing
Next weekend is the Feast of the Holy Family. At all the Masses, we will impart on our children, a special blessing, praying for their safety and good health. Bring them to Mass and when it is time to get the blessing, have them stand proud as they are the future of our Church. God Bless Them!