Dear Friends, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.” (Mark 6: 1-6) This summer marks the 60th anniversary of one of the milestones of the Civil Rights Movement: the Freedom Riders. In 1960, the Supreme Court ruled that segregated bathrooms, waiting rooms and lunch counters were unconstitutional and that enforcing...

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Dear Friends, Three weeks ago we celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. The gospel read at Mass takes us back to Holy Thursday, to the Last Supper and we heard again the words we hear every time we come to Mass: “He took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to them, saying, ‘Take it; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, an...

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PARISH UPDATE

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Dear Friends, Today’s readings for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time seem to be, at first glance, about stormy weather. In the first reading, the Lord stilled the waves during the storm for Job. In Psalm 107 the Lord “hushed the storm to a gentle breeze and the billows of the sea were stilled.” This Gospel is the well-known passage about the disciples’ t...

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PARISH UPDATE

Good afternoon Seton Parishioners, It’s Liam Benton here!  With Father Paul away on retreat I am in charge of writing this week’s Flocknote, so it will be less spiritual and more informational. Father Paul and the staff are excited to welcome you back to Seton!  Beginning the weekend of June 26-27 Archbishop Lori has lifted the general dispensation from the obligation t...

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Special Announcement—June 3, 2021 You may have heard that the area Bishops from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Archdiocese of Washington announced the lifting of the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass during the COVID-19 pandemic. This will go into effect on the weekend of June 26 and 27. After conferring with the archdiocesan COVID-19 Taskforce and taking th...

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STARTING THIS SUNDAY, MAY 30— We will continue to offer the Outdoor Mass on Sundays at 11:30am until further notice. However, if there is inclement weather on Sunday morning, we will send a Flocknote and post on the Parish FaceBook page at 9:00am to inform you that Mass will be held in the Church. If you are not ready to attend this in-person Mass, you may watch the 9:30am live-streamed M...

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It has been hectic week since Governor Hogan announced lessening social distancing from 6 feet to 3 feet (last Wednesday) and then, lifting the indoor mask mandate (Friday). On Saturday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore went along with the lifting of the mask mandate on parish campuses in the Archdiocese. Because our county executive supports Governor Hogan’s decision, the directives above apply...

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Special Announcement—covid edition It has been hectic week since Governor Hogan announced lessening social distancing from 6 feet to 3 feet (last Wednesday) and then, lifting the indoor mask mandate (Friday). On Saturday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore went along with the lifting of the mask mandate on parish campuses in the Archdiocese. Because our county executive supports Governor Hogan&...

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COVID19

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS As we have announced, there are no sign-ups for Masses through Eventbrite this weekend. There will be First Communions at all Masses, so it may be challenging to get a seat. PLEASE BE PATIENT and MERCIFUL with our Ushers who will be doing their best to accommodate everyone. This is the first time we will be doing this. It will not be perfect, nor will it be pretty! Hopeful...

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