Dear Folks,

Three things this week, connected with Lent coming soon:

1. Parish Retreat: mark your calendars for our retreat by which we hope to get Lent started with a spiritual dose of Hope! With the Holy Father dedicating the year to the virtue of Hope, our retreat speaker will speak to this theme! Father Paul Kais, is a priest of Opus Dei, and a former rugby teammate of mine in college! The retreat will be Mon/Tues/Wed March 17/18/19! Look for the ad in bulletin.

2. Pope Francis: maybe you don’t follow Catholic social media, but the day I type this there I news that Pope Francis is in the hospital with double pneumonia! Please pray for him! May the Lord bless him, strengthen him and unite his sufferings to the salvific Cross of our Savior. Jesus we trust in you!

3. BLA: this weekend after all Masses, lay speakers will share personal insights in support of the Bishop’s Lenten Appeal. We have decided to emphasize specifically, how the BLA supports youth ministry and the diaconate programs. The bulletin has two pages with detailed information about where BLA funds are allocated. By now, you should have received a mailing from the diocese about these important works. Please take some time to prayerfully consider how you might support the BLA, leading into next weekend.

Thank you.

pax,

Father John Mosimann