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Garden Committee Help from UMW

Garden Committee Help from UMW

Working with memebers of the Parish Gardens Committee, volunteer students from the University of Mary Washington weeded, trimmed trees, and removed debris as part of the university’s “Into the Streets’ program.  Thanks for all the help and the great job! Click the photo below to see a slideshow of all they did. Interested in gardening?  You can join our gardens committee by contacting Joe and Arlene Wilkinson at 540-785-7718 or jbmwilkinson@verizon.net.

Blessing of the Animals

Blessing of the Animals

There will be a Blessing of the Animals in observance of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi on Saturday, October 7, at 10am in the Marian Prayer Grotto directly in front of the church.  All animals are welcomed, but they must be on a leash or in a cage.

Parish Life Weekend

Parish Life Weekend

This weekend is Parish Life Weekend.  There will be a Ministry Fair after all Masses at the church this weekend.  Unlike previous years, you will sign up for ministries at the Ministry Fair instead of using the old commitment cards.  This will enable faster response times from our coordinators.  If you are still contemplating a ministry, you can always use our Parish Ministry Handbook to contact the group later on!

Parish Life Weekend Announcement

Parish Life Weekend Announcement

Dear Folks,
Next Week is Parish Life Weekend!
The Stewardship Catalogue should have gone out
in the mail Friday (printing as I type!), so look for
it. We did simplify some things this year in order
to reduce the costs. If you do not receive one,
some will be available next weekend.
In this bulletin, you will find a pull-out page
highlighting some new and renewed ministries
that are especially in need of your generous gifts.
New this year: we will be asking you to sign
up at the tables in to capture your immediate
enthusiasm. We will not be turning in
commitment cards, so please be prepared to jump
on the bus immediately! If you are reading this
online from Italy, contact info for your ministry of
choice via is in the bulletin and on the website.
Finally, I share with you this quote that I have
read about 10 times:
“The more you get involved in the groups that
are doing wonderful work in the church the more
you will be filled with joy in being a Catholic.
The corruption, scandal and heresy will fade
away like shadows. You will see clearly what you
should be doing and it will be positive, life filled
and life giving. You will soon see all the good
that is going on and the bad you see will fade in
importance….
The complainers and protesters never
accomplished very much. The saints did. The
saints confronted corruption with radiant lives
of simplicity and power. They skewered scandal
with radiant lives of purity and goodness. They
overwhelmed indifference with radiant lives of
zeal and joy. At times they spoke out against the
scandal, indifference and corruption, but they
always did so based on the authority of their own
powerful sanctity.
In other words, overwhelm the world with the
light, life and beauty of Christ alive in you.
Don’t curse the dark.
Set alight a life ablaze with glory and goodness.”
— originally from a blog by Fr. Dwight
Longenecker.
Pax et bonum!
Rev. John Mosimann
Pastor
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