March
26, 2006
Can
You Hear Me Again?
Ministry
of Altar Servers
For the past two months a group of 17 enthusiastic, energetic and inquisitive
girls and boys have been preparing to become altar servers. Next Sunday
at the 10am and the 6pm masses, they will be installed as servers and
from then on begin serving in this ministry at the altar. I’m
very proud of them for all the time they gave in preparing and for listening
to God’s call to service. Congratulations to them and their families.
Thank
You Some More!
For three weeks now our weekly collection has reached over $21,000 due
to the thoughtful generosity of so many of our parishioners. I’ve
been writing a personal note of thanks to all those who submitted their
Take-A-Step Card but I also wanted to say thank you to those who have
anonymously been increasing their donations each week.
Census
Continues
Of the approximate 6,000 families we usually send mail to, we’ve
received completed Census booklets from over 2,000. So we’ve got
a ways to go.
Is your booklet in?
CollegeStudents
If you know students who are away at college, let us know so we can
keep touch via e-mail.
Sign up here!
e-mail Father Ralph:
Past Columns:
Mar 19: Can You Hear Me
Now?
Mar 12: Now Take 4Steps
March 5: Take A Step
Feb 26:Coming Home
Feb19: Visiting Heros
Feb 12: Passing Pastor
Feb 4: Annual Appeal
Jan 22: Abandoned Nets
Jan 15: Everlasting Life
Jan 8: I'm not going to
jail..
Jan 1: Happy New Year
Columns
from 2005
Columns
from 2004
Columns from
2003
Columns from 2002
Last
week I wrote about the mission we’re going to have during the first
week of April (Monday through Thursday, April 3 thru 6th). The title of
the Mission is “Can you hear me now?” and it’s a chance
to listen to God as we prepare for Holy Week and Easter.
I encouraged you to pray for some
inspiration as to who to invite to this mission and now it’s time
to do some actual inviting:
(A) Some of you come to church
early to get a good seat and to read the bulletin. If you’re doing
that now, why not turn to the person near you and ask them if they’ll
be going to the mission? If they ask “What mission?”, just
show them the info in the bulletin, then tell them you’ll be going
and you hope they will too. Note: Please do NOT do this during the homily.
(For those seeing this online, why not e-mail
this URL to your friends?)
(B) If you’re reading this
after mass, at home, please take a moment and write the names of three
people (who live locally) you know could use a blessing from God.
1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
Now, pick up the phone or go to
your e-mail and invite them by saying something like... “Did you
hear about the Lenten Mission that St. Brigid’s is having next week?
We could go to either the daytime session (which follows the 12:10 mass)
or the evening session -- 8:00pm in the school. Maybe we could go together!”
Throughout the week, please pray for those of us who are preparing the
mission and for all who can use the blessings mission will bring.
