Dear Parish Family:
Welcome to the Fourth Sunday of Lent! Last week, we journeyed to Samaria and met the Samaritan woman who encountered Jesus at Jacob’s well. She moved from being ostracized by the community to becoming a great evangelist for the Lord. In this week’s Gospel passage, we meet many characters, including the disciples, neighbors, and the parents whose son was born blind, and after meeting Jesus, he’s healed of his infirmity. First, the man born blind moves from blindness to physical sight and then to spiritual insight into Jesus’s identity. Any malady or illness that is healed is an opportunity for us to acknowledge the divine intervention offered through Jesus Christ. Open our eyes Lord, help us to see!!
This weekend, we have 25 women participating in the “Welcome, Christ renews his Parish Weekend Retreat.” Please pray for these amazing parishioners that they will be transformed in the Spirit and pray for the team of women who are leading them on this weekend journey. Men – just a few openings for the men’s Welcome Retreat to be held in mid-April. Sign up through our website!
This Tuesday, March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day, and we celebrate and honor the Great Evangelist of Ireland. We all wear a little green on St. Patrick’s Day and recall that our roots in Catholicism are wide and universal. Sr. Eva and I invite you to join us in the new Center this Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM for a couple of reflections on “Being Transformed in the Spirit.” The presentations will run about 45 minutes, including prayer to be followed by an Irish reception of food and drink! Come and join us in a reflective and cheerful celebration of Saint Patrick.
This Thursday, March 19th is the feast day of Saint Joseph. We will have a special School Mass at 10:00 AM in honor of our patron. Join us in prayer and place your petitions before Saint Joseph!
Several visiting priests will be here for our annual Lenten Penance Service on Tuesday, March 24th at 7:00 PM in the church. All sinners are invited to go to confession and be reconciled to the Lord as part of your journey through lent!
Our Holy Week schedule is above – scroll up and mark your calendars! St. Joseph, pray for us!!
Praying for you to be faithful to your promises of Lent,
Msgr. Kevin