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Lent Season and Spiritual Growth

Kathleen Miller led a Bible study on the significance of Lent, emphasizing it as a season for growth, healing, and closeness to Christ. She used the analogy of leprosy to illustrate the spiritual impact of sin and encouraged participants to [read more...]

Jerky for the Troops 2024

Jerky is the most requested item from our troops overseas. Jerky for the Troops is a program started 20 years ago by the Northwest Town Sportsmen Club, a club of all types of outdoors men. This wonderful program is sponsored by the [read more...]

Sacred Sounds: Bach and Vivaldi in Concert

St. James Parish invites you to join them for Sacred Sounds, Bach and Vivaldi in Concert. Experience an evening of enchantment featuring a 40-voice choir and orchestra led by Tamaron Conseur. The program showcases two sacred cantatas of the Baroque [read more...]

A Compassionate Approach to Valentine’s Day

Caring Tip For some people, Valentine’s Day is about celebrating a loving relationship or enjoying lighthearted times with friends and family. But for those grieving the loss of a spouse, dealing with a divorce or break-up, facing a long-term separation, [read more...]

Into the Desert

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our 40-day Lenten journey. Lent is a season of reflection, prayer, repentance, and sacrifice – a time to prepare our hearts and minds to walk beside Jesus into the barren desert and, ultimately, into [read more...]

Adoration, Make a Lenten Commitment

You may have seen this statistic – In 2019, a study by the Pew Research Center reported that only a third of Catholics believe the Eucharist is the real Body and Blood of Christ. Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised by [read more...]

That Man is You: Becoming A Man After God’s Own Heart

Join OLW’s Men’s Group in the Gathering Place for food, fellowship and faith discussions this Saturday at 7 am. VIDEO: Becoming A Man After God’s Own Heart This Session explores the three fundamental obstacles in the spiritual life. Our Lenten [read more...]

Lenten Regulations for Fasting and Abstinence

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. The norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person [read more...]

Join Us for Friday Morning Bible Study

You are invited to attend Friday Morning Bible Study, in the Cabrini Room of OLW Parish Center, for opening prayer at 9:30 am. Bible study also meets “live online” via Zoom, and welcomes homebound parishioners and participants outside our geographical [read more...]

When I Was Hungry…

Sunday, February 11, is our next monthly food drive for Our Lady of Unity (formerly St. Mark’s) Parish. Drop off non-perishable food at the parish garage from between 9 am and noon. As part of the Archdiocese’s Renew My Church [read more...]