News - June 2022

Fr. Canisius is taking part in a Spanish Immersion Program from June 27 - July 29 in Antigua, Guatemala. The program will help him practice the language and better serve the needs of our Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters.

Our Cultural Heritage Celebration on Pentecost Sunday was a beautiful expression of our community's unity in diversity! Thank you to everyone who volunteered and participated. Click to view photos from our special day.

On a glorious Pentecost Sunday, we prayed and sang in different languages at our multi-lingual Mass and welcomed the Catholic Women's Association - Immaculate Heart of Mary Branch. Click for a video sample of the singing!

Please plan to join us on Saturday, June 25 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM for our next St. Charles church grounds clean-up day. Bring your garden gloves, pruners, trimmers, rake, etc. and help us clean up the grounds!

For those who signed up for the Legion of Mary, our first meeting will be Saturday, June 25 at 1:30 PM in the rectory basement meeting room. The meeting is for both active and auxiliary members. Click for contact information.

A Novena of Masses will be offered for fathers—both living and deceased—beginning on Father's Day, Sunday, June 19. Please submit the names of those you wish to be remembered at the altar to the Parish Office by Friday, June 17.

Altar Servers assist during the Mass and parish liturgies. This ministry is open to parish children who have made their First Communion. ​​​​​​​Our next training sessions are on June 4 and 11 (Saturdays) at 9AM in the church. Click for details.

Please contact us with the names of parishioners who are graduating from elementary / middle / high school / college / university this spring. Names will be included in the June 19 (Corpus Christi) bulletin. Congratulations, graduates!

Join us on Sunday, June 5 after the 11AM Mass! PRAY together at our multi-lingual Mass; EAT ethnic foods together; SING and DANCE to music from around the world; CELEBRATE our Multi-Cultural heritage together. Click to learn more!!!

We are collecting donations for clients of The Center for Pregnancy Concerns through June 5 to celebrate the end of our Spiritual Adoption program. Please take one of the colored tags with gift suggestions (in the church vestibule).

The Annual Appeal supports charities for the poor, the elderly, vocations, youth, schools, those with special needs, and others in need across our Archdiocese. A portion of our gifts are rebated back to OUR parish! Click to learn more.