3rd Sunday of Lent
Parish Work Day – Saturday March 29 from 9a to noon
I’ve spoken about getting more engaged once or twice before… ok, I know more times than that! Yes, here this is one more time. I’m not so much interested in engagement as a ‘volunteer’ but as a natural expression of who we are as valued & active members of the Holy Family family Family helps the family because we are family. I realize that not every member of our family has the same innate calling to visit the homebound or our nursing home parishioners. I realize not everyone has been so gifted by God to be a cantor, usher, or lector. I realize not everyone is ready to assist as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. I realize not everyone can be a coach for one of our youth sports teams nor an adult companion in our youth ministry activities. I realize not everyone can be a sponsor, godparent, or catechist. Just as not everyone can help rake leaves, paint, clean, and help make our campus more attractive.
Yet, some persons certainly can be leaf rakers and painters or cleaners. Some can assist in providing a deep spring clean of our recently refreshed church. Some can step in to do assist with a few minor maintenance projects that would be a help to our grounds. And to those of you with these particular gifts and abilities, I’m inviting to join the Holy Family family next Saturday March 29 from 9a to noon for a few hours to care for our campus home. This is a one-time commitment of time (not a lifelong committee!) to come together with fellow members of the Holy Family family to do a few Spring cleaning activities around our campus. We will do some spring cleaning inside the church as well as look at some of the flowerbeds and exterior projects. It is a different kind of ask for a different kind of work, work that is still ministry to Christ & the Church, that you might have the ability to provide. In full transparency, I do hope this becomes an annual one-time opportunity but it will be a separate ask & invitation each year. If you can bring work gloves, rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows, that too would be greatly appreciated. All paint & cleaning supplies will be provided. Looking forward to getting a little ‘dirt on my hands’ with some of my family next week. To further build up the Holy Family family, we will have a lunch at noon after the work morning provided by our funeral meal members. Thank you!
We have finished the first third of Lent this Sunday. Hopefully you’ve been able to start implementing some of the Led by the Spirit recommendations we received from John Beaulieu’s wonderful Parish Mission a few weeks ago. Pausing to receive the Father’s deep personal & specific love for you. Allowing the Lord more permission in your life. Letting the Spirit wash you in Mercy through your gifts of prayer, fasting, & almsgiving. It helped focus my ‘spiritual’ energies to live this Lent in the Holy Spirit.
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Lenten Adoration of the Most Holy Eucharist
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Nothing Less than saints for the Holy Family of God.
Holy Family, Led by the Holy Spirit, Pray for us.
~ Fr Jeremy M. Gries
