Candlemas 5pm Vigil Mass on Saturday, February 1

4:30-4:45pm ~ Arrive to St. Joseph’s Hall and bring candles labeled with your name to be blessed.

4:45 – 5pm ~ Procession from Saint Joseph’s Hall to Church for a Candlelit Mass at 5pm.

After Mass ~ Join us for a Cookies & Hot Chocolate Reception for All!

Candlemas is an ancient Feast of our Lord commemorating Mary and Joseph’s presentation of Jesus in the temple. Central to the celebration is the theme of light. In Moses’s time, the Shekinah was the column of light that led the Israelites by night, so Catholics form a column of lit candles and process into the church for this beautiful feast. Please note: Our 5 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday will be our Candlemas Celebration. Join us!

We are excited to invite you to a special evening at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church in St. Joseph’s Hall on Monday, January 27, 2025. The event features a talk by Attorney General Chris Carr, who will share insights on his Catholic faith and the role that the Christian faith, in general, plays in patriotism. Our parish is reflecting on these issues in preparation for our nation’s Semiquincentennial in 2026. The evening will begin with dinner provided by our Knights of Columbus at 6 pm, followed by a brief address and a period for questioning at dinner’s end. The event is free, but we kindly request a donation at the check-in to cover the meal expense.

The event is co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and American Heritage Girls.

Please be advised that this event has limited seating.  Attendance has reached capacity.  To add your name to the waitlist, please complete the form below.  You will be notified if any seats become available.

2025 Jubilee Year: Pilgrims of Hope By Father Byrd

On the first Sunday of Advent, December 1, we will seal the interior center doors to our Church in preparation for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. The doors will remain sealed during Advent, December 1st to December 24th.

In the Old Testament (Leviticus 25:8-13), the Lord commanded that every fiftieth year should be a Jubilee Year. The Catholic Church has celebrated Jubilee Years for 725 years, since the year of 1300AD, the first Christian Jubilee Year. They are years of mercy to seek reconciliation, pursue deeper conversion, and reflect more upon the debt that Christ has paid for our liberation from the slavery of sin.

Pope Francis Pope Francis and the Vatican focused the 2025 Jubilee Year on the supernatural virtue of Hope (or Spes in Latin). There is a sense of hopelessness in our world and age, so we, as Catholics, must be a sign of Christ’s Hope. Pope Benedict XVI said, “The one who has hope lives differently; the one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life.”

The Biblical Jubilees were occasions to return to one’s family and homeland, so 2025 could be a “Jubilee Year of Family Reunions.” Maybe you decide to visit Rome and walk through the great holy doors there. Maybe this year we try to reconcile with others with whom we might be estranged, forgiving them and asking for forgiveness. Whether we go or we stay, we all need to mark the Jubilee Year as special in our own ways, in our own prayers, and among our own families, so let’s begin now to pray on how we can best anticipate this holy year of grace for ourselves and for our families.

All registered parishioners were mailed a Stewardship Packet. You may also view our 2023-2024 Financial Update and Stewardship Report HERE.

Please prayerfully consider making a pledge and contributing to our offertory for the first time or renewing your pledge and increasing it this year. You may also make a one-time donation HERE to support our parish’s infrastructure and help cover the interest payments on our building debt.

You may return your Stewardship Commitment Card in the supplied return envelope in one of these ways:

• Mail back to MOQ (don’t forget to add postage)
• Drop off at the parish office
• Place in Offertory basket at Mass
• Submit your pledge online through the form below:

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