Our Parish
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Greetings from Orange, Virginia, home of our lovely Catholic Church, St. Isidore the Farmer. Here, we live as a community of faith inspiring and helping each other to draw ever closer to our Lord and Savior. As disciples of our Lord Jesus, we are united as brothers and sisters in the family of God and we joyfully embrace all that our Lord Jesus mercifully revealed to the world through His Apostles and through the Holy Catholic Church which He founded to be our mother and our infallible teacher in matters of faith and morals (cf. Mt 16:13-20, 18:15-18; 28:16-20; Lk 10:16, 22:31-32; Jn 20:21-23; 1 Tim 3:15; Eph 4:1-16).
Here, we faithfully and prayerfully celebrate the Sacraments and especially the Liturgy of the Eucharist with all due reverence and care. If you are ever in Orange, you are most welcome to join us for Mass, or Confession. If you need assistance, or if you would just like to talk to someone about matters of faith or about your life struggles, I would be happy to assist you. I do not pretend to have all the answers, but I do know the One who does!
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Terry Staples
Pastor
A Message from Our Pastor for The Twenty- Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 2, 2022
In the Gospel Reading for this week (27 Sunday, year C), the Apostles ask Jesus a question we can all relate to: “Increase our faith.” Jesus answers, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.” Our Lord then asks his Apostles an interesting question that seems to have nothing to do with their request for increased faith. He says,
Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’? Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded? So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’ (Lk 17:5-10)….. Continue reading by clicking here.
Our Readers, Eucharistic Ministers Ushers & Altar Servers
Saturday Reader: Michael Critzer
October 1 Ushers : Bob Bonk, John Clemente
5:00 pm Altar Servers: Adrian, Vince
Sunday Reader: Pete Zahn
October 2 Ushers : Steve Szymczak, Bob McMahon
8:00 am Altar Servers: Daniel, Michael B., Katherine
Sunday Reader: Jesse Evans
October 2 Ushers : Craig Lawson, Mark Primeau
11:00 am Altar Servers: Jackson, Bobby, Lennon
Counters: Tina & Chris Riley, Carolyn & Brad Comes
Saturday Reader: Daniel Strogis
October 8 Ushers : John Robert Clemente, John Clemente
5:00 pm Altar Servers: Vince, Adrian, Shane
Sunday Reader: Zach Candler
October 9 Ushers : Mark Hogan, Matthew Kight
8:00 am Altar Servers: Katherine, Jamie, Michael
Sunday Reader: Christopher Wingate
October 2 Ushers : Mike DeSimone, Mark Primeau
11:00 am Altar Servers: Jackson, Peter, Lucas
Counters: John & Carol Keeney, Jesse Evans
Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 29,
Office Closed
Friday , September 30,
- Mass – 12:15 pm
- Chaplet of Divine Mercy & Rosary – 12:45 pm
- Adoration – 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 1
- Mass – 9:00 am
- Rosary – 9:30 am
- Rosary – LOM – 4:30 pm
- Confession – 4:00 pm -4:30 pm
- Mass – 5:00 pm
- Youth Group – 6:00 pm
Sunday, October 2, Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Mass – 8:00 am Coffee Social
- CCD – 9:30 am
- Music rehearsal – 10:30 am
- Mass – 11:00 am
Monday, October 3,
- Holy Infant Paida Hybrid – 8:45 pm
- Confession 11:45 am – 12:05 pm
- Mass – 12:15 pm
- Chaplet of Divine Mercy & Rosary – 12:45 pm
Tuesday, October 4,
- Flame Of Love – 10:30 am
- Flame Of Love Rosary 11:30 am
- Confession – 11:45 am – 12:05 pm
- Mass – 12:15 pm
- Chaplet of Divine Mercy & Rosary – 12:45 pm
- Blessings of the Animals – 6:30 pm
- Choir Rehearsal – 7:00 pm
- RCIA – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, October 5,
- Calix – 8:30 am (Zoom)
- Holy Infant Paideia Hybrid – 8:45 am
- Womens Club Kitchen 9:00 am
- Confession – 11:45 am – 12:05 pm
- Mass – 12:15 pm
- Chaplet of Divine Mercy & Rosary – 12:45 pm
- LOM – 3:00 pm
- Knights of Columbus meeting – 6:30 pm
- Thursday, October 6,
- Office Closed
- Wedding Rehearsal – 4:00 pm
- Wedding Rehearsal – 5:00 pm
- Friday, October 7,
- Confession – 11:45 am 12:05 pm
- Mass – 12:15 pm
- Chaplet of Divine Mercy & Rosary – 12:45 pm
- Adoration – Canceled
- Wedding – 2:00 pm