Funeral Mass - Mildred Murphy

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for the repose of the soul of Mildred Murphy on Wednesday, October 19 at 10:00 a.m. Please pray for her and for her family.

Funeral Mass - William Meyers

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for the repose of the soul of William Meyers on Monday, October 17 at 11:30 a.m. Please pray for him and for his family.

Funeral Mass - Sylvia Holt

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for the repose of the soul of Sylvia Holt on Monday, October 17 at 10:00 a.m. Please pray for her and for her family.

Funeral Mass - Deacon George Stewart

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for the repose of the soul of Deacon George Stewart on Saturday, October 15 at 10:00 a.m. Please pray for him and for his family. Deacon Stewart previously served as Deacon at St. Columba. His son, Father George Stewart, is Pastor of St. Augustine - Our Lady of Victory Parish in the Bronx.

Funeral Mass - Michael McHugh

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for the repose of the soul of Michael McHugh on Friday, October 14 at 10:00 a.m. Please pray for him and for his family.

Funeral Mass - Dina Scecchitano

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for the repose of the soul of Dina Scecchitano on Monday, October 3 at 10:00 a.m. Please pray for her and for her family.

Respect Life Sunday

Faith the size of a mustard seed – great things can happen.

Life begins with a seed, doesn’t it? And something amazing begins to happen:

-          5 weeks – the heart begins to beat

-          6 weeks – the nose, mouth and ears begin to take shape

-          7 weeks – hands and feet are forming

-          8  weeks – baby is moving

-          10 weeks – all organs and structures are in place, ready to grow

-          13 weeks – the baby has fingerprints and foot prints.

This child – all children, are uniquely loved by God.  On this Respect Life Sunday, we are reminded that They deserve our love and protection.

Today we welcome the Little Sisters of the Poor. They essentially began on a cold winter night in 1839 when Jeanne Jugan noticed an old woman out in the cold with no place to go. Jeanne took her into her apartment and put the old woman in her own bed. People began to notice, people wanted to help, and the Little Sisters of the Poor were born.

They try to make sure the neediest of the elderly have a home. They are welcomed as Christ.

These last two years they have received much national attention. They told our government that, while providing medical coverage for their employees, that do not want to pay for anything that might destroy human life.  The government insisted that they must and the Little Sisters appealed right up the Supreme Court.  This past March, the Supreme Court instructed lower courts to work with the Sisters to make sure their religious beliefs were not violated. 

We thank you Sisters for standing up for the truth and teaching us how to Respect Life – from conception until natural death.

We at St. Columba, want to support the Sisters in their work. We also want to continue our good works on behalf of Life.  We are grateful to all parishioners who are involved in:

-          Our Respect Life efforts, including 40 Days For Life

-          Our SVDP Food Pantry, which feeds 100’s of individuals each month.

-          Our Ministry of Care, which shows that a simple phone call can make all the difference in the world.

-          Our Midnight Runs to assist the homeless poor.

Please consider taking home a Baby Bottle today and filling it with change this October. You gift, no matter how big or small, will help your parish put into practice our faith – all human life is sacred and loved by God.