Did you look up when you entered church last Sunday? What did you see? Anything new? SEVEN WORDS: MAY WE ALL BE ONE IN CHRIST! These seven words became a theme for the celebration of our Parish Feast Day. Whenever you enter our church, remember to look up...You are entering the HOUSE OF GOD! This is where HEAVEN AND EARTH MEET. Do not keep your eyes down worrying about the daily challenges and tribulations you face. Enter the House of God with your hearts open and at PEACE. God will provide. God the Father, God the Son, and God the HOLY SPIRIT will provide. JESUS LOVES YOU. THE RISEN LORD will never abandon you. As he says to his disciples, to all of us:...

It is good to be back home REJUVENATED! The 21 pilgrims of our parish who went to the Holy Land truly experienced the HOLY SPIRIT AND THE JOY of THE RISEN LORD! The pilgrimage was a great celebration of the JOY OF THE EASTER SEASON! We left Waldorf tired and worried on EASTER Tuesday ....but as soon as we arrived in the Holy Land within the beautiful Octave of Easter, the HOLY SPIRIT took over and YES we became OVERJOYED! We celebrated Mass together every day and many times the readings of the day referred to the exact places we were visiting! WOW!!! Every day we were truly "OVERCOME WITH PASCHAL JOY" as concluded in every one of the five Prefaces of the Easter Season: "Therefore, OVERCOME WITH PASCHAL JOY, every land, every people EXULTS IN YOUR PRAISE ..." Upon our return,...