The Pentecost Novena is prayed on the 9 days between the Ascension and Pentecost, recalling the time the Apostles spent gathered in the Upper Room praying and waiting. See St. Gregory Prayer Book page 182, or the PDF below. (If you would like to purchase a St. Gregory Prayer Book, it is available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/1iHwA9G.)

We need volunteers to help staff our tent at the Social! We also need some outdoor games or activities - or other ideas for encouraging people to stop and talk to us - to have at the tent. Contact Stephanie Butler or Donna Curry (e-mail us at wncord@gmail.com/call us at 828-393-5775) to let us know how you can help out. This is a great opportunity to get involved with our Flat Rock neighbors (and enjoy some free ice cream!). The Social will take place at the Flat Rock Village Hall on Saturday, June 7, from 12-4pm.

O God the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven: we beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; but send to us thy Holy Spirit to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.  

We invite all parents of children 7-18 who will be preparing for Confirmation this Fall to join our Catechesis Coordinator, Tucker Lovin, for an informational meeting at 9:45 am this Sunday, June 8, in the Parish Hall.

Are you newer to our community, or have questions about our parish and our diocese, the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter? If so, please join us for a catered Welcome Dinner on Wednesday, June 25 at 6pm. During this time, Fr Johnson will share the story of the Ordinariate’s founding as well as our own parish’s foundation and answer common questions about liturgy and mission. There will also be a question and answer time. RSVP to Donna Curry at dmcurry49@gmail.com.

While allowing for the use of the vernacular in the Liturgy, Vatican II declared that "the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites."

The Divine Worship Missal, which was authorized for use by Pope Francis in 2015 for Ordinariate parishes, is a form of the Latin Rite. One of our particular "treasures to be shared" is our "Sacral English, " English choral music and English chants. Nonetheless, since we are a part of the Latin Rite, and seeing that the Vatican II directed that "steps should be taken so that the faithful may also be able to say or to sing together in Latin those parts of the Ordinary of the Mass which pertain to them" we have been taking steps to learn the Latin parts of the Mass.

During more solemn seasons and feasts of the year at the 11am Mass, we have been introducing more Latin for the Ordinary (Gloria, Sanctus, Pater Noster, Agnus Dei). The response has been wonderful and this Sunday we will be adding what is perhaps one of the more challenging pieces of the Ordinary: the Creed. Listen to the YouTube video below to prepare and be ready to participate.

Our award-winning architect, Rafael Morales, will be traveling from Houston to give a presentation on our renovation plans and answer any questions at 9:45 am on Corpus Christi Sunday, June 22. The drawing of the new altar and tryptic will be revealed at this presentation. 

This survey is designed to help us plan for renovations and improvements to our current property, and to assess the potential for future growth. If you have not yet filled out the survey, we ask that you do so as soon as possible. The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SZQGWB8. If you would prefer to fill out a printed survey, there are copies in the narthex - please return by next Sunday! Renovation items and goals for the campaign are also in the narthex or linked below.

Thank you for your participation and support!

You can sit with your family and just join the choir for a few minutes at various points. Practice is mainly self led through videos and a warm up 20 minutes before Mass. Contact amysings4u@gmail.com / 864-918-5794