May the Grace and Peace of Jesus Christ, the Love of God and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you!

​Saint Oscar Romero Ministries is doing some important work.

First, we post a weekly faith formation video at: Mystery of Faith - YouTube

Second, Ben leads evening prayer three days a week on the Communion of International Catholic Communities YouTube Page at: https://www.youtube.com/@unityinthechurch8316 

One of our biggest hopes is to have a physical ministry.  If you know someone who would like a pastoral visit or to receive the sacraments, please contact us.  If you are interested in having a liturgy at your home or institution, please contact us. 

With the nicer weather of Spring upon us, Ben will be making himself available at surrounding parks on Saturdays and Sundays offering prayer and sacraments.  Please do not hesitate to say hello.  May God bless and keep you.
Peace,
Rev. Ben

My Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,

Over the past two weeks, I have prayed to find a location for our liturgical worship.  I contacted a couple of assisted living centers to see if there is interest among their residents and am awaiting responses.  If you know of a location desiring a liturgy, such as an assisted living or a hospital chapel, please let me know.  I would be more than happy to volunteer and celebrate liturgy with residents on a weekly basis.  Please pray with me that our desire to meet for worship will soon be fulfilled.

Father, you desire not a temple made with human hands but a heart that pleases you.  We seek not so much a building to meet our needs but a place where we can gather and worship you in spirit and in truth.  You promise that where we gather, you will be with us.  Hear our prayers so that we may gather in your name and seek nothing but your will.  We ask all things through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.  Amen.

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​My Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,
This past weekend, I joined with Bishop Rob Lyons and the People of God at St. Mary’s in Greenwood, IN.  During the celebration of the Eucharist, I was incardinated as a presbyter in the American Catholic Communities.  Each presbyter is appointed to a particular ministry or church.  I was appointed to serve God’s people in the Greater Saint Louis Metropolitan area under the auspices of Saint Oscar Romero Ministries.  With the incardination and appointment, I have faculties to celebrate the sacraments in accord with the tradition of the church, preach and teach, and a commission to show God’s love and concern especially for the marginalized.  The real work of our ministry now begins.  Please pray for our ministry that I may be a faithful disciple of Jesus and together we may build up the Body of Christ on earth while awaiting its fullness to come.
Peace,
Rev. Ben

​My Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,
This upcoming weekend (September 29th) we as a church celebrate the Feast of the Holy Archangels.  I am joining Bishop Robert Lyons of the American Catholic Communities in Greenwood, IN for the Eucharist.  I am excited to join with my bishop and his community in prayer and fellowship.  In a special way, I will be recommitting myself to my priestly vocation by making promises to him and the American Catholic Community.  The act of incardination is the first major step needed to officially launch Saint Oscar Romero Ministries.  I will be committing myself to be of service to God’s people and recognize my own weaknesses and sinfulness.  Please pray for me both for this weekend and for the challenging work that awaits as I assure you of my prayers.
Peace,
Rev. Ben

Greetings my brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ,
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I wanted to provide a few updates on Saint Oscar Romero Ministries.  First, I applied for incardination with an Independent Catholic Church in the Old Catholic tradition.  I was granted apostolic oversight (faculties) during a time of discernment and inquiry.  Please pray for me and the community during this time.  If God wills it, I hope to be incardinated at the end of September 2024.  At that point, I hope to formally establish a place where we can gather for liturgy and fellowship. 

Second, I began a YouTube channel just for Saint Oscar Romero Ministries. The link to the YouTube page is found here: https://www.youtube.com/@SaintOscarRomeroMinistries  Currently, I am posting morning and evening prayer.  Before we begin a formal ministry, it is important to pray for wisdom, courage, and love.  I pray that this ministry may faithfully bear witness to the Gospel – the Good News of what God has done through Jesus Christ in the gift of the Holy Spirit.  We must seek first God’s kingdom and the rest will be granted to us.

Finally, I want to invite you to consider joining us for prayer and worship when our ministry gets off the ground.  Many of us have been hurt by our churches, what others have told us about God, and what we have been led to believe about ourselves.  God is truly mercy and love.  I am imperfect, our ministry is imperfect, but we need each other because we all have something to offer one another.  Each one of us is created in God’s image and likeness and no one can take that away.  Sometimes we need reminding of the Good News when we live in a wounded and broken world.  It is easy to find what is wrong, but my hope is that we will focus on what is good and where grace is to be found.

May God bless and keep us.  Please know that you are in my prayers, and I ask for your prayers that I may faithfully minister and for the success of Saint Oscar Romero Ministries as God defines it.
Peace,
Ben

Thank you for coming to learn more about the Saint Oscar Romero Community Ministry.  The website is a work in progress as we seek affiliation with a jurisdiction within the Old Catholic Tradition.  Please pray for God's blessing to be with this ministry that we may faithfully proclaim the Good News of Salvation.