WELCOME

We take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to all those who will be visiting us. We are pleased that you have come to worship with us. The doors and hearts of our parish family of FAITH are always open, and we invite you to contact us at any time.  

“After Jesus’ ascension, the apostles gather in the upper room. “All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer, together with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers:” (Acts 1:14). 

The Feast of Pentecost will be celebrated on Sunday, June 5th 2022.

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred on our candidates by Archbishop Patrick Pinder at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on this day. 

“It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For “by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed” (The Catechism of the Catholic Church).

We ask that you please keep our candidates in your prayers. 

• Mateo Cartwright
• Alexander Dean
• Morgan Dillet
• Simone Johnson
• Dominic Simms
• Ethan Swain

2022 Catholic Archdiocesan Annual Appeal has begun

This year’s theme is “Journeying Together as Church: Communion/Participation/Mission." This theme focuses on developing a more synodal church, that is a community journeying together in faith as the body of Christ. 

Our Archdiocese depends on your participation and generosity as the fund enables assistance to our entire Bahamian community. Assistance is  provided to families in urgent need through grants to our Parishes to their humanitarian ministries, financial support of our Catholic Schools serving the educational needs of our Bahamian community, Pastoral Programs, our social media platforms, subsidizing our Family Island Parishes and the Benedictine Sisters of St. Martin’s Monastery, just to name a few.

Interested persons can kindly visit the Parish office during office hours to collect envelopes or to make a payment. We thank you for your support.

HURRICANE SEASON

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season begins on June 1st, which is just a few weeks away. It is predicted that this season will be an active one, with 13 to 20 named storms and 6 to 10 hurricanes. We still have vivid memories of Hurricane Dorian of 2019 when Grand Bahama and Abaco suffered catastrophic damage and many deaths. It only takes one storm to change our lives. 

Preparedness is key, and we urge all residents of the Bahamas to be prepared. This includes securing your homes, homeowners insurance, extra supplies including non perishable items, water and medications, flashlights/ lanterns and all other tools required in the event you lose power, an escape plan and locating a Hurricane shelter or suitable housing in the event you have to vacate your home. It is never too early to start preparing.

The Archdiocesan Safety Protocols Amendments

 Marriage Preparation Course

The remaining schedule of Marriage Preparation Courses for 2022 is as follows: April 6th - June 8th, 2022 (Spring session), September 8th - November 9th, 2022 (Fall session).

Couples planning to marry within this year are urged to contact Mrs. Eulie Elliott at The Office of Family Life as soon as possible as registration for both sessions has commenced.  Kindly email her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone the office at 322-8919.

In both human and divine relationships, there can be no romance without a reverent listening to the other. When we make room in our lives for silence, the heaven and earth within us find each other. Then the Word of God is able to put down deep roots. These listening roots sense our desire for bonding with the Holy One.  

 Pope Francis' Urbi et orbi meditation

 Pope Francis meditated on the calming of the storm from the Gospel of Mark during the prayer service over which he presided on the steps of St Peter's Basilica on Friday evening. Here is the full text.

“When evening had come” (Mk 4:35). The Gospel passage we have just heard begins like this. For weeks now it has been evening. Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities; it has taken over our lives, filling everything with a deafening silence and a distressing void, that stops everything as it passes by; we feel it in the air, we notice in people’s gestures, their glances give them away. We find ourselves afraid and lost. Like the disciples in the Gospel we were caught off guard by an unexpected, turbulent storm. We have realized that we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented, but at the same time important and needed, all of us called to row together, each of us in need of comforting the other. On this boat… are all of us. Just like those disciples, who spoke anxiously with one voice, saying “We are perishing” (v. 38), so we too have realized that we cannot go on thinking of ourselves, but only together can we do this.

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