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Looking Ahead at St Mary (February 28 – March 7)

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Beloved in Christ,

Below you will find this week’s schedule, as well as some important notes about upcoming events.

THIS WEEK: February 28 – March 7, 2022
This Week: We abstain from meat on all days of the week; fish, eggs, cheese, etc., allowed on all days of the week, including Wed/Fri.     

  • Tues, Mar 1 at 6:30 pm – Belles Meeting at Home of Donna & Robbie Namee (1958 N Sedgwick)
  • Sat, Mar 5 at 8:00 am – MF Prep: Make Kibbee
  • Sat, Mar 5 at 4:30 pm – Confession
  • Sat, Mar 5 at 5:00 pm – Great Vespers
  • Sun, Mar 6 at 9:00 am – Matins
  • Sun, Mar 6 at 9:00 am – Church School
  • Sun, Mar 6 at 10:00 am – Divine Liturgy
  • Sun, Mar 6 at 4:00 pm – Forgiveness Vespers & Vittles at Braum’s
  • Mon, Mar 7 at 6:00 pm – Great Compline w/Great Canon of Repentance

Other Notes

(1) “MAN OF GOD” FILM: “Man of God,” a film about the life of St Nektarios, will be showing at Regal Warren Theatre West (9150 W 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67205) on Monday, March 21, at 7:00 pm. If you would like to purchase a ticket for $13.44/person and attend with our parish, please RSVP to Fr Aaron (stmarywichita@cox.net) by Sunday, February 27. As of now, this is the only date and time for a showing in Wichita. You can view the video trailer and learn more about the movie here>

(2) THE ENCOUNTER APP: As Tracy Namee announced today, Faithtree Resources recently released an app called “The Encounter” to help us build a healthy habit of daily prayers. In addition, the free app has music available and a place to submit prayer requests. If you would like to check out this app, you can download it from the Google Play Store or from Apple’s App Store.

(3) PRE-SANCTIFIED POTLUCKS: We are thankful to have many new members, catechumens, and inquirers at our parish. We invite all of them and all our parishioners to not only attend the Pre-Sanctified services throughout Lent (as well as the many other services), but to also stay after Pre-Sanctified for our community potluck meal. Please note all items provided for the potluck should be in keeping with the Lenten fast (no meat/dairy). Parishioners may use the refrigerators/freezers for any items that need it during the service and can set out those items following the Pre-Sanctified dismissal.

(4) LENTEN RETREAT: We are excited for Dr. Brad Nassif, a son of our parish, now a professor in the Chicago area, to be our featured speaker. Please see the linked flyer for more details and be sure to share this information with your family and friends.

(5) PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE: The Parish Life Conference this year is in Wichita (hosted by St George Cathedral). You can learn more about it and register here > The dates are June 15 – 18 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

(6) TEACH ME THY STATUTES PODCAST: If you would like to listen to this week’s Teach Me Thy Statutes podcast (with Fr Aaron & Jason Ewertt), you can find it here>

(7) PASTORAL VISITS: If you would like a pastoral visit for any reason, or if you know of a family member/parishioner who needs a visit, please feel free to contact me via cell phone at 204-6725.

Yours in Christ,

Fr Aaron