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 Welcome to Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity is located above beautiful Old Town Bandon, overlooking the Coquille River and ten miles of ocean. To get here, turn at the Chevron Station & True Value store off hwy 101.
Take the time to come and visit us here at Holy Trinity and this beautiful town of Bandon, OR |
 Join us at St. John's Church, Port Orford
St. John's Church, located at 15th and Hwy 101 in Port Orford, invites you to join us for our weekly services. Sunday Mass is held at 8:30am and Wednesday Mass is at 9:00am. Rosary is said in our chapel one half hour prior to Mass.
Please join us!
For more information about St. John's, please call our church cell phone: (541) 253-6250
To read about what is happening at St. John's Click Here. |
 Installation of Fr. Andrew
Fr. Andrew or otherwise known as Fr. T was installed on August 3rd by Msgr. Dennis O'Donovan, who is the Vicar General of the Archdiocese. It was a festive celebration, and the church was full. The children of the parish presented him with a coffee mug that will serve as a great reminder of this special day. A reception followed the liturgy that included two of Fr. T's favorites, Chicken PArmesan and Tiramisu. Fr. T looks forward to serving this community and working with the parish. |
 Father Andrew Thomas, our New Pastor
Father Andrew Thomas, is 32 years old and was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from Duquesne University. He moved to Oregon in 1998 and was hired by a Catholic school in the Portland area as a music and religious coordinator for kindergarten through sixth grade. He entered the Mt. Angel Seminary in 2000 and received his ordination in 2005. His first assignment was as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart in Medford where he served for two years, before moving to the Portland area. He serves on the Continuing Education Board for the Archdiocese and is active in the Knights of Columbus.
Father Andrew is blessed with a beautiful trained tenor voice and music has always been one of his passions. He has been involved in youth ministry in Lake Oswego and plans to bring this experience with him to help us get more young people active in our parish. He enjoys playing golf and was thrilled when he realized he would be living close to Bandon Dunes.
He says, "I am filled with much excitement and joy in being your new pastor. We have so much to be thankful for at our parish. I look forward to getting to know all of you and being a part of this community". |
 Rick Williams Ordained as a Deacon
On Saturday, October 31st, 2009, Rick Williams of Port Orford, was ordained as a Deacon of the Catholic Church by Archbishop Vlazny at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. Thus ended five long years of study and traveling back and forth to Portland to obtain a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry, which is only part of the diaconate training required by the Archdiocese.
Rick and his wife Viv have been very active in St. John's Church in Port Orford since retiring here from California a few years ago.
The mission of a Deacon is primarily one of service and charity to his parish. Deacons are ministers of the Word, which means they can proclaim the Gospel at Mass, preach and teach in the name of the Church. Their sacramental ministry includes baptizing, conducting prayer services, serving as an official Church witness to marriage and conducting funerals and wake services.
On the weekend of November 7th & 8th, Deacon Rick will preach at all three Masses celebrated at Holy Trinity Parish in Bandon and at St. John's in Port Orford. The 5pm Saturday Mass at Holy Trinity will be followed by a reception. The Sunday Mass at Holy Trinity will be celebrated at 8:30am. The Sunday Mass at St. John's will be at 10:30am followed by a reception. |
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