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February 17, 2008 2nd Sunday of Lent
Readings for Feb. 24 Ex 17:3-7; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4;5-42
Mass Intentions ~ Feb. 16 ~ Feb. 23 Sat. ~ Bill Shaw Sun. 8:30 ~ Sandy Truett 11:00 ~ George Blyler Wed. ~ Edward Howells Thurs. ~ Edward Howells Fri. ~ Edward Howells Sat. Feb. 23 ~ Gilbert Kintz
Lenten Small Groups Have already begun – but you are still welcome. There is no cost for the groups; however, if you are able, a donation of $8 for materials would be appreciated. All groups are in the chapel: Monday’s at 2:00 PM Monday’s at 7 PM – Young Adult Group Tuesday’s at 7 PM Wednesday’s at 7 PM Thursday’s at 1:30 PM
Sunday Missals Catholic Daughters still have Sunday Missals available. These are great for your Lenten mission. Study the Mass readings and meditate on them during the week
CDA & JCDA TEA BURST OF SPRING The Catholic Daughters and Junior CDA will be hosting their annual Father Taaffe Foundation / Magdelene House Tea on Feb 24th at 2:00 pm in the Gathering Space. There will be many raffle items and door prizes. The price is a donation. We are open to all ladies and daughters.
40 Days for Life Christians throughout Albany are invited to take part in the national 40 Days for Life effort from February 6 through March 16. In addition to 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion in America, please consider volunteering to pray outside of the Planned Parenthood Facility/Abortion Clinic—3825 Wolverine St. NE, Salem OR for one or more hours during the 40 days, and spread the word to others about this important life-saving effort. To get more information, or to volunteer to help, please contact: (Anne 503-569-4794, cherimik@open.org, 40daysforlife.com/salem) All are welcome.
Care For Creation Cut a log for a catalog. Tired of receiving unwanted mail order catalogs? A free website, www.catalogchoice.org lets you opt out of catalogs you don’t want while keeping the ones that you do.
Taize Prayer Time Monday, February 25 at 7 PM Join us for an evening of prayer, music and reflection. Taize prayer is a way to listen more closely to God’s voice, to praise God and to be at peace. Please join us.
Lenten Reconciliation Service Weds. March 5 at 7 PM.
Reminder The first Sunday of each month is “FISH” Sunday. Please bring non-perishable food items, toilet paper, soap, paper towels or diapers. These will be given to FISH, an emergency help organization in Albany and distributed in food boxes for the needy.
Interested in Becoming Catholic? If you are an adult who is not baptized, or baptized in another Christian tradition, and would like to join the Catholic Church, please come to the RCI sessions on Sunday mornings from 9:40 – 10:45 AM. Sessions begin again on Jan. 6. For more information call Kathy at 926-1449 ext 303.
Don’t Miss The Buckaroo Roundup The parents of St. Mary’s School cordially invite you to join the fun on Saturday, March 8, 2008 for our Annual School Auction. You will not want to miss this event! This is a one night event by reservation only.
And you could go home with some pretty terrific auction items and packages! Don’t Miss Out – Event & Raffle tickets on sale after Mass or at the school office.
Thank You All Very Much! We are so grateful for all the work that parishioners and volunteers did to help out at the Soup Kitchen Benefit dinner. Also, a huge thanks to the support from the youth for “Souper Bowl” Sunday and to everyone who donated. You all made the dinner a great success. Between the dinner and the “Souper Bowl” we made about $1700.00. Thanks! May God Bless all of you.
Eucharistic Adoration! The richest most powerful, most well known man in the world has come to town and He wants to spend an hour with you. He wants to listen to your every concern and care. He wants to help you with all of your problems. He doesn't want to burden you with anything, He just wants to be there for you. Friday from 12pm to 8pm Our Lord is waiting in Eucharistic Adoration for you. Pick an hour and unburden yourself. He always listens. Contact Caroline 924-9952 or Jackie 917-0458 or just stop by. Everyone is welcome.
Extra Rosaries? If you have extra rosaries (or rosary rings) that you don’t need, would you consider donating them to Helping Hands. Some of the folks there would really appreciate that. You can drop them off at the office or in the Helping Hands box in the vestibule of the church.
ESTATE SALE Catholic Daughters will be holding an estate sale for Dorothy Cook on Thursday and Friday, February 21-22. It will be held from 8:00am to 4:pm both days and numbers will be given out at 7:00am Thursday morning. The sale is at Alterra Courtyard on Grand Prairie Road. Watch for ads in the paper.
INTRODUCTION TO CENTERING PRAYER Saturday March 1 St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Corvallis Centering Prayer is a method of prayer revived from ancient teachings in the Christian contemplative heritage that emphasize prayer as personal relationship with God Come learn more about this powerful spiritual discipline. An introductory workshop will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Corvallis on March 1, 2008 from 9:30 to 3:30. The suggested donation of $45 includes a copy of Open Mind Open Heart by Fr. Thomas Keating and a workshop notebook. For further information and to register, contact… Maxine at 754-1511 or m.eckes@comcast.net. Sessions will be held in the Sienna room. Bring a sack lunch.
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