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Weekend Memo
Fri, 04 Oct 2024
Virtual Tour of St. Benedict Church I am excited to inform you that we now have a virtual tour of the inside and outside of our Church available on our parish website. This initiative will enhance the visibility of our parish...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 27 Sep 2024
St. John Bosco School Annual Gala Event I invite you to pray with me for the success of our St. John Bosco Annual Gala Event taking place tomorrow, Saturday, September 28 beginning at 6:00pm at The Hilton Phoenix/Chandler. The...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 20 Sep 2024
Weekly Bible Study I invite you, your family and friends to come and join us for our weekly Bible Study program beginning on Monday next week, September 23 from 6:30-7:30pm. This will be an 8 week series, ending on November 18...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 13 Sep 2024
Thank You to Mary Jane On behalf of our St. Benedict parish community, I would like to thank Mary Jane Livens for her years of service to our St. Benedict parish and St. John Bosco school community as Office Manager. Mary Jane...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 06 Sep 2024
Welcoming our New Youth Minister Congratulations and welcome to our new Youth Minister, Erin Fish to our parish community. Erin joined the staff last week. She will be serving as our Youth Minister at St. Benedict and Campus...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 30 Aug 2024
Adult Faith Formation Classes I thank everyone who responded to the survey we sent out mid- August about the adult faith formation classes here in our parish community. Here are the results of the survey as of noon today: ...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 23 Aug 2024
Adult Faith Formation Program I am so glad we are now all set to resume our adult faith formation classes after taking a break for over four years as a result of the Church construction and COVID-19. I thank all those who...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 16 Aug 2024
6th Anniversary of Fr. Bob Binta It’s hard to believe that 6 years have already gone by since Fr. Bob Binta left us to be with the Lord. I invite you to come and join us at the 8:15am Mass on Tuesday next as we pray for the...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 09 Aug 2024
St. Benedict Chapel I am so glad that our dream of having a chapel in our parish in the past three decades is now a reality. The chapel is available for personal prayer anytime during and after the office hours. Please use the...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 02 Aug 2024
New Academic Year I welcome our St. John Bosco school community back for the 2024-2025 academic year. I can’t wait to see the excitement of the students as they return next week on Wednesday, August 7th. I am happy to share...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 26 Jul 2024
New Ministry I am glad to announce that we have another new ministry, the Altar Society here in our St. Benedict parish community. This ministry was formed by merging two of our existing ministries: Linen Ministry and Art and...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 19 Jul 2024
Parish Pastoral Strategic Plan I am pleased to present to you the Strategic Plan for our St. Benedict Parish community. This is a five year plan starting on July 1, 2024 and ending on June 30, 2029. The Plan covers all areas...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 12 Jul 2024
Thank You Thank you to those who braved the heat to come celebrate the Feast of our Patron Saint, Benedict and the reception for our new priest, Fr. Augustine yesterday. Special thanks to Lani, the Event Ministry Team, and staff...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 05 Jul 2024
Happy Feast Day! I wish you all a happy Feast Day as we celebrate the feast of our patron saint, Benedict, on Thursday, July 11th. We are blessed to have our parish named after St. Benedict, one of the greatest saints in the...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
Farewell to Fr. Manasseh It’s hard to say farewell to Fr. Manasseh as he moves to his new assignment at St. Stevens in Sun Lakes on July 1st. It has been a joy for me to serve with him for the past three years here at St...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 21 Jun 2024
New Grand Knight! Congratulations to John Garrity on being elected as the new Grand Knight for the Fr. Bob Binta Knights of Columbus Council. John has been a long time committed member of our St. Benedict parish and Knights of...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 14 Jun 2024
Staffing Changes in our Faith Formation Program I would like to inform you of staffing adjustments in our Faith Formation Program. Beginning on July 1st, 2024, Sr. Liza will be our Director of Faith Formation and...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 07 Jun 2024
Thank You to David Portillo My very big thank you to David Portillo for his commitment and dedicative services to our parish community, especially through his membership on the Parish Pastoral Council. David informed me this week...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 31 May 2024
Thank You to the Strategic Planning Committee I thank the members of the parish Strategic Planning Committee for their commitment and dedication to the planning, drafting, and reviewing of the parish strategic plan and roadmap...
Weekend Memo
Fri, 24 May 2024
Congratulations to Connor Companik Congratulations to our very own seminarian, Connor Companik, who will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate this Sunday, May 26, 2024, by Bishop John Dolan. Connor will be our first St...