Thursday, November 28, is Thanksgiving Day, and Mass will be offered at 9:00 AM. Please come and join us in offering thanks to God for all his many blessings in our lives. Please note: there is no 12:00 PM Mass on this day.

This Friday, November 15, our parish will once again be hosting a Woodstock Community Blood Drive from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the gym. Please consider stopping by and giving the gift of blood, which for many is the gift of life itself.

This Thursday, November 14, Taize Prayer will be offered at 7:00 PM in the church. Taize is a very simple form of prayer with music, Scripture, silence, and intercessions. Please come, experience this moving service, and allow yourself time to relax with the Lord.

Fr. Chrispine is looking for parishioners who would be interested in serving on our parish’s Pastoral Council. Council members advise the pastor on pastoral needs, and help in creating a pastoral plan and vision for the parish. Meetings are on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM, and last about one hour. If you are interested in volunteering for this important ministry, then please contact or see Fr. Chrispine today.

The Family of St. Therese wishes to invite everyone to celebrate their patroness on Saturday, November 9, here at OLS. Click here for a schedule of events.

Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 AM, Sunday November 3. Remember to turn your clocks back one hour.

This Saturday, November 2, is All Souls Day, the day we traditionally pray for the repose of the souls of all our deceased friends and loved ones.  There will be one Mass at 5:00 PM, and this Mass will also fulfill the Sunday obligation.  The regular Masses on Sunday, November 3, will then be celebrated for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. 

This Friday, November 1, is the Solemnity of All the Saints, and is a Holy Day of Obligation for Roman Catholics.  Two Masses will be offered at 12 Noon and 7 PM.  Please note that because of this Holy Day, the Anointing of the Sick will be moved to the 12 PM Mass on  Friday, November 8.

Loving Jesus calls us to Rejoice in his Mercy ​​​​​​​My dear brothers and sisters, I am glad to be among you as your pastor and I am blessed to be your confessor, to walk with you so that to- gether we may lead each other to Christ. Many of you will be wondering who this priest is and how will he react or treat me when he hears my confession. Will he be tough, a judge, conservative, liberal or indifferent? Will he understand me? Will I feel comfortable with him? Well, these questions and any other you may be pondering about are normal especially when you meet a new person who happens to be your confessor. I also had the same feeling when I chose my confessor and spiritual director...

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Catholic in Recovery -  Meetings are every Wednesday starting  at 6 PM in the Parish Office Conference Room, and now, a new general recovery group is happening on Saturdays at 2 PM in Fr. Carberry Hall. Meetings combine the spiritual principles of 12 step recovery and the sacraments of the Catholic Church. Join us as we overlap Scripture from Sunday Mass, liturgical themes, and recovery topics with honest discussion and prayer.  Confidentiality is protected. Welcoming those recovering from addiction: Alcohol, Drugs, Overeating, Gambling, Pornography & sex, Codependency, Other unhealthy attachments. 

Thank you to everyone who has embraced Online Giving. Parishioners who use the serviced are pleased with how easy it is to set up and manage. If you have not yet signed up for Online Giving, please consider this option. Visit our parish’s website at www.olsdpx.org to sign up and begin contributing automatically to our parish. This convenient new system does not require you to contact your bank to make changes. You can use any of your checking or savings accounts, and the funds will be automatically transferred to our parish bank account. This system is more convenient for the parish than electronic checks from your bank, and it’s convenient for you because you can make changes at any time.

We are very happy to announce that our church is now equipped with a hearing assistance system for those worshippers who are challenged with their hearing. The hearing assistance devices will always be available at the side entrance of the church. They are very easy to operate. All we ask is that you pick one up on your way into the church before services, and then return it to the basket on your way out.

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The Family of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus invites you to prayerfully consider nominating couples who embrace virtues similar to the Saints' Martin. Those who are nominated will be recognized at a couples retreat and special Mass. Click on the image above for the Nomination Form.​

Queen of Roses No. 164, a local chapter of the Young Ladies' Institute, meets every first Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM in Father Carberry Hall. This is an excellent group to join if you would like to meet other ladies in the parish and be active in the Church. We would love to have you drop by or contact Rosemary at cooky14@comcast.net.

Meets monthly on the second Monday at 10:30 am in the Parish Office Conference Room.  Everyone is welcome to join in.