Across The Years

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Across The Years"][/caption] Most people who come to be with us at Saint Maurice notice how busy the parish is. They comment on how many things we do. Some of them notice the joy that is the infallible sign of the presence of God. Some join us in our work and our worship. It was like that from the beginning. The number of worshippers went from zero to 1000 in four months in 1970. The new Family of the Stable was noticed by the press of the time in part because of the nature of our family's home, a ...

Pentecost! Holy Spirit, Let The Fire Fall

This Sunday, May 23 is Pentecost Sunday. It is the feast that celebrates the coming of the Spirit on the followers of Jesus' Way in Jerusalem. This community was in hiding. It was living in an environment of fear. Yet it gathered and prayed together. It found hope in the shared experiences of seeing the Risen Christ. These men and women trusted in the promise that they would not be left orphans. They awaited anxiously to see what would happen next. Chapter Two of the Book of Acts tells us what did happen: When  Pentecost day came round, they had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like ...

40 YEARS OF JOY

Thank you for Sharing in the… St. Maurice 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance Friday, June 11, 2010 Doors open 6:30pm Special Anniversary Dinner – Surf and Turf (Filet Mignon/Lobster Tail) $20.00 per person - $10.00 12-18 yrs Music by Joe Roppo~Cash bar~Limited seating Tickets for this event can be purchased on the deck after all the Masses or in the Parish Office. Don't MISS -- SUNDAY June 13 at 10:00 AM come and celebrate with us a Special Mass and then a PICNIC -- fun, games and music! Join Us! History of St. Maurice Way back in 1969, there was a piece of property in Broward County that was known as “Smith’s Stables”. ...

The Day Care Center

Welcome to St. Maurice Early Childhood Education Center Our pre-school is located on the spacious grounds of St. Maurice Church. We are one mile west of I-95 on Lake Shore Drive. We accept Children aged three months through Pre-K4. We are open year round and we offer summer camp from June to August. Our hours of operation are 7:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. We use Creative Beginnings, High Reach and A-Beka Books for our curriculum. They offer a variety of educational teaching tools. Our program also offers gymnastics, creative movement, ballet, computer, art, music and religion classes. We have a low teacher/student ratio which ...

Haiti Our Projects

Haiti Prayer on the mountainside Protected from the muck of the slum Unprepared, unsuspecting down the hill we descend Into the scene of choking dust, open sewers, and the many, many children of God…. Life with hope That one day there will be a dry floor, A clean glass of water, a pair of shoes, a banana, an orange or school. Author unknown We pray that one day the hopes and dreams of the children of Haiti will be realized. We at St. Maurice, with the help of God, are helping to alleviate the suffering. As was reported last week, the container on our property was filled ...

St. Maurice Choir

A song is in our hearts. We use our gifts to enhance the liturgies of our parish and to help the assembly raise their voices in song. St. Maurice Choir List 2009 - 2010 Kevin Couglin, Director Altos: Allie Burton, Carol Huggins, Diane Chance, Helen Ankenbrandt, Heidi Scott, Michele Bemis, Paula McCoy, Sheryl Dillon-Jones, Terry Brunetto Sopranos: Angela Le Blanc , Karolina Weclawska, Cindy Shean,Joan Cordell, Joan Richardson, Mary Lou Ritter, Meredith Shuster, Rita Leddy, Sr, Marie Helen Ankenbrandt, Suzanne Chamberlain Tenors: Bob Stein, Shirley Bulman, Theresa Katenda, Claire Barabe, Steve Zuncic Bases:Jim McStravik, Renald Grand-Pierre, Hank Hess Three things you ...

Down Memory Lane

Forever Young Seniors Fashion Show Luncheon View the complete Photo Album St. Maurice Social Hall became the venue for The Forever Young Seniors Fashion Luncheon. The attendees mingled and enjoyed  as dinner prepared by  Chefs George Zinkler and Michael Agius was served. The entree was Boneless Breast of chicken saute Marsala. By all reports, the entree and sides were outstanding. Soloist Joan Rose Hasselbach accompanied the meal. Following the meal, the Fashion show took the participants Down Memory Lane under the guidance of directors Joan Richardson, Provie Ferrante and Charlotte Sloboda. The models professionally strode the runway displaying attire provided by Second Time Around Clothing. The first segment ...

We are the Family of St. Maurice Parish joined together sacramentally in Jesus Christ, sharing our skills and abilities across the world to nourish all human hungers. We continually renew our energies by celebrating around the Table of the Lord and grow to be more effective ministers in the name of Jesus. Amen.