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| The 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time |
The weeks come and go.
This week just past we sent out another parish wide email. Did you get one? I certainly hope you did and that the email is not languishing in your “junk mailbox.” The email was sent to the email that is indicated in your parish registration as the primary one for your household. If there are other members of the household who would like to receive the email for themselves, or you want to update the primary email, send an email to me (gcorrigan@sacredheartfla.org).
This week coming is the start of the 2012 Annual Pastoral Appeal (APA). On Wednesday February 1st a letter and other information will be sent to your mailing address. The letter is from me and tries to put the APA campaign in the context of our role as a member of a wider Catholic Church via a Franciscan lens. I hope that you will give the request for support prayerful reflection. The mailing includes a prayer that I hope you will use in a fruitful manner. It is in prayer that we draw closer to God who is always close to us. And may the spirit of prayer pervade your life, lead you in the ways of God, and reveal what is yours to do.
And before we know it – the Lenten season will be here!
And what will you do for others and for yourselves this Lent? If you are like me, I have the best intentions that this Lent will be different – more intentional, more spiritual. All the while the dragons of the everyday and tyranny of the present often put a dent in my best intentions and plans. This year I have a plan! How about you? Here are some ideas for your Lenten journey:
- Men’s Conference (Feb 18th) at St Lawrence
- Ash Wednesday (Masses at 7am, 12:10 pm, and 7:30 pm; Prayer Service at 5 pm)
- Lenten Retreat at the Franciscan Center (Feb. 22nd, 9am-2:30pm)
- Parish Mission at Sacred Heart (Feb 27-29, 7 pm in the church)
- Young Adult Retreat (March 2nd-4th)
- Small Christian Community Lent (organizing now)
- Friday Simple Soup Suppers and Stations of the Cross (every Friday in Lent)
- Forgiveness as a Life Journey (Franciscan Center, Mar. 26th, 7-9pm)
- Holy Week Retreat (Franciscan Center, April 4th-7th)
- Parish Lenten Mission – Save the Dates (Feb 27-29)
Our presenter is Fr. Bill McConville, OFM. He is engaging and dynamic as heard in his recent Advent mission (podcasts) http://stfrancisraleigh.wordpress.com/events/podcasts/ Plan to come – I am sure you will be uplifted and challenged – and certainly prepared for Lent!
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