Dear Seton Family, It is with a heavy but grateful heart that I write this letter to you. After nine joyous and rewarding years serving this community, Archbishop Lori has appointed me as Pastor of St. Michael, Poplar Springs, Maryland, effective July 1, 2022.  During these past nine years, I have watched many of your children grow into adulthood. I have buried people whom not only...

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TONIGHT—Soup and Bread at 6:30pm in the Parish Center hosted by our Music Ministry, followed by Stations of the Cross at 7:30pm in the church. Tonight’s Stations are the Living Stations led by the Children’s Choir. Please join us! Dear Friends, I have always been moved by the account of Moses’ encounter with the burning bush. Moses was curio...

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TONIGHT—Soup and Bread at 6:30pm in the Parish Center hosted by the Welcoming Committee,followed by Stations of the Cross at 7:30pm in the church. Tonight’s Stations are the Traditional Stations that are prayed every Friday in the Old City of Jerusalem, followed by Benediction. Please join us! Dear Sisters and Brothers, The scriptures this weekend point to the great t...

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TONIGHT—Soup and Bread at 6:30pm in the Parish Center hosted by the Pastoral Council, followed by Stations of the Cross at 7:30pm in the church.    Tonight’s Stations are from the perspective of Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Please join us! Dear Seton Family, We embarked on our Lenten journey with the call to walk more closely with Jesus. “Repe...

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The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner  this Tuesday, March 1, from 5:00pm—6:30pm,  in Parish Center,  sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 758.  This event is free and open to everyone! Dear Friends, This week begins the Season of Lent with the observance of Ash Wednesday on March 2. We mark ourselves with ashes as a sign of our resolve to walk with the Lor...

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  E-zine:  For Lent we have prepared a small electronic magazine, or zine for short, that you can view on our website under our Seasonal Events page (under the “About Us” tab). Filled with activities for the whole family, including a coloring page for children, meatless meals, things to try, and things to give. We hope you will enjoy our effort with the whole famil...

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Dear Seton Family,   Is it possible to live the teachings of Jesus that we read and hear in Sunday’s Gospel? Jesus really went for it with his Sermon on the Plain—love the people who are hardest to love, pray for people you don’t like, give things away, don’t ask for them back, let people take things, don’t ask for them back, let people strike you, don’...

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Dear Seton Family,  Whom do you trust? I imagine for most of us there are degrees of trust, and the list of those we trust completely with our whole lives is a short one, because trust comes with love. The prophet Jeremiah suggests that we look at the balance between trusting in ourselves (in “human beings”) and trusting in God. “Trust in the Lord” is o...

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Dear Seton Family,  Two of the readings this Sunday carry the theme of a calling or vocation. For us, as Christians, these two words are important -- important because they should be part of our entire life. We are called by God to enter into a personal relationship with Him. We are called by Christ to know Him and to follow Him. Moreover, we are called by Christ to go out and make Him kno...

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