Welcome

Fr. Greg Spencer, Pastor

Welcome to the Catholic community of Annunciation Roman Catholic Parish, Church and School.

We are a Roman Catholic Parish within the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina with approximately 700 families. We have over 40 ministries, committees, groups, and organizations. Our campus includes Annunciation Catholic School, founded in 1954 with approximately 115 students in pre-K and grades K-8.

Students not attending Annunciation Catholic School attend faith formation classes on Sunday mornings during the school year. All high school aged youth are invited to participate in total youth ministry, which includes service, social activities, and faith building.

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"God Bless!" - Annunciation Catholic Family

Message from our Pastor

These days, with the busy schedule of everyone’s day, eating a meal together as a family is becoming a rarity. So getting together for a family meal is all important. Last week, our parish family got together for its annual parish picnic. It was a great time to have fun, meet new people and enjoy time together with those we haven’t talked to for awhile. Thanks to all those who helped in any way with the Picnic.  Meals also played an important role in the society in which Jesus lived. It is more than a time for sharing nourishment; it was also a time to share ideas and to share different social aspects. In today’s Gospel, the places where a person ate, such as at the home of a tax collector, and the people with whom a person ate and where they sat, as is the case in today’s story, are all important as well. Jesus tells us a parable, but it is really wise advice to both guests and hosts about finding true happiness at the heavenly banquet with the Lord.

Jesus advises His hosts not to invite people who would be expected to repay them for dinner but to invite those who could not repay: the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. This is where true blessings can be found.

School has begun! This week, they have a full week. Also the Faith Formation Program has begun as well as the Adult Faith Formation. This is a good time for all of us to continue to learn from our faith. Ab incunabulis, ad sepulcrum (Latin -from the cradle to the grave)      Fr. Greg