THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
SATURDAY,
February 2,
SUNDAY, February 3, Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Zep. 2:3,
MONDAY, February 4,
2 Sm. 15:13-14, 30,
16:5-13; Mk. 5:1-20
THURSDAY, February 7,
Dt. 30:15-20; Lk. 9:22-25
FRIDAY, February 8,
Is.
58:1-9a; Mt. 9:14-15
SATURDAY,
February 9,
SUNDAY, February 10, First Sunday of Lent
Gn. 2:7-9,
3:1-7; Rom.
Please remember in your prayers all those who are sick or
suffering, especially those homebound or in nursing homes.
Refresh
them Lord, with your healing grace.
Nursing Home: Evelyn
Spiert, Donna Whitacre
At Home: Catherine Allen Charlie Campbell, Josephine Calabro, Fred
Courtney, Anna Czernik, Sondra Fisher-Goodwin, Judy Hall, Henrietta Koch,
If you are admitted to a hospital St.
ECO (Electronic
Contributions Option) Program is always open for new sign-ups. See the
information at the rear of church or call the parish office. ECO
–schedule: Weekly,
February 4, 11, 18, 25; Bi-weekly: February 11, 25; Monthly February 1 or 15.
Help Needed: Want a more active participation in
the music of the liturgy, but unable to fully commit to joining one of the
choirs? Have you considered being a cantor at the Saturday 4:00 PM
Mass? If you are interested in this ministry, please contact Sandy Brown
at (614) 443-3234.
ASH WEDNESDAY is not a holy
day of obligation. It is, however, a day of fast and abstinence. Please see the
enclosed flyer which lists the rules and regulations of Fast and Abstinence.
Lent is a time of personal reflection, repentance, almsgiving and prayer. “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the
Gospel” – “Remember, you are dust, and to dust you will return.”
The Ash Wednesday collection proceeds will be contributed to the Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs (JOIN), which operates under Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Columbus. JOIN provides emergency assistance to the poor and vulnerable of Franklin and