St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church at 5655 Stadium Parkway, Viera, FL 32940 US - March 16th, 2003
| March 16th, 2003 |
A recent edition of Florida Today had an article on Ash Wednesday and the practice of Lent. It was interesting to read what people hoped to accomplish during the 40 days of Lent. The writer of the article mentioned fasting as one of the signs of Lent. Others interviewed spoke about doing positive things during this time that reflected their Christian faith. By now we have either decided on a particular way of living these days of Lent or we haven’t done a thing. It is still not too late to take advantage of this blessed time and seek to come closer to the Lord. When the sign of the cross made of ashes was traced on our forehead, it signified our commitment to the cross of Jesus and a desire to be faithful to that Lord. “Repent of your sins and believe in the Gospel” was prayed over us as we received the ashes. The principal theme and activity of Lent should be an effort to bring about change in our lives. Repentance signifies change. After prayer and reflection, we come to understand that there are certain things we do or think that are not consistent with being a Christian. We then decide to begin the process of changing this attitude and taking on one which is more in conformity with the teachings of Jesus as we hear in the Gospel. The results of making such changes can be multiple. First of all, we come to feel better about ourselves. We see that we can change things with a positive result. We feel happier that our life is less complicated or burdened by things negative. Another effect is that others are effected by how we act. Changing something negative improves our relations with family, friends and coworkers. All of us prefer to be around someone who is positive and seeks to improve himself or herself. Such a person makes a positive contribution to the environment in which we live. But above all, a major result is that we are faithful to the Lord who has called us to the Christian life. Our vocation as Christians is to listen to the Lord as God speaks through His Spirit and the Church. We are encouraged to look to the Lord and to follow him. When we change from something negative or sinful, we are stating our desire to be closer to the Lord. We opt for God’s way over other paths that take us in different directions. We are now at the Second Sunday of Lent. It is not too late to enter into the spirit of this Lenten season. Pray that the Lord may guide us to use well these days of Lent. Fr. Larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our parish family welcomes all those who are among us. We hope and pray that you will find your time with us prayerful and uplifting. We do our best to make worship a renewing and challenging experience. We hope that you will fully participate with heart, soul and voice. We are a faith community that seeks to involve all in the call to worship and service. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scriptural Readings for The Second Sunday of Lent First Reading: Genesis 22:1-2,9,10-13,15-18 I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky. Second Reading: Romans 8:31-34 If God is for us, who can be against us? Gospel: Mark 9:2-10 This is my beloved Son, listen to him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mass Intentions Saturday 4:00pm: Kenneth Adamek,requested by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smigielski. Saturday 5:30pm: Pauline Mattalian, requested by Angela and Joe Cannici. Sunday 8:00am: For the parishioners. Sunday 11:00am: Casper V. Martin,requested by Ted and Ann Misiewicz. Monday 8:00am: Jessie Olszewski Tierney, requested by Fr. Larry. If you wish to have a Mass celebrated for your intention or for a deceased person, please stop by the office or speak to Fr. Larry. Please provide several dates, since we have a number of Mass requests. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daily Readings Mon, Mar 17: Daniel 9:4-10 Psalm 79 Luke 6:36-38 Tue, Mar 18: Isaiah 1:10,16-20 Psalm 50 Matthew 23:1-12 Wed, Mar 19: Samuel 7:4-5,12-14,16 Psalm 89 Romans 4:13,16-18,22 Matthew 1:16,18-21,24 Thu, Mar 20: Jeremiah 17:5-10 Psalm 1 Luke 16:19-31 Fri, Mar 21: Genesis 37:3-4,12-13,17-28 Psalm 105 Matthew 21:33-43,45-46 Sat, Mar 22: Micah 7:14-15,18-20 Psalm 103 Luke 15:1-3,11-32 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stewardship God asks that we share with others. There are many ways that we can contribute to the well being of people and institutions. St. John the Evangelist parish is grateful for your support given in time, talent and money. Our offertory collection for the weekend of March 8 - 9 amounted to $10,961.86. The building fund collection amounted to $6,132. We encourage the use of our parish envelopes. It is a gesture that shows your commitment to our parish. We ask that you remember St. John the Evangelist parish in the preparation of your will. A gift to our Building Fund will hasten the development of our parish. Please also consider the parish as a beneficiary of memorial and other gifts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parish Lenten Mission March 29-April 2, 2003 Fr. John Phalen, c.s.c, President of Holy Cross Family Ministries, will lead our parish community in a retreat