Father Paris Haines

Rev. Sandra Torcato and Fr. Paris Haines Join us tonight at the Wyvern Tavern for a fun-filled evening of karaoke starting at 6pm! We’re excited to have Fr. Paris Haines and Rev. Sandra Torcato joining the celebrations—so come along, sing your heart out, and enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day spirit! 🎶💚 Come along, Sing, grab something to eat from Big C's Kitchen and have a good night. Don’t miss it!

St. Patrick’s Day , the one day of the year when everyone is suddenly a little bit Irish. People wear green, eat too much, and if you forget the green… someone tries to pinch you like they’re enforcing a holy commandment. Now the funny thing is that the world thinks today is about luck —the “luck of the Irish.”But the man behind the day, Saint Patrick, probably would have laughed at that idea. Because Patrick’s life wasn’t lucky at all. He was kidnapped as a teenager.Taken from his...

To night, we come to church for something unusual. We come to receive ashes. Not a trophy.Not a ribbon.Not a reward. Ashes. A dark smudge on the forehead that doesn’t make us look successful or impressive—but makes us look marked. Mortal. Human. And as the ashes are placed on our skin, we hear words that are as ancient as the faith itself: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” These words do not flatter us. They do not entertain us.They tell the truth. Ash Wednesday is...