How often do we hear talk about “our freedoms”? We are pained when we see other countries not enjoying what our country gives us. Therefore, let us come together to thank God for our country and for the blessings that He has bestowed upon us. Our Mass is at 8:00 a.m. As is the custom on Fridays, we enjoy breakfast together afterwards. What a great day to pray together and share a meal together. Make this 4th of July unique!!!
During the summer weeks, there aren’t many Parish Meetings to announce or programs going on. So, here are just a few things that might be of interest:
PALIUM The “palium” is the strip or band of cloth, made from lamb’s wool, that goes around the neck of an Archbishop. On this feast of Sts. Peter & Paul, Pope Benedict XVI will confer the palium upon all those named archbishop since June 29, 2007. This year, our own Archbishop Thomas Rodi receives the palium.
GENERAL INTERCESSIONS At Mass, right after the Creed, we have the General Intercessions. These are petitions to God for needs of the Community. They are GENERAL, not particular. Example: “For all the deceased, especially my aunt, let us pray to the Lord.” Details are not needed since God already knows the details. Therefore, an intercession like: “For my neighbor, who is sick and who always talks bad about us behind our backs, even though we helped her/him put up their fence, etc.” This is a news cast to the Congregation. It is not a general intercession made to God. Be careful, also, of including names. Some people do not want others to know of their situation. If a person is hospitalized, details of the reason for the hospitalization are private and are not to be made public, without the person’s consent. That is civil law. Please respect their personal privacy.
Due to the weather, the clean-up day has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 29th.
There will likely be another sign-up for workers…stay tuned!
Both the Ladies’ Sodality and Men’s Club will have their monthly meetings this Tuesday, March 4th, at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall. These two groups do a tremendous service to the whole Parish and we are very grateful. Their activities can becomes better with more hearts and hands involved.
Can you attend this meeting on Tuesday?
Fr. Thomas McKenna, CM, Provincial Superior of the Vincentian Fathers (Eastern Province, USA) will be visiting the Vincentians in Alabama this week. He will arrive late Thursday afternoon and leave early Saturday morning. Fr. Tom will be with us for Mass on Friday morning and join us for breakfast afterwards at Sarajay’s.