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 returning to the Father, the Lord Jesus knelt to wash the Apostles’ feet, anticipating the supreme act of love on the Cross. With this act he invited his disciples to enter into the same logic of love that is given especially to the lowliest and to the needy (cf. Jn 13: 12-17). Following his example, every Christian is called to relive, in different and ever new contexts, the Parable of the Good Samaritan who, passing by a man whom robbers had left half-dead by the roadside, “saw him and had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, “Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back’” (cf. Lk 10: 33-35).

At the end of the parable, Jesus said: “Go and do likewise” (Lk 10: 37). With these words he is also addressing us. Jesus exhorts us to bend over the physical and mental wounds of so many of our brothers and sisters whom we meet on the highways of the world.”

If a member of your family or a friend is sick, please come and join us as we pray for all the sick and caregivers.

Homily: January 17, 2009

Fr. Kane’s Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time ( January 17, 2009)

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Homily: September 20, 2009

Homily for September 20, 2009

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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 “old timers” as well as the children who represent the future of the parish. Parishioners: consider what the community at St. Mary’s has meant in your life. Share the word. Join the celebration.

Photos from the event can be viewed at the St. Mary’s Picasaweb site.

Matthew 25 Informational Meeting

The Matthew 25 Ministries will meet for a brief informational meeting  on Sunday September 27 after the 9:00 Mass. The Matthew 25 Ministry  helps parishioners of the church who may be sick or may have recently  come out of the hospital by preparing meals for them or helping with  other needs. If you are already involved in Matthew 25, or if you are new and would like to help with this please join us for this  informational meeting.

For more information, you can contact Brenda Wood ( 334-703-1740 or 256-825-5977)

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