solemnity of mary, mother of god - january 1

Friday, January 1, we celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary as Theotokos, the Mother of God. In-church, in-person Mass will be celebrated at St. Tim's on 10:30 a.m. that day. Registration for this Mass has closed. For the safety and well-being of all, we are unable to accommodate walk-ins at this and other St. Tim's liturgies at this time. If you have not registered, please join us for streaming Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Streaming Mass will be offered on St. Tim's YouTube page and Facebook channel at 5:00 p.m. that day. For more information on accessing our streaming offerings, please click here. 

All Saints and All Souls 2020
This year, our annual Mass of Remembrance on the Feast of All Souls was celebrated virtually. The worship aid for the Mass of Remembrance can be found by clicking here. During this liturgy, the names of those in our parish family who have died in the last year were read aloud. May they and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace, and may all those who are grieving be comforted and know God's peaceful and consoling presence.



During this holy time dedicated to remembrance of our all those who have gone before us, you are invited to write the names of your deceased loved ones in the our Virtual Book of Remembrance by clicking on this link. 

We also invite you to pray through song with this videos created by Bill Steffl.   "The Hand of God Shall Hold You" (Marty Haugen)
"Litany of the Saints" (John D. Becker)

Holy Days of Obligation Throughout the Year

Q: We used to have six holy days of obligation, days we are expected to attend Mass, in addition to Sundays. These were January 1 (the feast of Mary, Mother of God); Ascension Thursday; August 15 (the Assumption); November 1 (All Saints); December 8 (the Immaculate Conception); and December 25 (Christmas). Now, it's hard to know on any of those days if that obligation still stands. How does one know if participating in the celebration of the Mass is an obligation on those days?

A: The U.S. bishops decided (and the Vatican approved) that as of January 1, 1993, if January 1, August 15 or November 1 falls on either a Saturday or Monday, the obligation to attend Mass is lifted. The celebration of the Ascension has been moved in most parts of the U.S. (including our province) to the Seventh Sunday of Easter, when we would normally attend Mass any way. December 8 is always considered a holy day of obligation in our country, since this is our nation's patronal feast day. Christmas is always a day of obligation to attend Mass.