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5th Sunday of Easter

Join us at our Saturday mass, at 4:30 p.m., in the Sanctuary or on Zoom. The passcode to enter is: liturgy. Please mute yourselves upon entering. This week’s worship aid is found here.

During this Easter season we have been hearing selections from the Acts of the Apostles, stories about the life of the very early church. Everything we experience in the church today — inspiration and ignorance, compassion and conflict, extraordinary charity and extraordinary self-interest — all these were experienced by our earliest ancestors in the faith. Today we will hear about one conflict between the Greek Christians and the Hebrew Christians and how they solved the problem. Let us pray for our church — for the desire and the creativity to find solutions to our struggles today. (From the archives of Celebration Publications.)

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The Ecumenical Catholic Communion embraces a network of local churches and sacramental communities across North
America. As authentic Catholics we celebrate our continuity with the undivided Church of the first millennium and believe
that salvation is offered to all. Our unity is built on the teachings and example of Jesus Christ as we seek compassion, justice and peace in the world. We seek to live our faith through liturgy, prayer, community building and collaboration, study and service. Eucharist is a visible sign of that unity.

Ours is a synodal form of governance, with the diverse voices and charisms of laity, clergy and bishops. “The Ecumenical Catholic Communion is the most parish-oriented of any group within the independent Catholic movement in America.” Julie Byrne, Author of the Other Catholics, Columbia University Press, 2016.