A funeral Mass for St. Edward parishioner, Bettina Hefner will be Monday, June 24 at St. Edward Church. Visitation is Sunday from 2-6pm at Sheets Funeral Home.
A funeral Mass for St. Edward parishioner, Barbara Vancamp, will be Saturday, June 15 at11am at St. Edward Church. Visitation is Friday from 6-8pm at Sheets Funeral Home.
To celebrate the upcoming 150th anniversary of our church, we welcome you to be a part of our upcoming new directory. We need you to make our directory complete!
Every family photographed receives a complimentary directory & an 8×10 portrait. You can sign up for photography online at St. Edward link or call our directory coordinator, Glenda Faitak at 730-4048.
Photography dates:
August 1-2 – 2pm to 8:40pm & August 3, 2019 – 10am to 4:40pm
October 23-25 – 2pm to 8:40pm & October 26, 2019 – 10am to 4:40pm
A funeral Mass for Joseph Kania at St. Edward on Friday, May 24 at 11am. Burial St. Edward Church Cemetery.
Happy 11th Ordination Anniversary to Fr. Rick.
The flag at St. Edward Cemetery is proudly flying this month for Ralph Torres.
See memorial flag for previous months.
Rummage Sale: Help is needed to take in, organize, and sell items.
Drop off dates & times:
May 29 – Jun 1 & June 3 – 4 6am to 6pm
Sale dates:
June 5 7am to 6pm, June 6 8am to 4pm, June 7 8am to 6pm, & June 8 8am to 12pm.
Memorial day Mass at St. Edward Cemetery (Burr Street) will be on Monday, May 27 at 9am. Bring your lawn chairs. In case of rain, Mass will be celebrated in church.
Fr. Rick will be away from the parish May 25-26. In his place, Fr. Philip Ley, representing Catholic Cross Outreach will be celebrating the weekend Masses.
A funeral Mass for Grace Ellingson will be at 11am on May 8 at St. Edward Church. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 7 from 4-8pm at Sheets Funeral Home.
The flag at St. Edward Cemetery is proudly flying this month for Ralph Torres.
See memorial flag for previous months.
Altar & Rosary members will sell tickets for Mother’s Day Gift Basket after Mass this weekend.
The flag at St. Edward Cemetery is proudly flying this month for Ralph Torres.
See memorial flag for previous months.
Anyone wishing to help with this year’s rummage sale, please attend a meeting on April 25 at 6pm in the gym.
Here’s the schedule for St. Ed’s Triduum celebrations:
Holy Thursday – April 18
- 10:30am – Chrism Mass at Holy Angels Cathedral
- 7pm – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
- 10pm – Tenebrae
Good Friday – April 19
- 9am – Morning Prayer
- 12pm – Midday Prayer
- 3pm – Passion of the Lord
- 4pm – Divine Mercy Novena
- 6pm – Veneration of the Cross & Prayer
- 7pm – Passion of the Lord – Spanish
Holy Saturday – April 20
- 8am – Morning Prayer
- 12pm – Midday Prayer & the Blessing of Baskets followed by Easter Egg Hunt
- 3pm – Divine Mercy Novena
- 8pm – Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday – April 21
- 8am – Mass
- 11am – Mass
- 12:30pm – Spanish Mass
- 3pm – Divine Mercy Novena
St. Edward cemetery cleanup will be March 30 at 9am. Please remove grave decorations, blankets, etc., that you want to keep before March 30. Thank you.
Joint parish & finance council meeting on Thursday, March 14 at 7 pm in the Ministry Center (enter through the back door). We have a number of items to discuss – as well as anything you may wish to add. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend.
Join us for the Stations of the Cross on all Fridays during lent expect Good Friday beginning Friday, March 8:
- 6:30pm – English
- 7:00pm – Spanish
The Masses for Ash Wednesday will be at 7am and 12pm & bilingual at 7pm on March 6. Ash Wednesday & Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting & abstinence. The norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Church from age 14 onwards.
We will be hosting a “Small Faith Sharing Group Callout” on Wednesday, February 20, at 6:30 pm at Mi Ranchito restaurant. Our first step will be to see who has a particular idea for a small group & who is willing to serve as a facilitator or facilitators. We will gather to hear your ideas, share ours, put our heads together, & see where we go from here. We would like to form at least 3 small faith sharing groups this year. If you can make it to the callout, please contact Fr. Rick at 696-7307 or by email at fatherrickholy@gmail.com – or Glenda Faitak at 730-4048 or by email at glendafaitak@gmail.com no later than Wednesday, February 13th so we know how many to expect.