• Welcome to Saint Eugenes Catholic Church

      NEW CHURCH DONATIONS for specific items.
      Following items are still available as of January 17, 2012

      Digital Organ - $200,000
      Baptismal Font - $67,360
      Decorative railing in Sanctuary - $32,120
      Narthex furniture - $3,000
      Bride's Room furniture - $3,000
      Pews (cost per pew for 76 pews) - $2,052
      One pew donated
      Table for bulletins, other material in Narthex - $2,000
      Rug behind the altar and in front of baldachino - $1,000
      Rug in front of presider's chair and deacon's chair - $1,000

      NEW CHURCH CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

      FEBRUARY 2012

      Stained Glass Windows - Part 1:  The eight upper dome windows willl depict the Holy Spirit in the window facing the center aisle with the remaining seven depicting the seven sacraments.  All sacraments are Eucharistic in nature, so will be theologically appropriate for this space high above the altar.  This will be the first area for windows to be designed, completed and installed for the new church..
      Ceiling:  We are having to move three coffers in the ceiling that have already been built, so that the revised light placement will be accommodated.  Framing is already past that point and we cannot postpose the framing around the altar.
      Pews:  Sauder Pews is planning to begin installation on March 26 and to be complete by the end of the following week, Good Friday.  They are trying to begin installation one week earlier, but that may not be possible due to their production project in front of ours and the status of our construction.
      Moving:  If the construction schedule allows us to have Mass in the new church on Easter, we will move the necessary items during Holy Week (tabernacle, relics, piano, presider and deacon chairs, etc.) following their use that week.  We may move vestments, robes,etc., the week before or the week after Easter.

       

      THE PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

      We, the Catholic Community of St. Eugene, rich in diversity, yet one in faith, are led by the Holy Spirit to worship the Lord, educate and form members in the faith and reach out to all in need while proclaiming the love of Christ.
       
    • A Word from Fr. Jacobi.......
      Dear Friends in Christ,

      Hello, I am Fr. Joseph Jacobi, pastor of St. Eugene Parish since June 2002. This year our parish celebrates its Golden Anniversary Year, and it is a particularly special time as we emabark on a capital campaign, “A Legacy of Faith: Raising Up a Holy Place,” to construct a new church building. In 1958 Fr. Jim Ross and around 50-75 families founded St. Eugene’s. (St. Eugene was Pope from 654-657 and was the patron saint of Bishop Eugene McGuinness, who died not long before our parish was founded.) From those humble beginnings our parish has grown to over 1200 families, welcoming people of faith from every corner of the world who call our parish their church home. The continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America are all represented here, and parishioners have come from such diverse countries as Canada and Mexico, Nigeria and Vietnam, Cuba and Chile, Venezuela and Guatemala, Columbia and Peru. Every year we celebrate the richness of the many diverse gifts of our parish at the “Festival of the Americas: International.”

      We have a vibrant parish with varied ministries in Outreach, Education, Community Life, Administration, and Worship. There is something for everybody to be involved in, for Senior citizens and youth, men and women, Anglo and Hispanic. In addition to the large church community, our parish school was founded in 1959 and now has 347 students in grades Pre-3 through 8th grade that are learning to celebrate the Catholic faith and teachings. For more information on The Catholic School of Saint Eugene, click here.

      There are five different Masses on the weekend: the laid-back Sunday Vigil Mass at 5 p.m. Saturday; the quiet, reflective 8 a.m. Sunday Mass; the traditional English Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday with choir and instruments; the lively 12 noon Spanish Mass; and the 5 p.m. Sunday evening Mass with contemporary music targeting young people.

      I invite you to join us in celebrating the word of God!

             In the peace of Christ,
      Rev. Joseph A. Jacobi