Church of the Madalene

TWO BOOK CLUB OPPORTUNITIES. We offer two parish reading and discussion clubs. The daytime group meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 1pm. The evening group meets on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. Both groups gather in Saint Francis Hall. Call Margaret DeWeese or Kay Wolking for current book titles.
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Falling squarely under the category of, “Why do Catholics do that?” is making the Sign of the Cross.

It’s almost as ancient as Christianity itself, it originated in the second century with Christians using just the thumb to cross ones forehead. (Sound familiar? We continue this gesture to this day just before the reading of the [...]

I’ve added a new “Contact Us” form on the, ironically enough, Contact Us page. So if you need to contact me about this site or need information from someone in the parish office, this is a handy way to do it.

One of my fiancée Beth’s favorite Christmas time traditions is The Peanuts Christmas Special, and her favorite part is the speech that Linus gives after Charlie Brown yells out in exasperation, “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about!” What not too many people know is that Linus’s speech is actually a quote [...]

The very name, Christmas, should clue us in to the fact that this is a Catholic holiday; Christmas is a contraction of the Middle English Christemasse or Christ’s Mass.1 Christmas owes its particular date to the Sol Invictus, the Winter Solstice festival of ancient Rome when Rome celebrated the “unconquered” sun as it victoriously emerged [...]

Additional Sacramental Services
Funerals The Rite of Christian Burial marks the moment at which life is changed, not ended. The funeral liturgy can either be a Mass or Prayer Service and assists families and friends to make this transition as a moment of faith. Additionally, a prayer service or rosary can be offered on the evening [...]

Holy Day Mass Times: Vigil 5:30pm Thurs, Dec 7th Holy Day 8am & Noon on Friday, December 8th.

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is the process by which interested persons gradually become members of the Catholic Church.
The RCIA is primarily a journey of faith
“From the awareness of stirring of faith and curiosity within one’s heart; through all those stages of asking and seeking; through beginning involvement with Christian/Catholic people; through [...]

The Madalene continues the ministry of Jesus through the sacramental life of the Church. These liturgical moments are the communal celebrations of our faith and identity at various points in the Christian life.
Baptism: “Go and Baptize all nations…”
Baptism is the sacrament which begins our life in Christ and the Church. It is the gift of [...]

This is the traditional weekly schedule; for specific events, check the weekly bulletin.
Mass 
Saturday 5:30 PM
Sunday 8:00 and 10:00 AM
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8:00 AM
(In the chapel)
Wednesday 6:00PM (In the sanctuary)
Holy Days of Obligation
Vigil 5:30 PM (evening before)
8:00 AM and 12:00 Noon
Coffee & Donuts:
In the Parish Hall after the 10:00 AM Mass.
Confession:
Saturdays 4:00 - 5:00 PM
(or by [...]