Messages From Father Steve
Congratulations from Fr. Steve
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 6/06/26
Congratulations to all our first communicants during the month of May, and congratulations and blessings to our Confirmandi - thosewho received their Confirmation this past Sunday by Bishop Mark! (Pictures will be in a future edition of the bulletin.)
Those who have received their confirmation and all teenagers are ... Read More »
Trinity Sunday/Domingo de la Trinidad
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 5/30/26
Two questions about Trinity Sunday that are worth noting today: first, where does it state in the Bible that there is the three-in-one and one-in-three entity; and second, is Trinity Sunday part of the Easter Season or not? Let’s look at the second question, first since that is a ... Read More »
Pentecost Sunday
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 5/22/26
There are a number of Gospels and other New Testament readings that are “available” to use for Pentecost. One of my favorites (John’s Gospel, Chapter 20) contains the words: “Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.' And ... Read More »
Changes, Transitions, and Looking to the Future of the CCNCC
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 5/09/26
Over the last two weeks, we have reviewed some of the changes, and transition, from three individual parishes with separate pastors, to where we are now – still with separate parishes, but with one pastor. Additionally, previously, each parish pastor lived in the rectory associated with its parish. That ... Read More »
Changes/Transitions/Looking to the Future of the CCNCC
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 5/01/26
We continue our brief retrospective before we can look to the future… Fr. George arrived in late summer 2014 as the Pastor of our three parishes. He established the Central Office at St. John’s under the direction of Drew Nelson and the Trustees until January 2017. The three parishes ... Read More »
Changes/Transition/Looking to the Future
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 4/25/26
During the last few months, a number of parishioners have participated in the Listening Sessions on assorted topics, especially looking to the future of our parishes and the Catholic Community of Northern Columbia County (CCNCC). One of the concerns that has been raised is that we are in “transition,” ... Read More »
Diocesan Bankruptcy Settlement and Amount to be Collected from our Parishes
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 4/18/26
By now, you have probably heard that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany (RCDA) and the Tort Committee representing the survivor/victims of abuse in the Diocese have come to a monetary agreement of $148 million. (Much more work to be done, but this is a huge first step.) You ... Read More »
Is God Calling You
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 4/11/26
Alleluia! Is God Calling you to something more?More joy? Deeper Relationship?Happy Easter–Alleluia!
Today is the Second Sunday of Easter and we continue to celebrate this wonderful event for 50 days—all the way through Pentecost!It was great to see so many people at church for Mass, a number of students ... Read More »
Holy Week
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 3/20/26
Holy Week is next week, with Palm Sunday starting the holiest and most important week on the church’s calendar. By now, I hope you have tried to do something this Lenten season to grown closer to God. Whether that is to give up something, to change an area in ... Read More »
Are We Listening?
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 3/06/26
As we move closer to Holy Week and the culmination of the Paschal Mystery - that is Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection - we hear more and more in the weekly Biblical stories of Jesus as the Messiah, the Chosen One, the Beloved Son of God. Three weeks ago, ... Read More »