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Faith & Charity Catholic Appeal

2026 Campaign Prayer

Together in Hope Loving and merciful God, You are the source of our hope and strength. In this season of renewal, we come before You as a community, united in faith and bound by love. Pour out Your Spirit upon us, that we may grow together in hope, lifting each other up with generosity and compassion.

Guide us as we support the mission of our Church, bringing Your light to those in need, nurturing faith in the hearts of our youth, and building a future filled with promise. May our sacrifices today ensure a Church that flourishes tomorrow. Grant us the grace to give with joyful hearts, knowing that in You, we find the courage to serve. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

St Dennis You Tube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Dl3AJWCXaPXy7Fqhkg2yg

We will officially begin live streaming of the Mass on Easter . If you are subscribed to our parish YouTube channel, you receive a pop up notice that the Mass is about to begin . If not subscribed, and we would like all parishioners to be subscribed , then the Mass can be accessed via our St Dennis website online. Please join us as a parishioner in person or online for Easter .

Join Fr. Jim for Mass, Live stream, Sundays at 8am. Mass can also be viewed at later times. Go to the top of our website to select the St. Dennis or St. Polycarp as an alternative method..

Saturday Masses should be posted by 9PM.

St. Dennis Church Calendar

Welcome Fr. Pedro Manuel Chalacan Guerrero!

Fr. Pedro Manuel Chalacan Guerrero is our new priest here at St. Dennis.  Fr. Pedro was born on May 16, 1984 in Los Andes, Ecuador.  Fr. Pedro did his studies at the Our Lady of Hope Major Seminary and was ordained by Most Reverend Valter Dario Maggi on June 25, 2011.  Fr. Pedro served in 4 parishes with the last one being Nuestra Senora de Altagracia (Our Lady of Grace). Some of the pastoral work in which he engaged during this time was mission in small communities, sewing workshops, educational projects, parish medicine cabinet project, along with his work with the Diocesan Catechetical Commisson.

Fr. Pedro will be ministering to the parishioners in Galena and Cambridge.  Currently Fr. Pedro only a few words of English but he is working hard to learn the language.  We welcome with open arms and hearts to St. Dennis and will do all we can to help him feel at home.

Catholic Burial Resources

A new website, sponsored by Catholic Cemeteries Conference and the USCCB Catholic Communications Campaign, has wonderful resources for parishes. Valuable information for parish bereavement committees, group discussions, RCIA programs, school lesson plans, bible studies, and videos for parish websites are all free for your use. Please visit the website and create a username and password to take advantage of all the free material – catholicburialtraditions.org.
Over the next several months, we will be sharing some of the wonderful videos here in the Wednesday Diocesan Update. Below is a link to the video entitled Why a Catholic Funeral, Part One. With testimonies from priests and family members, this short video shows the importance of a Catholic funeral not only for the deceased but also for those left behind.