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		<title>Holy Week</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lent seems to have flown by and now we have celebrated Palm Sunday!Palm Sunday begins our celebration of Holy Week. The schedule shifts a bit this week. Monday-Wednesday: daily mass moves to 7 pm Holy Thursday: 7 pm mass Good Friday:  Good Friday Service at 4 pm followed by simple (read &#8220;meager&#8221;) supper in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fr. Joe Fitzgerald, CM: Semillas de Esperanza</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years back, newly ordained Fr. Joe Fitzgerald, C.M., served in St. Mary&#8217;s during the weeks that Fr. Jack was on vacation. This YouTube video is one  that he has made about his ministry. Enjoy! The &#8220;Semillas de Esperanza&#8221; groups work together to build a better future for their families. Central to the program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is always a beautiful celebration here at St. Maryʼs. A great many people come to Mass (and itʼs NOT a day of obligation!), During our Eucharist, some people will have brought some bread &#38; wine, symbols of the meal that they will share later in the day, and they will be blessed. this day, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sacrament of Confirmation/Sacramento de Confirmacion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 18:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Saturday, May 14, 2011, Archbishop Rodi will be here to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation at 10:00 a.m.. Those to be confirmed are: Gricelda Bran, Matthew Christian, Jason Clark, Michael Fetsch, Alex Lopez, Rosie Mendoza, Patrick Murphy, Lourdes Perez, Yesenia Perez, Emily Scroggins &#38; Samuel &#8220;Trip&#8221; Taylor On Sunday, May 15th, during the Mass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic Family Gathering</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parishes of St. Mary&#8217;s and St. Michael&#8217;s invite you to join us for a Catholic Family Gathering &#8211; we are united in diversity for the love of God. When: 7:00-9:00pm on Saturday, October 9, 2010 Where: St. Michael&#8217;s Catholic Church, Auburn AL What: A family evening featuring choir music (Spanish and English), artistic dance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Communion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 18:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Mary&#8217;s celebrated First Communion on Saturday morning, May 15. The class, taught by Connie Scroggins included 18 children from both the English speaking and Spanish speaking families within the parish. On Sunday, 4 members of the class took a leading role in the May crowning after the 9 am mass. Congratulations to all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebuilding Together 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 23:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, May 1, St. Mary&#8217;s Parishioners helped with the Rebuilding Together Project. Thanks to Bill Baggett for coordinating the project. The resident was thrilled with the results. Click an image to see a larger version.]]></description>
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		<title>Healing Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#38; relatives; members of our parish; the home bound as well as all in our hospitals &#38; care facilities. In a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Centennial Kickoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s Church. On Sunday, September 13, St. Mary&#8217;s celebrated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Year for Priests</title>
		<link>http://stmaryopelika.org/2009/06/the-year-for-priests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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