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Dear Parishioners,
Our Transition Team has generated a prayer for all of us as we continue the merger process of our Laconia Cathloic Parishes of Sacred Heart, Our Lady of the Lakes and St. Joseph. We will be saying this prayer at all the Masses and invite you to use this in your individual prayers.
The Prayer is listed below.
Sincerely,
Fr. Marc Drouin Pastor
Prayer For Our Merger of - Sacred Heart, Our Lady of the Lakes, and St. Joseph Parishes
Heavenly Father, we pray for the merger between Sacred Heart, Our Lady of the Lakes and St. Joseph parishes. We ask that the Holy Spirit come forth to make this an opportunity for spiritual growth and renewal for all. May we receive your grace to unite and become one, vibrant parish.
We pray that our hearts become open to unity. Make us more humble, gracious, generous and welcoming to all. Remind us constantly that together we are The Church.
As we become one, may we be examples of You in order to spread the faith to others; especially our youth. May we all proclaim Jesus Christ more boldly through words and actions, so that we may be heard and seen as a beacon of light and hope throughout the Lakes Region and beyond.
13 From Our Laconia Parish Attend 2010 Washington Pro-Life March Click on Image To Start Slide Show
At this years Washington Pro-Life March there were about 500,000 attendees from all around the country and Pat Kiefer, from our Laconia parish, noted that attendance was up about 100,000 from last year. Pat also noted that the Mass at the Basilica Washington National Srine, which normally holds about 8,000 people, had an overflow crowd.
Born to a wealthy Sudanese family, she was kidnapped by slave-traders at age 9, and given the name Bakhita (lucky) by them. Sold and resold in the markets at El Obeid and Khartoum, finally purchased in 1883 by Callisto Legnani, Italian consul who planned to free her. She accompanied Legnani to Italy in 1885, and worked as a nanny for the family of Augusto Michieli. She was treated well in Italy and grew to love the country.
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