Today marks 44 years that Fr. Tom Helfrich has been ordained an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales. We are incredibly lucky to have a leader who is compassionate and wise, we thank you for all you do for our parish and community as a whole.

Thanks again for your generous support of DSA. We’re halfway there at $37,720, wow! Your willingness to help those in need is admirable and we thank you for that. Please help if you haven’t gotten around to it yet, and give a little nudge to a family member or friend who may not have contributed yet. The people of our diocese and those we serve beyond our parishes are counting on our help!

Easter Blessings,

Fr. Tom

Priest: Christ is risen! Light conquers the darkness! In renewed faith and humble confidence we lift up our prayers….

1. For our spiritual shepherds, our leaders in the church, and our humble openness to heeding their guidance, let us pray to the Lord….                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

2. That our land be blessed with good conditions for fruitful crops, let us pray to the Lord….

3. For the full recovery of those afflicted with the coronavirus and ongoing diligence in our battle against it, let us pray to the Lord….

4. That Mothers Day may bring us a new sense of reverence for the sacred gift of human life, a new resolve to protect the unborn and a new appreciation for the gift of our own mothers, living and deceased, let us pray to the Lord….

5. For the victims on both sides in Ukraine and for a miracle that will bring us peace soon, let us pray to the Lord….

6. For an increase in vocations to priesthood and religious life and likewise, a deepening awareness of the sacred nature of the vocation of marriage, let us pray to the Lord….

7. For all who have gone before us and those who grieve them, in particular… 

4:30 PM —Bonnie Martin

9:00 AM – Louis Lepidi

11:00 AM – Mitchell and Rose Brent

…for whom we offer this Mass. Let us pray to the Lord….

Priest: With an “Alleluia” in our hearts, may we stir up one another to love and good works as we humbly and confidently lift up these prayers and many others, unspoken. In Christ’s name we pray….