A Growing Parish — Deo Gratias!

There is so much to be grateful for at St. Catherine of Siena Chapel.

Over the past months, we have watched our parish continue to grow and grow. New families are coming through our doors, more people are discovering the Traditional Latin Mass, and our parish community is truly bursting at the seams!

What a wonderful problem to have.

Above all, we want to say thank you.

Thank you to everyone who comes to Mass each Sunday. Thank you to those who drive long distances to be here. Thank you to our volunteers, benefactors, families, altar servers, and everyone working quietly behind the scenes. Thank you to those who support the restoration, bring their children to church, invite friends, and pray for the growth of our parish.

And most importantly, Deo Gratias — thanks be to God!

A Very Special Baptism This Month

Perhaps one of the most beautiful signs of growth is seeing a soul receive the Sacraments.

This month, we are especially joyful to be preparing for an adult Baptism at St. Catherine's.

Please keep Christopher in your prayers as he prepares to receive the Sacrament of Baptism and this tremendous grace from God.

What a beautiful reminder of why everything we do as a parish matters.

The restoration, catechism, Masses, Adoration, volunteering, fundraising, and all the work happening behind the scenes ultimately have a greater purpose: the salvation and sanctification of souls.

Please offer a Rosary, Mass intention, Holy Communion, or small sacrifice for Christopher this month, asking Our Lord and Our Lady to accompany him and strengthen him as he takes this important step in his life of Faith.

Christopher, you have the prayers of your parish family behind you!

Could Two Sunday Masses Be in Our Future?

As attendance continues to grow, we may eventually reach the point where two Sunday Masses become necessary.

Nothing has been decided, but it is certainly something worth praying about.

Please pray that Our Lord guides Father and everyone involved in making the right decisions for our growing parish. If two Masses would help more souls attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and allow our parish to continue growing, may God open the doors and provide everything necessary to make it possible.

Growing in More Than Numbers

Our growth is not simply about how many people are sitting in the pews.

We want St. Catherine's to be a place where Catholics can learn their Faith, receive the Sacraments, develop a deeper prayer life, raise strong Catholic families, and grow in holiness.

We are already seeing this take shape:

Monthly Adult Catechism gives adults an opportunity to learn and deepen their understanding of the Catholic Faith.

Children's Catechism will be beginning soon, helping us pass the Faith faithfully to the next generation.

First Friday Masses give our parish another opportunity to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus and make reparation.

Our First Friday All-Night Adoration allows parishioners to spend the quiet hours of the night before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, praying for reparation, conversions, vocations, our families, our country, and the needs of our parish.

And now we have the tremendous joy of witnessing an adult Baptism this month.

These are beautiful signs of a parish that is not only growing in size, but striving to grow spiritually.

Thank You for Helping St. Catherine's Grow

None of this happens without people saying yes.

Yes to volunteering. Yes to bringing their families. Yes to taking an overnight Holy Hour. Yes to teaching and learning the Faith. Yes to supporting the restoration. Yes to giving generously. Yes to inviting someone new to Mass.

And most importantly, yes to prayer.

As we continue restoring our beautiful church, it becomes increasingly clear why this restoration matters so much. We are not simply restoring an old building.

We are preparing a spiritual home for a growing Catholic community and, God willing, generations yet to come.

Please continue praying for Father, Christopher, our parish, our restoration, our catechism programs, our families, and the continued growth and sanctification of St. Catherine of Siena Chapel.

May Our Lord send us more families, more children, more conversions, more vocations—and all the graces necessary to care for every soul He sends through our doors.

Deo Gratias!

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us.