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Looking Ahead at St Mary (March 13 – 21)

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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: March 13 – 21, 2022

This Week: We observe the Lenten fast on all days of the week; wine/oil allowed on Sat/Sun.      

  • Sun, Mar 13 at 5:00 pm – Small Group Meeting
  • Mon, Mar 14 at 6:00 pm – Great Compline
  • Wed, Mar 16 at 6:00 pm – Pre-Sanctified w/Lenten Potluck Meal Following
  • Thurs, Mar 17 at 5:30 pm – Parish Council Meeting
  • Fri, Mar 18 at 6:00 pm – Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God
  • Sat, Mar 19 at 4:30 pm – Confession
  • Sat, Mar 19 at 5:00 pm – Great Vespers
  • Sun, Mar 20 at 9:00 am – Matins
  • Sun, Mar 20 at 9:00 am – Church School
  • Sun, Mar 20 at 10:00 am – Divine Liturgy
  • Sun, Mar 20 at 10:30 am – Catechism Class
  • Mon, Mar 21 at 5:00 pm – Great Compline (NOTE TIME CHANGE DUE TO FILM)
  • Mon, Mar 21 at 7:00 pm – “Man of God” Film @ Regal Warrant Theater West

Other Notes

(1) THE ENCOUNTER APP: 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 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.faithtree&hl=en_US&gl=US) or from Apple’s App Store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-encounter/id1596789782).

(2) 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.

(3) LUNCH WITH FLOYD AND ANCUTA FRANTZ: Please join Floyd and Ancuta Frantz, our OCMC Missionaries to Romania, at St. George on Sunday, March 20, following coffee hour! Email sallybuxtonwks@gmail.com by March 17 if you’d like to join us for a lunch buffet and a PowerPoint update.

(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 flyer for more details and be sure to share this information with your family and friends.

(5) CSR SCHOLARSHIPS & TRANSPORTATION: Each year, The Order of St Ignatius generously provides $700/parish of scholarships for children to attend an Archdiocesan-affiliated camp. In our case, for most children, the camp they attend is Camp St Raphael (CSR). If your child(ren) is planning to attend CSR this year and you would like to be considered for a scholarship and/or you would like to be included in transportation planning to get the kids to and from camp, please contact me by e-mail no later than Sunday, March 27, so we can submit the scholarship form and begin coordinating travel.

(6) 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: https://www.antiochianevents.com/wichita. The dates are June 15 – 18 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

(7) 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: https://tmts.transistor.fm/.

(8) 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