Our Lady Of Victory
Roman Catholic Church
Tannersville PA
Pastor’s Posts
Give Jesus More Than Our ‘Least’
One of the biggest phrases I hate is when someone says: “but at least …” It could be about Church, but at least I came at Christmas. It could be about helping, but at least I tried. That phrase is used a lot and many times in relation to how we live our faith lives. Jesus said in today’s Gospel the two great commandments: Love God with everything you have and your neighbor as yourself. There’s no ‘least’ here. We…
Prayer Changes Things
On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address said: “…ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” I thought of those words when I read today’s Gospel because we do a lot of asking God for things, but we don’t always ask what we can do for God. When we pray, we always remember our needs and ask God’s help. That could be health issues, financial troubles, relationship…
“Many are called, but few are chosen”
At the end of today’s Gospel, we hear of the man not wearing the proper wedding garment to the feast. He was thrown out. We have been invited to the great feast of heaven. But we must ask ourselves if we are wearing our wedding garment! Our wedding garment is the holiness and righteousness of God, that is, being in the state of grace. We received our wedding garment at Baptism, while the other Sacraments provide the additional graces we…
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Annual Appeal – Our Call To Serve
Together, we join with all parishes throughout the Diocese of Scranton to invest in our ministries! We have presently received donations and pledges from 74 donors totally $32,170 or 56.6% of our goal. Prayerfully consider making a pledge or donation to this year’s Appeal. It supports so many great things in our diocese and parishes, such as Catholic Education of our youth, soup kitchens, food pantries and homeless shelters, seminarian and retired priest support as well as the media to…
Music Ministry Help
You have heard the quote attributed to St. Augustine: “When you sing, you pray twice.” With that thought and the looming retirements and schedule changes, we are looking for help with our Music Ministry. Are you or do you know someone who is an organist or a pianist that might be willing to play at our Masses. Music brings people’s voice together and enhances our celebrations. Come share your talent with your faith community. If you might be interested or…
Church Volunteer Cleaners
I hope you notice how the Church is always neat, tidy, and clean when you come to Mass on weekends. That is thanks to the dedicated volunteers that come on Monday mornings to clean. We’re looking for some extra helpers in this task. It’s about an hour of time on Monday mornings. If we had a few more helpers, it would be even quicker. Call the Church if you can help or just come this Monday morning.