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Entries for July 2025

Opportunities to Serve

Posted on July 20, 2025 in: Volunteer Opportunities

Laundering Purificators/Altar Linens We are looking for people to volunteer to wash and iron Purificators/Altar Linens. We now have 9 people on a rotating schedule. If we can get at least 12 people to sign up you would only have to wash them once every three months. You may pick ...

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Looking ahead: RCIA

Posted on July 20, 2025 in: Adult Faith Formation

Who do you know that is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith? Consider telling them about RCIA at St. Cecilia's. In just a few weeks, we will begin inquiry sessions to answer questions about all topics related to Catholicism: the sacraments, doctrine and worship. For mor...

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Reflections with Father Carvajal

Posted on July 20, 2025 in: Pastoral Reflections

Fr. Joseph Propps, (1936-1988) was a priest of the Diocese of Tulsa. In 1987, he was diagnosed with cancer and died on Thanksgiving Day at the age of 52. Shortly before he died, he gave a homily with ten points of Living Our Faith Today. I would like to share them with you this weekend...

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Reflections, Ordinary Time

How to get kids excited about Mass

Posted on July 13, 2025 in: Children Faith Formation

How to Get Kids Excited about the Mass by Matt Charbonneau It’s the end of the week and you’ve survived another long and perhaps stressful trek through meetings, errands, activities, and other commitments. All you want to do is sit back, kick your feet up and relax. But just as ...

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Invitation to Installation and Holy Mass

Posted on July 13, 2025 in: Events

We warmly invite all parishioners to join us for a special Installation and Holy Mass on Wednesday at 6pm at St. Cecilia's. This sacred occasion will celebrate the installation of Father David Carvajal by The Most Reverend Bishop David A. Konderla and offer a time of worship, reflection and comm...

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REFLECTION FOR THE 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C.

Posted on July 06, 2025 in: General News

REFLECTION FOR THE 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C. by Rev. Fr. Sylvanus Ifeanyi Amaobi (1st Reading, Isaiah 66:10-14; 2nd Reading, Gal. 6:14-18; Gospel, Luke 10:1-12,17-20) Dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psal...

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Year C, Ordinary Time

TEN PRACTICAL HINTS IN WELCOMING YOUR NEW PRIEST

Posted on July 06, 2025 in: General News

TEN PRACTICAL HINTS IN WELCOMING YOUR NEW PRIEST 1. Be patient with him. The stress of moving, the grief of leaving a familiar parish and the newness of it all might be a bit much for him. Be Patient. 2. Don’t beat a path to his door. Give him some time to unpack, get settled, finding all the bathrooms and getting the secretary’s name straight. This might take a month or two, or ...

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Contact Information

St. Cecilia Catholic Church
1304 North Dorothy Ave
Claremore, OK 74017

Email: stceciliachurch1304@gmail.com

Parish Office: 918-341-2343
Fax: 918-343-2893