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Message from Father Charles
Welcome to Saint Benedict Catholic Church! I am delighted that you have stopped by our website to find out more about our parish.
At St. Benedict’s we know that we are all individual parts of the mystical Body of Christ. The real beauty of our church is our parishioners. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: “When his visible presence was taken from them, Jesus did not leave his disciples orphans. He promised to remain with them until the end of time; he sent them his Spirit. As a result communion with Jesus has become, in a way, more intense: ‘By communicating his Spirit, Christ mystically constitutes as his body those brothers of his who are called together from every nation.’”
This is precisely manifested in the parish setting where we receive the Body and Blood of Christ, listen to the Word of God proclaimed, find forgiveness of our sins in Reconciliation, communal support, and ways to give life to our faith. The parish church is a living, breathing entity because in it God interacts with His people. We invite and encourage you to join us as we pray, work, and play together: we hope that this will be your experience of St. Benedict’s and that you will find warmth and hospitality here in a spiritually and emotionally nourishing environment.We are all on a journey in life seeking to walk with Christ, and I invite you to come along and walk with us on the journey. Our parish is proud to offer many opportunities for parishioners to come together in faith. If there is anything we can do to help you in your journey to grow closer to God, please do not hesitate to contact us.
May you always experience God’s endless love and boundless blessings!
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. Charles J. Benoit, O.S.B., V.F.
Pastor
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CalendarDecember 2024
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1Month View December 1, 202427:00p KC Choir PracticeMonth View December 2, 2024-
Read MoreMonday, December 2, 7:00 PM
3Month View December 3, 202448:45 Lunch Ministry5:00p NO Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 4, 20245Month View December 5, 202468:30 Friday Adoration After 8 am MassMonth View December 6, 2024-
Read MoreFriday, December 6, 8:30 AM
7Retirement Fund for Religious AppealFirst Reconciliation 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM9:00 Advent Retreat Sponsored by the Marianite Sisters4:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 7, 20248Retirement Fund for Religious AppealAngel Tree Deadline for gifts to be returned to the Church by NoonMonth View December 8, 20249Mass of the Immaculate Conception at 8 a.m. & 7 p.m.Parish Office Closed9:00 Angel Tree Sorting of Gifts 9:00 a.m.Month View December 9, 2024109:00 Angel Tree Distribution of Gifts 9:00 a.m.6:00p Altar Society MeetingMonth View December 10, 2024118:45 Lunch Ministry5:00p Sacrament of Reconciliation6:00p Family Faith FormationMonth View December 11, 202412Month View December 12, 2024138:30 Friday Adoration After 8 am MassMonth View December 13, 2024-
Read MoreFriday, December 13, 8:30 AM
14Bambinelli Sunday Bring the infant Jesus from your Nativity Scene to Church9:00 Men's Club Parish Nativity Set Up4:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 14, 202415Bambinelli Sunday Bring the infant Jesus from your Nativity Scene to Church11:45 Confirmation Prep ClassMonth View December 15, 2024166:30p KC Choir PracticeMonth View December 16, 2024-
Read MoreMonday, December 16, 6:30 PM
17Month View December 17, 2024188:45 Lunch Ministry5:00p NO Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Benedict6:00p Deanery Penance Service at Most Holy Trinity at 6:00 p.m.Month View December 18, 2024198:30 Rosary for Peace after 8:00 AM MassMonth View December 19, 2024-
Read MoreThursday, December 19, 8:30 AM
208:30 Parish Office Closes at Noon8:30 Friday Adoration After 8 am MassMonth View December 20, 2024214:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 21, 2024-
Read MoreSaturday, December 21, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
22Month View December 22, 202423Parish Office ClosedMonth View December 23, 2024-
Read MoreMonday, December 23
24Christmas Vigil Masses at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.Parish Office ClosedMonth View December 24, 202425Parish Office Closed8:45 NO Lunch Ministry9:00 Christmas Day Mass at 9 a.m.5:00p NO Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 25, 202426Parish Office ClosedMonth View December 26, 2024-
Read MoreThursday, December 26
27Parish Office Closed8:30 Friday Adoration After 8 am MassMonth View December 27, 202428Blessing of Marriages at the End of Mass4:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 28, 202429Blessing of Marriages at the End of MassCoffee and Donuts After MassMonth View December 29, 202430Parish Office ClosedMonth View December 30, 2024-
Read MoreMonday, December 30
31Parish Office Closed5:30p New Year’s Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m.Month View December 31, 202415:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View January 1, 2025-
Read MoreWednesday, January 1, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
2Month View January 2, 20253Month View January 3, 202544:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View January 4, 2025-
Read MoreSaturday, January 4, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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News and Events
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Angel Tree gifts are due back next weekend, Sunday, December 8th. Gifts need to be unwrapped and placed in gift bags. Please make sure the Angels are securely attached to the gift bags. The Angels are the only way we have of identifying the recipients of the gifts. Gifts will be sorted on Monday, December 9th and distributed on Tuesday, December 10th.Read More
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A collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious Appeal will be held next weekend, December 7/8. Elderly religious need your help. More than 32,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests live in the United States. Through prayer, love, and sacrifice, they established Catholic schools, hospitals, and more. Yet years of serving for little or no pay have left a shortage in retirement funding. Your gift helps their religious communities furnish necessities such as medications and nursing care. It also helps ensure younger members can continue the good works of their elders. Please be generous.Read More
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We will celebrate Mass on Thanksgiving Day at 8:00 a.m. which will include the blessing of bread for use at meals that day—a gift from the Men’s Club to all who attend Mass. The parish office will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving, beginning Wednesday, November 27th through Friday, November 29th. We would like to wish everyone a very Blessed Thanksgiving, and for those who are traveling a safe trip to and from their destinations.Read More
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Starting next weekend, November 30/December 1 mail bins will be placed at the entrance of the church to begin collecting your Christmas Cards for those in our community in Long Term Care, Nursing, and Rehabilitation Homes. Place as many Christmas Cards as you like… Please include the “thoughts and prayers from the Parishioners of St. Benedict Parish” in your Christmas greeting/signature. The outside of the envelope can be left blank or you may write, “Merry Christmas”. Please place your Christmas cards in the mail bins no later than Wednesday, December 11th. The Card will be distributed on Friday, December 13th and Saturday, December 14th by the Deacons.Read More
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Our Annual Angel Tree will be set up in church Saturday, November 23rd. Please take one or more Angels and complete the attached light green tag with your name and phone number and turn in the tag before leaving church. Team members will be available to assist you and collect your light green tag(s). Purchase one or more gifts from the wish list on the Angel Tree and return to church by Sunday, December 8th. The gift(s) should be unwrapped and placed in a gift bag with your Angel securely attached. Again, we look forward to your generous support of this Christmas tradition.Read More
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Online giving is now available for St. Benedict Church!
Online giving will allow you to donate to our general collection, our building fund, and our ministries. (The ability to give to Second Collections will be added later.)
Donations can be made by checking account or through Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Debit Card, or Check Card. Donations can be scheduled as a one-time gift or a recurring gift.
Click on the link below to set up an account and make a donation.
Please call the parish office if you need assistance.
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Parish Office Hours
The Parish office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
If you need to contact the Parish, please call 985-892-5202 or send an email to:
office@stbencov.org
Father Charles is available to visit anyone who is homebound.
If you have a sacramental emergency and are in need of Father Charles, please call the office and if the voicemail answers, please follow the prompt and press “2” to be routed to the emergency line. -
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