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“In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” These are the opening words of a little ditty we memorized in Elementary School in order to keep in mind the year that Columbus discovered America. Of course, he wasn’t the first non-native to arrive here; the ancestors of the Anasazi people crossed the Bering Land Strait from Asia more than 12,000 years previously, and the Norwegian explorer Leif Eriksson landed in Newfoundland about 500 years before Columbus launched the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.Read More
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It is the ancient tradition of the Church to offer prayers for the deceased, especially on All Souls’ Day, November the 2nd. The positioning of this day is providential in that it immediately follows All Saints’ Day. This gives us an opportunity to honor and pray for those who, as we pray in the Eucharistic Prayer, “have gone before us, marked with the sign of faith,” but who have not been canonized, that is, named saints by the Church.Read More -
After providing for your families and loved ones, parishion- ers may want to include the Parish in your wills, thus helping to assure the long-term future of the Parish and the work that must continue in generations to come. Bequests are free of estate tax and can substan- tially reduce the amount of your assets claimed by the government. You can give needed support to either of our Parishes by simply including the following words in your will:Read More
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