FIRST FRIDAYS ARE FOR THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Fr. Charles Crespo, Pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on St. John, sets images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary before the altar every First Friday.

FIRST FRIDAY HOLY HOUR

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church has a Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction on October 6 and all First Fridays after the 7:00 p.m. Mass.

SILENT EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Our Lady ofMt. Carmel Church hosts an hour of silence before the Blessed Sacrament on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.

EVENINGS OF CHARISMATIC PRAYER Charismatic prayer meetings are held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

HEALING MASSES

A priest lays on hands for physical, spiritual, emotional and psychological healing at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on Fridays at the 8:30 a.m. Mass. On First Fridays, that Mass is at 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

LEGION OF MARY

Presidium Mary, Queen of Angels, meets in the Guadalupe Hall of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.

BISHOP MURRY CELEBRATES MASS ON ST. JOHN

Bishop George Murry, SJ, celebrated Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on St. John on September 16. Bishop Murry frequently celebrates Sunday Mass at all the parishes in the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

The Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands is committed to protecting children from all harm. If you have knowledge that any priest, deacon or church worker may have abused a minor, please immediately contact the Vicar General of the diocese, Msgr. Michael Kosak, at (340) 778-0484 or Bishop George Murry, SJ, at (340) 774-3166.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY

Youths of high school age meet in the Guadalupe Hall of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at 6:00 p.m.

Catherine Royer, 93, assists the First Communion class at St. Ann Church on St. Croix.

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BREAKFAST WITH THE PASTOR

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church hosts a pot luck breakfast on October 6 and all First Fridays after the 7:00 a.m. Mass.