Painful Holy Waiting

Posted by ksozenbe in Grace Notes on 04. Apr, 2011 | Comments Off

  His beloved wife is wasting away, taken down into lonely dark depths by the devastation called dementia. Four years ago she had been as clear minded and physically active as any eighty year old I know. Then the decline began, hardly noticeable at first but steadily, dreadfully downward. The pain her husband bravely bore, [...]

What is Lent?

Posted by ksozenbe in Grace Notes on 09. Mar, 2011 | Comments Off

“LENT: Symbolism, Secrecy, Sacrifice of Self-Denial” byRev.PhilPinckard,M.Div.,BCC,Chaplain/PastoralEducator  Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD     Ash Wednesday, 2011 A sh Wednesday signals the beginning of a significant period in the Christian year known as Lent.  The word ‘lent’ comes from an Anglo-Saxon word for spring [‘lencten’] and may refer to the ‘lengthen’-ing of the days of spring.  [...]

2011 Ash Wednesday Services for Holy Family Parish

Posted by ksozenbe in Grace Notes on 07. Mar, 2011 | Comments Off

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES For Holy Family Parish, Galveston, Texas MARCH 9, 2011   7:00 a.m.         Mass & Ashes at St. Patrick Church   9:00 a.m.         Mass & Ashes at St. Patrick Church 12:00 p.m.         Mass & Ashes at Holy Rosary Church 12:00 p.m.         Ashes only at Sacred Heart Church 12:00 p.m.         Ashes only at Our Lady [...]

A New Organ

Posted by ksozenbe in Grace Notes on 18. Feb, 2011 | Comments Off

The chapel now houses a new organ.  See the You-tube video below for more information. <iframe title=”YouTube video player” width=”480″ height=”390″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/r0unDPWrx-8” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>