Important Dates

Parents and Students,

Does your student have his/her saint name picked out, checked with the SOR office, and spelled right on the program? If you are not sure, call Tricia ASAP.

Here are some important dates:

April 2nd (Thursday): Penance service at the church

April 6th (Monday): Confirmation Practice

• Your practice time is 6:30 PM if you will be confirmed on April 13th
• Your practice time is 8:00 PM if you will be confirmed on April 16th

April 13th: Confirmation!

April 16th: Confirmation!

June 8 - June 12: Vacation Bible School (VBS). Here is a chace for you newly confirmed Catholics to pass on the faith to others. Consider signing up to be an aide.

July 6 - July 17: Summer SOR. Again, here is your chance to sign up as an aide.

Lost and Found: see Tricia Baldwin right away. She will give all items away at the end of the year; so if you want your stuff, go get it now.

Give your day to Jesus everyday. A great way to do this is to pray the Morning offering each day. Here's the prayer. I found it on EWTN.com if you want to look up other prayers and devotions.

O Jesus,through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,I offer You my prayers, works,joys and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all my relatives and friends, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father.
Amen.

Your brother in Christ,

Greg

Three Catholic Priests in Africa killed in one week

So, the questions are simple.

1. Are you ready to give your life for living your Catholic faith?
These priests did.

2. Fr. Joe Cramer said in one of his short and to the point sermons, "Look back on last week. Could anyone have accused you of being a Catholic by the way you lived?"

"If we are imitators of Jesus Christ and face up to all life's battles, we too will share in His victories." - St. Padre Pio

Jesus' Message of Mercy

Jesus' message was one of mercy. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." Matthew 5:7

That may be easy to forget sometimes. It is for me.

Have you heard about the Chaplet of Divine Mercy? What about the private revelation to Saint Faustina, the Polish nun who died just before the start of World War II?

You can go to the EWTN web site here to read more about what Jesus told St. Faustina. You might also look at the side menu and read the background information, as well as look up the Chaplet of Divine Mercy .

Here's the bottom line: Jesus loves you. Jesus will forgive you for any and all of your sins. Forgiveness and mercy are yours for the asking.

I know times are tough, for kids, teens, and adults alike. Turn to our Lord, ask him for the grace to serve him every day.
It's OK to struggle, but trust in Jesus.

I find it interesting that in about the last 100 years, there have been at least 3 private revelations that tell us of repentance, Jesus' mercy, and His Second Coming.

1. The aparition of Our Lady at Fatima
2. St. Faustina's Diary and the Message of Divine Mercy
3. Anne, a lay apostle in Ireland. (She's alive today.)

You can go here to read more about the
Divine Mercy and the Second Coming.

Dear Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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