St. Benedict the Moor  Catholic Church

Dear Parishioners and visitors of St Benedict the Moor,
I pray that you are all doing well. As we continueto move prayerfully through these challenging times, I pray that you and your loved ones are taking care of yourselves and one another. Let us strengthen more than ever our unity, solidarity and care for each other and forgetting our self-interestsand "my own safety attitude".
In an effort to continue to connect and communicate with our community, I will be celebrating mass privately and know that you are in my prayers. Please continue to check our website and so with our facebook page regularly for imporatnt updates. I encourage you to join online mass  through:
https://adw.org/parishes-masses/sunday-tv-mass/.
https://www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass.
https://www.ewtn.com/tv/

If you cannot attend Mass or join the mass online, I encourage you to read the Gospels, pray with your families, and join yourself to the Eucharist by making an act of spiritual communion. Refer to the prayer I posted on this home page on this regard.

God bless all.
Fr. Andy

New Message From Fr. Andy

Dear St. Benedict the Moor Family,

I pray that you are all doing well. This has certainly been an unprecedented week in our nation and around the world. It seems that almost every few hours we are receiving updated information and guidance from the Archdiocese as well as local, national and world leaders and global health experts. I know how easy it is for us to feel overwhelmed by it all, but let us not lose hope. The news we hear seems dire and no reprieve seems on the immediate horizon. But this is precisely why it is so important that we get and remain grounded in our faith.

With the cancellations of public masses, I continue to urge you to have your masses on TV and unite each other in our prayers. I will be offering my mass for your intentions. We continue to pray for those who are ill with this virus and for those who care for them, especially in countries that have been most affected. We also pray for health and frontline workers as they face their daily tasks. And we remember those communities, employees and businesses that have been affected as a result of the virus.

While lots of things have been canceled by the coronavirus, but love is not one of them. Most of all, let us remember this- God is in control and we are in His hands.

May I also ask you to continue supporting our parish by sending your envelopes by mail.

You are in my prayers and thoughts.

Fr. Andy