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Are you curious about Jesus Christ? Do you want to complete your sacraments of initiation? Then participate in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program...

The end of summer means the start of a big increase in our use of the parish lawn, from children playing at recess, football and soccer practice and games, parish events (like our Outdoor Mass & Oktoberfest!) and folks just generally enjoying the open space that was so generously set aside for us by our parish founders...

Our Annual “Mass on the Field” was born out of our experience with the “Parking Lot Masses” during COVID and the need to invite and encourage those still confined at home during the pandemic to come and celebrate with the community that which is central and essential to all of us – the Eucharist...

There is just one-third of the year remaining so it’s not too early to start thinking about our 2023 tax returns and how we can support our parish in a tax-advantaged way.

Come to me all you who labor and are burdened. (Matthew 11:28)... This scripture quotation from St. Matthew is the theme for Catechetical Sunday this year. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated the third Sunday in September as Catechetical Sunday. However, since we have our ‘Mass on the Field’ next Sunday, we will observe and celebrate the gift of our faith and our mission to share the Good News this weekend.

Lord Jesus Christ,   As we celebrate our national holiday in honor of the dignity of labor and our duty to use the fruits of our labor for others, teach us to recognize you, and help us follow you amidst our busy life.

SPRED is the Archdiocese religious education program for children and adults with intellectual, developmental disabilities or other limitations. This inclusive environment supports the individual and family in knowing God’s love and participating in our faith life as Catholics. At Queen of All Saints, we support a SPRED team for 11-16 year olds...

Happy Labor Day! As this holiday marks the end of summer activities, let us remember that work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continued participation in God’s creative action. Labor Day provides an opportunity to give thanks to God for the gift of work which ‘anoints’ us with dignity; to ask for God’s assistance in providing our nation and world with work for all that is decent and fair, and to invite God’s help in making us faithful stewards of his creation to the benefit of all humankind.

Catholic education is about developing saints and scholars. By sowing the seeds of virtue and truth, our students will flourish in faith, mercy and love. Anything less cheats our school children of their God-given dignity.

There’s something wonderfully renewing about late summer, especially as it begins a new school year. It’s all about new beginnings.

Deep within each of us there is a great desire, a longing for something more, for something beyond, for something better than the best. This longing could be for an answer to life’s ultimate questions; for a job that offers us happiness and contentment; for the uncomfortable and painful present we find ourselves in to change; for the simple joy of being with a loved one. Beneath all of this is a longing for truth, goodness and beauty, which we can only find in God alone.

We hear this phrase often. What does this mean? Our time—perhaps the most obvious way to satisfy this obligation is to attend weekly Mass ...

This week we break from the ordinary cycle of the liturgical calendar. We celebrate on this Sunday the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ. Each year we celebrate this feast on August 6, and if this day happens to be a Sunday, it takes precedence over the cycle of the ordinary Sunday of the year.

These are unusual time for investors. Despite a difficult 2022, the stock market has experienced solid returns so far in 2023. In fact, the market has risen about 60% over the past five years, yet the benefits of a rising market are not shared equally among all, including throughout our parish.

For the Mission of Our Lady of Angels - Queen of All Saints Youth Ministry is collecting donations of new (deflated) beach balls, bubbles and sidewalk chalk now through Sunday, August 13. Items can be dropped off in a designated bin in the back of the Basilica or at the rectory. For more information, please contact Jenna Kaszycki at [email protected].

Do you love your faith and want to share it with others? Join the RCIA team! This team walks with and supports adults who want to be part of the Catholic faith. For more information, contact Erika Tate at [email protected].

August 5 & 6, 2023 - Queen of All Saints will be participating in the Archdiocesan 2023 Missionary Cooperative Plan appeals. Our missionary guest this year is from the Fr. John Kolkman (FJK) Foundation, a non-profit organization operating the only sickle cell center in the North West Region of Cameroon, West/Central Africa, since 2010.

During the months of summer, some of us use the time to complete some small home renovation projects. Others re-organize the attic or the garage, getting rid of the old and unused. Sometimes we are surprised by the hidden treasures we never knew we had, or find things that brought back memories, many pleasant and some not so pleasant. We may have learned that not all hidden things are pleasant surprises. 

July is the heart of our hot, languid summers. It’s vacation time for many, time to rev up the grill or skip out to the beach. Even our reading material changes with the heat and light: that heavy biography becomes an easy-on-the beach thriller. So it’s probably true that our approach to stewardship changes with the seasons as well – it changes but doesn’t disappear.

Dozens of QAS Girl Scouts from Troops 25377, 25746, 25847, 26194, 26276 along with Girl Scouts from Troop 25207 from Solomon School and Troop 26105 from Sauganash School participated in the Flag Ceremony after the Sauganash Community Parade!