07/18: A Night of Dancing, Nativity Parish Picnic and More!

See, I have God for my help. The Lord sustains my soul. I will sacrifice to you with willing heart, and praise your name, O Lord, for it is good. (Ps 53: 6, 8)

Jul 18, 2025

*Christ in the House of Martha and Mary,* Johannes Vermeer, 1655.

If you wish to get close to Our Lord through the pages of the Gospels, I always recommend that you try to enter in on the scene taking part as just one more person there. In this way (and I know many perfectly ordinary people who live this way) you will be captivated like Mary was, who hung on every word that Jesus uttered or, like Martha, you will boldly make your worries known to him, opening your heart sincerely about them all no matter how little they may be.
Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Friends of God, The Strength of Love, 222.

😮‍💨 On the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus addressed Martha’s anxiety and worries with kind love. His message is simple: listen, follow, and surrender to His Word in trust. Bring others to the foot of our Lord, and, like Mary, choose the better part.

🗓️ Events Calendar

Sat 07/19 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM: 💃🏽 A Night of Dancing at St. Michael’s Pavilion at Prince of Peace
Sun 07/20
- 12:00-4:00 PM: 🙇🏽‍♂️ 55th Ordination Celebration with Monsignor Olona at Our Lady of the Assumption Gym
- 1:00-4:00 PM: 🧺 Nativity Parish Picnic at Haynes Park
Mon 07/21 after 9:00 AM Mass: ⛰️ The Eucharist: A Talk on the Source & Summit of Our Faith with Fr. Sarfraz Alamther at St. Thomas Aquinas (Rio Rancho) in D’Arco Hall
Fri 07/25-Sun 07/27: 🔥 Southwest Catholic Charismatic Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Register online here.
Fri 08/01 7:00 PM: 🕯️Taizé in the Desert at the Norbertine Abbey (Repeats 1st Fridays)
Thu 08/07 7:00 PM: 🌟 Come to Christ at Our Lady of the Annunciation (Repeats most 1st Thursdays: 02/05/2026 at St. Pius X School, 03/05/2026 at St. Pius X School)
Thu 08/21-Sun 08/24: 🔥 St. Jude Thaddeus Men’s ACTS Retreat. More information here.
Fri 08/23 & Sat 08/24: 👸🏽 Queen of Heaven Parish Fiesta
Fri 08/22 5:30 PM & Sat 08/23 8:00 AM: 🎶 CLEF Albuquerque Ensemble Workshop at St. Charles Borromeo. Register online here.
Fri 08/22 6:00 PM & Sat 08/23 9:00 AM: ❤️‍🩹 Love Heals: A Biblical Plan to Restore our Emotions, Memories, Souls & Bodies Women’s Retreat with Sonja Corbitt at St. Jude Thaddeus. More information and online registration here.
Fri 08/22 7:00 AM: 🏌🏼‍♀️ Our Lady of Guadalupe-Peralta Golf Classic at UNM Championship Golf Club South
Thu 09/04-Sun 09/07: 🔥 St. Thomas Aquinas (Rio Rancho) Men’s ACTS Retreat. Contact Dcn. Jeff at (505) 892-1511 ext. 103 for more information.
Sun 09/14 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: 🧺 Prince of Peace Picnic
Tues 09/16 5:35 PM: ⚾️ St. Thomas Aquinas (Rio Rancho) Parish Night Out at Isotopes Park. Purchase tickets online here by August 29th.
Thu 09/18: 👩🏻‍🍼 Project Defending Life Annual Gala with Raymond Arroyo at the Marriott Pyramid North. Learn more here.
Fri 09/26: 🍱 The Catholic Foundation Grant Awards Luncheon at Sandia Resort. More information and online registration here.
Sat 09/27 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM: 🧺 Risen Savior Parish Picnic
Fri 10/03: ⛳️ Chesterton Academy Annual Golf Tournament, location TBA.

🙏🏽 Missions, Retreats & Liturgies

Taizé in the Desert

Fri 08/01 7:00 PM at the Norbertine Abbey

Taizé prayer is a distinctive style of meditative prayer developed by an ecumenical community of monks in rural France. A typical Taizé prayer service incorporates periods of silence with meditative readings from scripture, prayers of praise and intercession, and the repetition of simple contemporary chants based on psalms or other parts of scripture.