Healing Service
On Thursday, February 11th, Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, we celebrate the “World Day of the Sick”. Here at St. Mary’s, we will come together to pray for all the sick: our friends & relatives; members of our parish; the home bound as well as all in our hospitals & care facilities. In a special way, we’ll pray for all caregivers. In the midst of our prayer, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick. (Please let Fr. Kane know by Wednesday if you wish to celebrate this sacrament). Here are words of Pope Benedict: “At the Last Supper, before ...
Centennial Kickoff
Nearly 100 years ago, the first Catholic priests to serve in this part of East Alabama arrived in Opelika to take up residence at The Pines. That Victorian house, on the corner of 4th Avenue and 10th Street in Opelika is still the rectory for St. Mary's Church. On Sunday, September 13, St. Mary's celebrated a bilingual mass followed by a potluck picnic to kick off the celebration of our first 100 years. The Centennial Celebration will be in full force during 2010 and 2011. Until that time, take a look at the people of St. Mary's. See those who are ...
The Year for Priests
Fr. Kane calls our attention to the Year for Priests which begins June 19, 2009 and ends June 19, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI called for the special year to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Vianney, who was famed for his priestly ministry. Cardinal Hummes offers his reflections on this Year for Priests at the Independent Catholic News Site. Priests, just like all other Christians, need the love and support of the community - the church - to succeed in living the call of Christian life. On Thursday evening, June 18, the Prayer ministry will be sponsoring ...
Baptism of Andrew Tim Tran
At the 10:00 a.m. Mass on June 7, ANDREW TIM TRAN, son of PHUOC T. TRAN and TIENT BUI was be baptized into the Catholic Church. Although the Mass was celebrated in English, the Baptism ceremony was in Vietnamese. Deacon Joseph H. Phung, from St. Bede's in Montgomery, performed the baptism. After the Mass, the Parish congratulated this young couple in the Hall with a Reception. http://picasaweb.google.com/stmaryopelika/ManyVoicesABaptismInVietnamese
Lent Events at St. Mary’s
We've been busy lately around the parish - with Friday Fish Fries, Lazarus Food Boxes and more... On Friday evening, April 3, 2009 the parish gathered for a Fish Fry, Stations of the Cross and then service in the form of packing the food boxes for Lazarus Ministries. Lent Photos from Picasaweb
Homily Podcasts
Homily: January 17, 2009
Fr. Kane’s Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time ( January 17, 2009) Click...
Homily: September 20, 2009
Homily for September 20, 2009 Click the arrow to play or right click here to download ...
Homily: August 23, 2009
Homily for August 23, 2009 Click arrow to listen or right click to Download Audio...
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Matthew 25 Informational Meeting
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RCIA
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We’ve been busy lately around the parish – with Friday Fish Fries, Lazarus...
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Healing Service
On Thursday, February 11th, Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, we celebrate the “World Day of the Sick”. Here at St. Mary’s, we will come together to pray for all the sick: our friends & relatives; members of our parish; the home bound as well as all in our hospitals & care facilities. In a special way, we’ll pray for all caregivers. In the... [Read more...]
RCIA
Friends: Within a few weeks, we will be starting the Parish RCIA Program. This year, Brandon & Jennifer Kaetzeol will be in charge of it. Newly married (June 20th!), they will be back soon and ready to get started. In the meantime, all of us have work to do. Experience has taught us clearly that people become members of the Catholic Church because... [Read more...]
Baptism of Andrew Tim Tran
At the 10:00 a.m. Mass on June 7, ANDREW TIM TRAN, son of PHUOC T. TRAN and TIENT BUI was be baptized into the Catholic Church. Although the Mass was celebrated in English, the Baptism ceremony was in Vietnamese. Deacon Joseph H. Phung, from St. Bede’s in Montgomery, performed the baptism. After the Mass, the Parish congratulated this young couple... [Read more...]
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