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TRACES OF GRACE
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Dear Fellow Parishioners, “I am thankful for the life I have been given and I am ready to face this next chapter of my life”. Those were the closing words of a long conversation I had with Fr. Ed Cooley a couple of weeks ago at a rest care facility. The next day he was being taken to Nazareth House in Los Angeles where a number of retired priests reside. Fr. Ed, a retired pastor of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and living in Laguna Niguel, graciously assisted us over the past several years is now in his mid 80’s. Recently, his health has taken a turn for the worse and he decided that he needed to be closer to his doctors. Please keep him in your thoughts and your prayers. We will miss his Irish gracefulness. Again, I am most thankful for those members of our parish who gathered for the Assembly in early February. Our new Pastoral Council is working on our Parish Mission Statement and will be processing the tremendous amounts of insights and input from the Assembly over the months ahead. It will be a lot of work but also a great opportunity to help focus the pastoral life of our parish community. There is always more to do and to become as part of the Kingdom of God. We are continuing to develop conceptual plans for our Parish Pastoral Center or as is the new term these days, Parish Life Center (I actually prefer this term because it sounds more encompassing). We continue our work with our architect, Bauer and Wiley in developing a pre design concept. In conjunction with our Strategic Planning Committee we are making good progress. Hopefully, we will have something to show you pretty soon!
Together in Christ, Visit the Traces Of Grace Archive to read past announcements. How Can I Help the People in Haiti? Update: Generous contributions from Catholics across the country to Catholic Relief Services are helping thousands of Haitians after the devastating earthquake on January 12th. CRS has provided food and other emergency supplies to more than 90,000 people through two large sites and parish distribution sites across Port-au-Prince. CRS medical teams are treating 300 per day. For more information on CRS relief efforts in Haiti as well as prayer resources, educational resources, and information on how you can help with the long-term rebuilding process, go to www.crs.org. Also, we will be continuing to accept donations for several weeks for disaster relief in Haiti. If you would still like to do so by bringing your gift to the parish office in an envelope marked ‘Haiti Relief’ or on Sunday in our regular collection. We are sending everything through Catholic Relief Services at this time.
Lenten Information March 12th - Stations and Soup Lower Lunch Room March 19th - Stations and Soup Knight Hall March 26th - Stations and Soup Lower Lunch Room Deanery Penance Service Individual Confessions Weekly Parish Calendar - Week of March 7, 2009
Monday March 8th
Monday: 2 Kings 5:1-15ab; Luke 4:24-30 Faith Formation / Religious Education News This Week in Faith Formation:
Servants of the Word
SERENITY DAY
Women of Wisdom Women of Wisdom is committed to encouraging women of all ages to grow spiritually, emotionally, and in relationships. We explore our Christian lives in discussion and will use "7 Essentials for the Spiritual Journey", by Dolores R. Leckey, Executive Director with The National Conference of Catholic Bishops as our guide. The books will be available at the first meeting. Shirley Filadelfia is the facilitator and welcomes all who would like to join us.
St. Anne's Circle Are you a new mother or an experienced mom looking to connect with other Catholic moms? Our SAC activities are a great way to meet new moms, and everyone is welcome!
Wednesdays - Park Day
Mother's Program - Monthly Meeting For more information about St. Anne's Circle (SAC), contact Christina (cheal@cox.net). Have
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