2025 Advent
Advent Begins Sunday, November 30th – Wednesday, December 24th 2025 Join us through the Advent Season! View or download our Advent insert below:
Worship Updates
2025 Holy Season of Advent & Christmas Schedule
Come out and join us this holiday season. All are welcome! November 16 – Breathe, a reflective service for preparing and hope, at 8:30am. November 30 – Sundays of Advent begins, at 7:30am and 9:30am. December 12 – Christmas Concert. at 6:00pm. December 24 – Christmas Mass, Vigil only, at 4:00pm. December 25 – A … Read more
Breathe – November 16, 2025 at 8:30am
Breathe INHALE:When I’m afraid, EXHALE:God responds with His presence. It’s almost Thanksgiving and the holiday rush is already on, but maybe you can’t quit get into the spirit because you’re experiencing the blues, missing a loved one, feeling melancholy. Or, maybe, you just wish there was a space for peace and quiet and real reflection … Read more
Centering Prayer and Contemplation Gathering
Is There Room Left In Your Heart? In a distracted, noisy world, Pope Francis invites us to rediscover our core, our center, our heart: Join us as we gather in person at Saint Miriam Parish and virtually via Zoom to learn about Centering Prayer and Contemplation We will practice sitting together in silence, getting in … Read more
Welcome to our Beautiful Sanctuary!
As we gather to honor our God together, remember that you are more than just a guest here, you are the very best part of our parish! You now enter Saint Miriam as you did the Church, at the front with the Pascal Candle. You then listen to the Word, hear the Reflection, journey to … Read more
The Kingdom of God is NOT a Gated Community
It’s always amazing to us when we hear a pastor or a denomination reject an individual (or an entire group of persons) from their church based on who they are, how they love, or how they identify themselves. Why reject those who love God created in His image and likeness to love and be loved? … Read more
Some Sit, Some Stand, Some Kneel … Together, we all pray!
At Saint Miriam, when we went from pews to chairs, some thought their days of kneeling in adoration were gone. Not so! We offer high-quality Kneeling Cushions in two sizes and heights to make your worship experience what you need it to be. So, whether you sit, stand or kneel, be comfortable in your faith … Read more
Welcome to Breaking Bread!
Our new Music Director, Dennis, wants to help us be more participatory at Mass! He is gifting the parish with an annual missal called, Breaking Bread, that combines the best elements of a Catholic hymnal and a missal, featuring a diverse repertoire of time-honored and contemporary Catholic music along with approved content from the ritual … Read more
Come and Pray to St. Francis of Assisi!
Saint Miriam, a Franciscan Old Catholic Parish, has been gifted a First-Class Relic of our Seraphic Father, St. Francis of Assisi! The word relic comes from the Latin reliquirae, meaning, “remains.” Traditionally, relics, honored in the Catholic Church, are the bodies of the saints or objects connected with them. God as often shown His approval … Read more
Pastoral Recommendations for Ash Wednesday & Lent
“I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy word. (from the Ash Wednesday service, The Book of Common Prayer, page 265). My Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I have … Read more