Ash Wednesday
March 6th, 2019 Mass at 8:00AM & 6:30PM. Communion Service with Ashes at 12:10PM. 
Weekend Mass times
Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 9:00am Weekday Mass Times Monday 8:00am Mass Tuesday 8:00am Mass Wednesday 6:30pm Mass Thursday 8:00am Mass Friday 8:00am Mass Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00-4:45 pm Or by appointment. Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Bad Weather Policy:
at Holy Redeemer,
If school is cancelled, there will be no morning Mass or any Liturgies. Parish office will be closed, all meetings cancelled. If on a delay, there will be no morning mass, parish office will be on a 1 hour delay. Click here for the
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From our Pastor:
Our hearts and prayers go out to Bradley, Leslie, Aaron, Andrew, Felicity and Gabriella Schaefer on the tragic passing of Joshua. In the midst of the tragedy, I have been reminded of something so important and powerful in our faith. We heard it in the second reading 4 weeks ago. St. Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians writes that we are all parts of the body of Christ. Whenever one part of the body suffers, the entire body suffers. As the Schaefer family suffers this loss, we all experience it in a way also. Certainly our experience of it is different, but is connected. Each of us who knows the family can understand that sadness and hurt that we experience. But even beyond those who know them, I have had people who didn't know the Schaefer's at all who shared their hurt. Our hearts and our lives are connected in a very powerful and beautiful way in Jesus Christ.
Even more than this sharing in the suffering as the body of Christ, we share in our prayer and support. That is the other part of this experience that stands out to me. When one part of the body of Christ is hurting, the rest of the body is there to help carry the load. Bradley and Leslie have shared that the outpouring of love, concern and support has been incredible. They too have experienced complete strangers reaching out to them and sharing stories of Josh's love and service to others as well as offers of support and prayer. So many have reached out in a myriad of ways to ask how they can help. Many have signed up for the meal train through the parish to provide meals for the family. Countless people have promised prayers. Others are helping in varied and even silent ways. This connection as the body of Christ is powerful, especially in times of difficulty.
In the midst of this tragedy, let us continue to be the body of Christ one to another. Let us be reminded that we are connected in our own sufferings and prayers both great and small God doesn't expect us to carry the load by ourselves. The more we reach out in love and support to one another in need and, the more clearer this body of Christ is made manifest.
Also, If God can use the cruel torture and death of His Son to be our means of salvation, then he can and does surely take the tragedies and sufferings of our lives to make something incredible. This too I have seen and experienced already in the powerful words that Leslie and Bradley have shared through social media and at the funeral itself. God is at work even as our hearts are hurting.
May we continue to support the Schaefer family with God's love and our prayers as we continue to heal with one another. Let our hearts and minds be open to continue to see God's presence in the midst of this tragedy and the ways that he is working through it for something incredible. We honor Josh's life of love and service, mourn his loss, comfort his family, pray and suffer together and await the ways that God uses this for His glory. Let us share all of this as the beautiful and incredible body of Christ.
God Bless,
Fr. Jason Gries
Even more than this sharing in the suffering as the body of Christ, we share in our prayer and support. That is the other part of this experience that stands out to me. When one part of the body of Christ is hurting, the rest of the body is there to help carry the load. Bradley and Leslie have shared that the outpouring of love, concern and support has been incredible. They too have experienced complete strangers reaching out to them and sharing stories of Josh's love and service to others as well as offers of support and prayer. So many have reached out in a myriad of ways to ask how they can help. Many have signed up for the meal train through the parish to provide meals for the family. Countless people have promised prayers. Others are helping in varied and even silent ways. This connection as the body of Christ is powerful, especially in times of difficulty.
In the midst of this tragedy, let us continue to be the body of Christ one to another. Let us be reminded that we are connected in our own sufferings and prayers both great and small God doesn't expect us to carry the load by ourselves. The more we reach out in love and support to one another in need and, the more clearer this body of Christ is made manifest.
Also, If God can use the cruel torture and death of His Son to be our means of salvation, then he can and does surely take the tragedies and sufferings of our lives to make something incredible. This too I have seen and experienced already in the powerful words that Leslie and Bradley have shared through social media and at the funeral itself. God is at work even as our hearts are hurting.
May we continue to support the Schaefer family with God's love and our prayers as we continue to heal with one another. Let our hearts and minds be open to continue to see God's presence in the midst of this tragedy and the ways that he is working through it for something incredible. We honor Josh's life of love and service, mourn his loss, comfort his family, pray and suffer together and await the ways that God uses this for His glory. Let us share all of this as the beautiful and incredible body of Christ.
God Bless,
Fr. Jason Gries
Meet our Parish Council...
Meet Our Parish Council
David Simmons
At Large Member
I am an assistant manager at Toyota and have been a member of Holy Redeemer Parish for over ten years. I answered ... click here to learn more.
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David Simmons
At Large Member
I am an assistant manager at Toyota and have been a member of Holy Redeemer Parish for over ten years. I answered ... click here to learn more.
CLICK HERE to see all the members of our Parish Council
The Divine Mercy Chaplet:
In reparation for the Catholic Church in light of recent reports of misconduct.
In prayerful response to the recent reports of misconduct by members of the clergy in the Church in the United States, we will be praying the Divine Mercy chaplet 10 minutes before our weekend Masses for the weeks to come. The chaplet was given to St. Faustina Kowalska in Poland in the 1930's through revelations of Jesus. The chaplet is prayed using a rosary and is easy to learn. Prayer aids will be in the missalettes. In the devotion, we pray for God's mercy for ourselves and the needs within the Church as well. Please do join us as we pray.
In prayerful response to the recent reports of misconduct by members of the clergy in the Church in the United States, we will be praying the Divine Mercy chaplet 10 minutes before our weekend Masses for the weeks to come. The chaplet was given to St. Faustina Kowalska in Poland in the 1930's through revelations of Jesus. The chaplet is prayed using a rosary and is easy to learn. Prayer aids will be in the missalettes. In the devotion, we pray for God's mercy for ourselves and the needs within the Church as well. Please do join us as we pray.
Did You Know?
Mass is modeled after the Book of Revelation.
I think there is this stereotype that Mass is antiquated, or ritualistic. However, interestingly, much of the content of Mass is based on the book of Revelation, which is a book all about the future, and of that which is to come. For example, each Mass we sing the “Holy, Holy, Holy,” which is straight out of Revelation 4:8. The idea is we are joining in with those in heaven in their unending hymn of praise. So that’s a real profound moment, if you think about joining in singing the same song those in heaven are singing, and the connection between the physical and the spiritual that is occurring. And that’s just one tiny example. You can do an entire study on Revelation and the Mass. The more you know, the more amazing Mass becomes.
Want to learn 4 other cool facts about the Mass.... visit 'This Catholic Family'- JP & Lorelei Savaryn's webpage.
Mass is modeled after the Book of Revelation.
I think there is this stereotype that Mass is antiquated, or ritualistic. However, interestingly, much of the content of Mass is based on the book of Revelation, which is a book all about the future, and of that which is to come. For example, each Mass we sing the “Holy, Holy, Holy,” which is straight out of Revelation 4:8. The idea is we are joining in with those in heaven in their unending hymn of praise. So that’s a real profound moment, if you think about joining in singing the same song those in heaven are singing, and the connection between the physical and the spiritual that is occurring. And that’s just one tiny example. You can do an entire study on Revelation and the Mass. The more you know, the more amazing Mass becomes.
Want to learn 4 other cool facts about the Mass.... visit 'This Catholic Family'- JP & Lorelei Savaryn's webpage.