Mission Statement

St. Edward Mission Statement
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, and nourished by Word and Sacrament:
• We proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ
• We build a prayerful community of believers where all are welcome
• We become witnesses to God's saving love through our outreach to others
Saturday, May 17, 2008  
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Pastor:
Fr. Gary Zerr
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Read the March 14, 2008 Keizertimes Article about our podcasts and Col. Dan Hokanson in Afghanistan.
The problem with placing too much importance on other people's opinions of you is that you give them inappropriate power over you. In effect, you are substituting other people's values and judgement for your ...
The pencil sketches on the following pages were drawn by a young, Seattle artist, Cody Harrington. Cody, age 22, was commissioned to paint the fourteen Stations of the Cross. The images you are about to see represent Cody's interpretation of the 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ. The adaptation from this genre brings a unique sense of motion to the Stations of the Cross, creating, if you will, the illusion that you are there. From these images, we are able to see the reaction on the faces of the people in the crowd, the cruelty of the guards, the sorrow of the women and the acceptance of Christ.
The Code of Canon Law states: "One who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain from any food or drink, with the exception only of water and medicine, for at least the period of one hour before Holy Communion" (Canon 919, par 1.).
Most chewing gums are not food. It's.....
Here is a collection of several lists with interesting information that "Every Catholic Should Be Familiar With". Check it out... there is some interesting information here.
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Read the March 14, 2008 Keizertimes Article about our podcasts and Col. Dan Hokanson in Afghanistan.
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This is a fund raising effort to help the women and displaced children in Darfur. St. Bakhita is the patron saint of the nuns (Canossian) who we are trying to help in Sudan. St. Bakhita was from Sudan, but lived most of her life in Italy as a Canossian nun and was canonized in 2000. Click for more information about this project. Deacon Allen is providing us this information. Please see the contact information at the bottom of the article for contact information.
Pastor's Column
Sixth Sunday of Easter - April 27, 2008
4th Sunday of Easter - April 13, 2008
3rd Sunday of Easter - April 6, 2008
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Growing in Faith
Our everyday awareness of God comes to us through our senses. Sight, sound, smell, touch and even taste are the pathways to the deepest parts of our imagination and understanding. Some rituals of the Church go back...
In the early Church, people may have offered gifts such as live poultry or fresh fish during Mass, in addition to bread and wine. That made it necessaryfor the priest to ....
In the early Church, adding water to the wind had a practical purpose, as it made the wine less strong.
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Like King David and the Ancient kings, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a traditional animal. The crowd shouted "hosanna" as a joyful cry of approval when he rode by...
Also referred to as the Way of the Cross, ths Stations of the Cross represent fourteen particular events experienced by Jesus as he walked to Calvary.

The practice began in the early Church when pilgrims ...
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