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MORAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE NEW COVID-19 VACCINES
With regard to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, they c
oncluded:“In view of the gravity of the current pandemic and the lack of availability of alternative vaccines, the reasons to accept the new COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are sufficiently serious to justify their use, despite their remote connection to morally compromised cell lines.
“Receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines ought to be understood as an act of charity toward the other members of our community. In this way, being vaccinated safely against COVID-19 should be considered an act of love of our neighbor and part of our moral responsibility for the common good.”
CONCLUSION The world is currently facing a health crisis. The number of deaths from COVID-19 is now almost one and a half million worldwide. In the United States, the toll is approaching 300,000. Given the urgency of this crisis, the lack of available alternative vaccines, and the fact that the connection between an abortion that occurred decades ago and receiving a vaccine produced today is remote, inoculation with the new COVID-19 vaccines in these circumstances can be morally justified. For our part, we bishops and all Catholics and men and women of goodwill must continue to do what we can to ensure the development, production, and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine without any connection to abortion and to help change what has become the standard practice in much medical research, a practice in which certain morally compromised cell lines are routinely used as a matter of course, with no consideration of the moral question concerning the origins of those cell lines.
***Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Committee on Doctrine Chairman
***Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas Chairman, Committee on Pro-Life Activities
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Video Playlist for the Week of Sun, Jan 10, 2021
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News
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January 18
I had never sung for a funeral before. My Grandma B, whom I loved dearly, had died and her Catholic funeral was being planned. I was already singing in church choir and wanted to sing for her funeral.Read More -
January 6
At the cemetery, after the funeral, I was standing in the snow, shivering and crying. When was this nightmare going to end? [Click to read full story.]Read More -
December 2
A recipient of your generosity at Thanksgiving responds. "Being surprised in this awkward time of pandemic isolation by a small envelope on the floor just inside my apartment door was joyful, uplifting, and humbling. Being thought of and gifted with time, care, prayer, and a Buschs card lifts my spirit in a week when holiday of Thanksgiving will be observed alone" [Click to read her full letter]Read More -
December 1
Alec Clark, a young man from our community, recently made his first vows, officially becoming a Franciscan Friar of the Immaculate. [Click to read an excerpt from his recent letter]Read More -
November 23
Christian Yoga Mondays and Thursdays Cindy Kumpelis, a registered Yoga Instructor through Yoga Alliance/Living Waters Yoga, offers Christian-based yoga class at St. Andrew. 2020 Fall schedule - 10 week session: All classes are currently held in a virtual, zoom class format. Sign up to receive the link. Mondays: 11/30 - 2/22 (no class on 12/21, 12/28 or 2/8) Thursdays: 12/2 - 2/25 (no class on 12/24, 12/31 or 2/4)Read More -
November 18
A Letter from Fr. John Linden, updating the parish on our coronavirus response and Mass attendance.Read More -
November 11
Fr. John updates our parish on his health.Read More -
November 10
During college, when I had grown lukewarm in my faith, God allowed trials in my life that continually serve as reminders to stay close to Him. One such event occurred while commuting to school in the late 70’s. On a sunny morning following a Nor’easter, I hit a patch of ice and lost control of my vehicle. The car sped up while bouncing back and forth against the snowbanks on both sides of the road. [Click to read the full story.]Read More -
August 11
Looking for more ways to understand and deepen your faith? NEW online courses are now available through the Catechetical Institute at Franciscan University. St. Andrew has an active subscription for our parish making it FREE for any parishioner to take classes!! Watch this short video to show you how to sign up!Read More
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Confession Times
- Monday: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Heard in the Parish Hall (use East Entrance).
- Wednesday: 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Heard in the Parish Hall (use East Entrance).
- Saturday: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Heard in the Parish Hall (use East Entrance).
All Confessions are heard in the Parish Hall using social distancing. Please enter through the East Doors & Wait in the Narthex. -
Mass Times
- Saturday: 5:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN Rosary will begin 30 minutes before Mass.
- Sunday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN This Mass will be live-streamed via YouTube and Facebook. 11:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 5:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Monday: 12:15 PM EnglishEnglishEN This Mass will be live-streamed via YouTube and Facebook.
- Wednesday: 7:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN Rosary will begin 30 minutes before Mass.
- Thursday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Weekly. This Mass will be live-streamed via YouTube and Facebook.
- Friday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN This Mass will be live-streamed via YouTube and Facebook.
- Saturday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN On the 1st Saturday of Each Month
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Adoration Times
- Thursday: 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM Weekly. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins at the end of 9:00 am Mass. 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Monthly, on the 1st Thursday of the month. There will be praise & worship, and a parishioner's reflection.
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Readings
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Reading I 2 Tm 1:1-8Responsorial Psalm 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10Gospel Mk 3:31-35
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Reconciliation
is held INSIDE the PARISH HALLSacrament of Reconciliation
Enter through the EAST Doors
Wait in the Narhtex Using Social Distancing
Confessions Heard In the Parish Hall
Mondays 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Wednesday 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Also by appointment
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Blessings to You & yours. ~ Kelly
