Dear Friends in Christ, Our new fiscal year began on 1 July, and I want to give you a quick overview of our financial situation. During the fiscal year which ended on 30 June 2015, our offertory income was $1,722,390, and we finished the fiscal year with a surplus of $26,390 or 1.5%. From these…

Dear Friends in Christ, Today is the 29th anniversary of the ordination to the diaconate of the Reverend Mr. George Tierney. Deacon George has served faithfully in the ministries of Word, sacrament and charity these three decades minus one – both at St. Mary Magdalene, Simpsonville and at St. Mary’s, and we are deeply grateful…

Dear Friends in Christ, To all the Dads among us, Happy Father’s Day. And as we give thanks for the gift of fatherhood, I am grateful for the grace of being the spiritual father of our parish family. Next Sunday is the 14th anniversary of my service as the 16th pastor of St. Mary’s, and…

Dear Friends in Christ, We need your help to spread the Gospel and teach others to know, love and serve the Lord Jesus in his holy Catholic Church. Each year we offer a course that for some time has been called the “Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults” or RCIA. That ungainly name is the…

Dear Friends in Christ, As He was ascending to the glory of the Father, Jesus said, “Behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age” (Mt 28:20). And He also taught us: “Amen, amen, I say to you: unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood,…