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I don’t know about you, but sometimes it feels like the past year has been one long Lent. The coronavirus pandemic began shutting down society just a couple weeks after Ash Wednesday last year. Since then, we have experienced prolonged times of imposed fasting and abstinence. It has felt like a long spiritual desert where our religious practices and community gatherings have been disrupted. Like Jesus in the wilderness, as a church and a nation we have experienced a season of temptations which we haven’t always resisted. Our faith in institutions, religious and secular, have been put to the test. (continue reading by clicking on post title)

March 13, 9 - 11 a.m.; Church & Online | Award-winning author and Catholic speaker Mike Aquilina is coming to OLMC to share two talks about St. Joseph: St. Joseph & His Work, and St. Joseph & His Angels. The event is free and open to all!

February 23, 7 p.m.; Church & Facebook Live | It is the most important question that every one of us must answer. Fr. De Oreo will explore how our answer ought to impact our lives.

March 1, 2, 3; 7 p.m.; Church & Online | It has been a long, crazy, and stressful year for all of us. Join your parish family as we gather for our 2021 Lenten Parish Mission. Jim will lead us on a three-night challenge to consider what we’ve been through, where we are going, and how we can remain connected with God going forward.

Like many of us, the start of COVID-19 was a shock to my normal routine. I welcomed the “two-week” lockdown as a nice retreat from my normal busy life, but as it continued for months, I started to welcome more vices into my life. The lockdown meant more screen time, more food, and no friends. My laziness took over! We had an excuse to be lazy, and I definitely took advantage. (continue reading by clicking on post title)

FEBRUARY 19 • MARCH 12 • MARCH 26, 5 - 7:30 p.m.; Drive-Through Only | Enjoy fried fish, baked fish, or cheese pizza! View the information by clicking on this post's title.

Thursdays, February 18 - March 18 | Go on a Lenten journey with Jesus through the Gospel of John. Choose to attend in person or participate through live-stream. There is no cost to participate; all you will need is your Bible and weekly reflection questions provided by Fr. De Oreo!

Fridays, February 19 - April 2 | Join other women on a Lenten journey asking God to set our hearts on fire. We will be using the devotional Set a Fire by Blessed Is She. Purchase your book for $25 directly from blessedisshe.net. Space is limited. Register by clicking this post's title.

February 15 - March 19 | Begin your 33-Day Consecration so as to end on the Solemnity of St. Joseph. Group discussions will take place on the OLMC Facebook Community Page every Monday at 7 p.m. You will need the book with the corresponding name by Fr. Donald Calloway. We will end our journey with a special Mass and consecration ceremony.

You’ve heard it over and over. “Patience is a virtue.” Finding peace and calm in our days can be very challenging with all of the different demands and pressures on us. When something is out of our control, when we cannot have something instantly, when we are struggling with the same problem or issue, or when we are dealing with someone else’s faults, our patience can wear quite thin. 

February 13, 6 - 9:30 p.m.; OLMC Gym | High school teens are invited to spend the evening uniting in community, adoring our Lord, and considering how we are chosen for such a time as this (Acts 1:2). There are three options for attendance. Click on this post's title to learn more and sign up.

January 26, 7 p.m.; St. Thomas Aquinas Room | Fr. Joe will discuss Catholicism in India. Topics include pilgrimages, saints from India, parish structure, and differences in liturgy from the USA.

Tuesdays, January 19 - March 16, 7 p.m. | With Financial Peace University, you (and your spouse) will learn how to create and stick to a budget, save for emergencies, and make a plan for the future. Doesn’t that sound peaceful? Financial aid available. Click this post's title to sign up.

January 29, 7 p.m.; Church | Bring your family for an evening of prayer, worship, and adoration. All are welcome, especially families and children as we come together to adore our Lord.

January 30 & 31 | Save lives by donating blood. A sign up is required to help us follow COVID-19 guidelines. Click on this post's title to learn more.

Thursdays, January 10 - February 11, 7 p.m. | Our first opportunity for a consecration to St. Joseph will be online. Click on this post's title to learn more.

Learn more about attending Christmas Mass at OLMC by clicking on this post's title.

December 18, 7 p.m.; Church | Come join us for a Holy Hour of praise, worship, and adoration! This is geared towards families with children, but it is open to all.

December 21, 7 p.m. | Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Christmas.

December 12 - December 20 | Help the Cub Scouts spread Christmas cheer by making or writing a Christmas card. The cards will go to those living in, working in, and staying in local hospitals or nursing homes. Drop them off in the narthex boxes.