With much gratitude, our new year is off to a busy start. We have resumed our programs for our youngest parishioners (Sing-N-Pray, Saint Helen Play Group, Catholic Families Connect (CFC), [...]
Ronnie Melao’s mother ingeniously connected a sweet treat with building his foundation of faith. As a child, Ronnie and his siblings got a Classic Chocolate Frosty at Wendy’s after attending [...]
Sometimes, after Christmas Day and the busyness of December, we might say “Back to our routines”. This is not happening at Saint Helen! On Friday, January 3, 2025, we celebrated [...]
We officially embarked on the Jubilee Year of Hope this past weekend. While included as part of all our Sunday liturgies, the 6:00 PM Mass on Sunday, December 29th, celebrated [...]
A new year brings a flood of secular promotions for a fresh start for our health and physical well-being: joining a gym, subscribing to a diet plan, renewing membership in [...]
This Christmas season, as we celebrate in the midst of the joy and challenges of our own families, we also celebrate the Holy Family. Yes, the Holy Family is filled [...]
Throughout Advent, we ready the way for the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are encouraged to spend quiet time with the Lord – even 10 minutes set aside [...]
For 11 months of the year, we may feel the pull between being in this world vs. being of this world. This is even stronger during December and the contrast [...]
Each year, we may resolve to reset our Advent and Christmas focus on the spiritual importance of this blessed season. But the realities of our commitments and desire to make [...]
Saint Bonaventure University student and Saint Helen parishioner Claire Fisher’s first “claim to fame” was as a baby at Mass, enthusiastically clapping after the cantor’s “Holy, Holy, Holy.” Or loudly [...]
