Additional Masses on Wednesday and Friday in Lent, Lenten Penance Service will be on Monday at 7 p.m., Seder Meal and Potluck Supper on Thursday, April 10th, The Men's Club is selling Easter Lilies for the Church at Easter, Ashes to Easter Boxes, Volunteers are needed for Holy Thursday, Pick up you Raffle Tickets, Donations for Country Store are needed, boxes at each entrance of the Church.
"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propogations of opinions he disbelieves is sinful and tyrranical." Thomas Jefferson, 1779. (Click on title above for more information.)
Men's Club Breakfast this Sunday, Festival Committee on Tuesday, Ladies Bible Study on Wednesday, Baptismal Preparation Class on Thursday, Lenten Penance Service on Monday, March 31st, Catholic Relief Services Collection next weekend, Ashes to Easter Boxes, Volunteers needed for Holy Thursday, Pick up and sell Raffle Tickets, Collection for Country Store next weekend, Men's Club is selling Easter Lilies to be used on at the altar on Easter.
Next week, our parish will take up the Catholic Relief Services Collection. This collection supports six Catholic agencies that touch more than 100 million lives around the world. The funds from this collection provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and show Christ’s love and respect to all people. Next week, please give generously to the Catholic Relief Services Collection and help Jesus in disguise.
by Fullness of Truth Catholic Evangelization Ministries
God's merciful love continues to spread over the men and women of our time. Here alone can those who long for true and lasting happiness find its secret. "Jesus, I trust in You!" -- Blessed John Paul II
Parish and Deanery Penance Services are posted to the Parish Lent page. They are also shown on the Parish Liturgy calendar. (Click on the title above.)
The diocesan Pastoral Plan survey is now available on the diocesan website at http://www.austindiocese.org/pastoral-plan-survey. This survey will provide significant input in the development of the new Pastoral Plan because of its broad availability to the Catholic population. To access the survey, click on the title above, complete it and then invite as many others as possible to do the same. Most importantly, please pray that the Holy Spirit will guide our diocese in this process as we plan for the future.
Masses at 12:10 on Wednesday and Friday during Lent, the Women's Guild will meet this Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall, the Liturgy Committee will have a meeting at 6:30 p.m. this Tuesday in the Annex Meeting Room, the Ladies of Charity will have a Mass at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, The Primetimers will travel to Belton for supper next Saturday, Volunteers are needed for the Festival and for the Seder Meal.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As leader of the universal church, a pope must direct his ministry in both of the ways traditionally described by the Latin terms "ad intra" and "ad extra": inwardly to the church itself, and outwardly to the rest of the world.
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A coalition of nearly 200 Catholic dioceses, agencies and businesses has asked a federal court in Oklahoma to block enforcement of a Department of Health and Human Services mandate that it says would force its members to violate their religious beliefs.
Additional Masses during Lent, Ashes to Easter Boxes, 40 Days for Life, Women's Bible Study on Wednesday, Potluck supper on Thursday evening, Primetimers Event, Festival News, No Religious Education Classes on March 16, 2014
Each Ash Wednesday every parish in our diocese takes up a special collection for world and home missions. Click on the title for more information. Thank you for your support.
Ash Wednesday Masses, Special Collection on Ash Wednesday, Lenten Masses, 40 days for Life, High School Scholarship applications, Festival volunteers needed.