Posts by Max Buondonno
An Update on the Sick List at St. Damien Parish
Hi folks – Max here, bulletin editor and webmaster at St. Damien Parish. I wanted to share an update on one of the most important aspects of the bulletin: our sick list. As of the December 6th, 2020 bulletin, we have transitioned to our new sick list format. What does that mean for you? Names will now appear on our sick list indefinitely, giving you much more control over how long names appear in the bulletin. Twice per year, we…
Coronavirus: What Happens to the Bulletin?
Hey guys – Max here, bulletin editor and webmaster of St. Damien Parish. As I’m sure you’ve all heard, Bishop Sullivan suspended public access of daily and weekend Mass for the foreseeable future due to Coronavirus concerns. This is leaving a lot of people with a lot of questions, and I’d like to take this opportunity to answer one of them: what happens to the bulletin? The soul purpose of a weekly church bulletin is to inform parishioners about ongoing…
A Note About Ongoing Scams
Here’s the latest information on what we know about the scams going around St. Damien Parish.
Know Your Fellow Parishioner: Whitney Randles
In the horrific aftermath of the 9/11 attack in New York in 2001, Whitney Randles helped families of victims identify the remains of their loved ones and confront required paperwork. “I would stay with a family for seven hours until they completed the process,” she recalled. Whitney was employed at the time as an assistant coordinator of victim witness for the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. She had been trained in national crisis response, never imagining her skills would be called…