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Pastor's Greeting

Greetings my good friends,

Welcome to Our Lady of Refuge, truly a place of refuge to whomever crosses its threshold.

All are welcome in the spirit and love of Jesus Christ. We try our best not to judge but encounter people where they are on the journey of life.

We challenge people to respect one another with dignity and love. We are a multi-ethnic community where equality is supreme. All of us are faithful Catholic Christians with a great devotion to the Mother of God, Mary Most Holy.

Why not browse through our website, get a feel for the parish and it's ministries through its many photos and videos.

I would be honored to meet you at Sunday Mass, please introduce yourself and let's connect.

Praying for you all in peace and reconciliation.

Love,

In the Peace of Christ,

Fr. David Loftus, Pastor

“Every time we use religion to draw a line to keep people out, Jesus is with the people on the other side of that line.”
- Hugh L. Hollowell

Recent News

Meet our OLR Stars

Dalu, Simdee and Ralu Akpambgo are truly OLR Stars. These three have grown up in our parish. They have dutifully accepted every request to serve as altar servers at Sunday Masses, special events, etc. Seeing them on the altar, for more than 10 years in Dalu's case, is reassuring and reinforces our idea of community. They have received their sacraments with us. Ralu is currently in 7th grade at OLR. Dalu is a junior at Poly High School and has played on Poly's varsity basketball and football teams since he was a freshman; he also plays basketball on an elite club team. Simdee is a sophomore at Poly and plays on the varsity girls' basketball team. At the same time as serving OLR and playing sports, Dalu and Simdee have maintained good grades and taken AP courses. Thank you, Meg Morrow, for recommending these parishioners.

Meet our OLR Stars - Bill and Debbie Wolf

Bill grew up in this parish and made his First Communion at OLR. Debbie has been a member since 1980. They have served as Coordinators of Project Achieve, Catechists to all ages, and Ministers to the Sick and have worked on the church environment. Bill was our photographer for several years for First Communion and Confirmation. Debbie currently is the Altar Server Coordinator and Wedding Coordinator. Both are Ministers of Communion. We are fortunate to have them as longtime members of our community!