Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of Divine Providence Family,

Greetings! I write this as the convocation of priests of the Archdiocese begins, on the feast of St. John Marie Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests (who devoted himself to spending hours in the confessional and became an agent of Read more...

Since I have been Pastor at St. Vivian, I have made some small changes in the way we celebrate the Eucharistic Liturgy (as I have at several other of the churches of our family). In the near future, I plan to re-introduce the ringing of bells during the first half of the Eucharistic Prayer.

The Roman Read more...

This is a personal plea from your pastor to consider coming to our first social event as a family of parishes (see the information on the website or page 4 of this bulletin). Hope to see you there!

-Fr. Umberg

This Sunday we celebrate Father’s Day. In doing so, we honor the men who have a very important role in human society. Fathers are usually burdened with the responsibility of providing for most of the material needs of their children as they grow up. This burden often distances them in some ways Read more...

Some History

This weekend, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, customarily known as the Feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for “Body of Christ”). This solemn feast was established in the Middle Ages by the authority of the Church to celebrate a miraculous possession of the Church: the real, Read more...

I have appointed Ms. Kathy Rothschild to be the Director of Administration for the six parishes of the Our Lady of Divine Providence family of parishes. Kathy is a Certified Public Accountant who has been heavily involved in administration as the Business Manager of St. Vivian parish for 24 years, Read more...

Of all the vocations that are important and necessary for human beings to live truly human lives, I believe that motherhood is at the top. Like most worthwhile endeavors, it is done with sacrifice and pain. The nurturing that a woman gives as the baby begins to develop within her own body has a great Read more...

The Covid 19 pandemic crisis has diminished to the point where extreme measures of caution are no longer required. In light of this, I believe that it is time to offer Holy Communion under both species (the Hosts and the Cup of Precious Blood) to the congregation at all Masses, beginning with the Read more...