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Grants

Grants
SMM Awards 7 Grants to Non-Profit Groups Helping People in Need Since the completion of the Parish Hall and church offices in the early 2000’s, St. Margaret Mary has offered a Capital Outreach Grant Program.  The grant program provides funds to assist non-profit organizations that serve people in need.  Grant deadlines are March 1 and…
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Lenten Quotes

Lenten Quotes
Pope Francis: "God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy." Saint Catherine of Siena: "Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.” Saint Rose of Lima: "Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may go to heaven." Saint Francis de Sales: "Have…
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The Chair of St. Peter

The Chair of St. Peter
The feast of the Chair of Peter has been celebrated from the earliest times by the church at Rome. It was initially celebrated first on January 18 in recognition of the day when Peter is said to have held his first service with the Roman faithful. Since the Middle Ages, the feast has been observed…
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The Letter of James

The Letter of James
The person to whom this letter is ascribed can scarcely be one of the two members of the Twelve who bore the name James (see Mt 10:2–3; Mk 3:17–18; Lk 6:14–15), for he is not identified as an apostle but only as “slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ” (Jas 1:1). This designation most probably refers…
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