on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Fr. Phalen will preach at all masses the weekend of March 29th and 30th. Fr. Phalen is an excellent preacher with a diverse background in ministry that will enhance his reflections. He was born in Connecticut and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1970. He received his BA from Stonehill College in No. Easton, Ma, and his MA in theology from the University of Notre Dame. He has been Vicar for Spanish speaking in South Bend, Indiana; Associate Director of Novices in Waterford, NY; Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Brooklyn, NY; and Associate Director of Vocations for the Eastern Province of Priests and Brothers. He has been active in many community development projects and has served on the Board of Stonehill College as well as the Provincial Council of his Province. He has served as President of Holy Cross Family Ministries since 1996, furthering the work began by the Servant of God Patrick Peyton, c.s.c. Fr. Peyton, the “Rosary Priest” and Catholic media pioneer, spent 51 years of his priesthood (1941-1992) serving the spiritual needs of families, particularly encouraging them to pray together daily, especially the rosary. Holy Cross Family Ministries, sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross, is comprised of Family Rosary, Family Theater Productions, Family Rosary International and the Father Peyton Family Institute. The retreat will take place at Viera Faith Lutheran Church. There will be a morning session that will take place during our 8:00am Mass, and then an evening session at 7:00pm. Mark your calendars. This is an ideal way to live the Lenten season. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During Lent Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting and abstinence. Fasting means that there is only one main meal and that any other meals should not equal the main meal. Abstinence means that no meat is eaten. All Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence (no meat). These regulations apply to those between the ages of 15 and 59. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prayer / Sacrifice Beads There are still beads available in the back. These beads can be used for prayers or little sacrifices in your daily life. You can use traditional prayers or pray spontaneously, using your own prayers. Keep these beads in your pocket or purse. They have been blessed. When you have moved the last of the ten beads, turn them around and start again. You can also pray a decade of the rosary with these beads. Become more aware of God and His love for us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Faith But Were Afraid to Ask” The topic for discussion this weekend will be “Raising Your Children Catholic”. Fr. Bob will be available in the Space Coast Room of the Government Center on Sunday, March 16th from 11:00am until 11:45am to discuss this pertinent concern of all Catholic parents and grandparents. All parishioners are invited to attend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Shroud of Turin and the Image of Divine Mercy What do these have in common? Come see and hear a stunning program traveling the country by Mother of Mercy Messengers, an outreach of the National Shrine of Divine Mercy, on Wednesday, March 19th at 7:00pm at Ascension Catholic Church. Set to music and lights, and blessed by Pope John Paul II, this program is a fine presentation during this season of Lent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An evening of Stories and Songs and Refreshing and Reviving Your Ministry Christopher Walker, internationally known lecturer, composer and conductor, will make a presentation of stories and songs at St. Mary’s Church in Rockledge on Friday March 21st at 7:00pm. Enter into a spirit of sacred storytelling and singing as you join Christopher Walker in praising God. On Saturday, March 22nd from 9:00am to 3:00pm, there will be a presentation on refreshing and reviving your ministry. All who minister on Sunday are invited through prayer and song to discover new ways to refresh their relationship with God and put the Gospel into action. The registration fee for the Friday program is $10, and for the Saturday program is $20. To attend the full conference is $25, with lunch provided on Saturday. For registration and information call Joan Davis at 321-632-4191 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ascension Church in Melbourne Afternoon Tea and Springtime Fashion Show Step into Spring at Ascension Council of Catholic Women’s Afternoon Tea and Springtime Fashion Show. This event will occur on Saturday, March 22, 2003 at 2:00pm, in the Ascension Catholic Community Cafetorium, located at 2950 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne. The fashion show will feature ladies clothing from Lily Pad Fashions and children’s First Communion outfits from Kiddie Palace. The ticket price of $7.00 includes tea or coffee and dessert. There will be table prizes. Contact Mary Adams at 254-4413 or Anna Neve at 242-0423 for tickets or additional information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapel in the Parish Office In our office we have a chapel with the Blessed Sacrament. We would like to remind parishioners that you are welcome to stop by and spend some time in quiet prayer and reflection. We hope that many members of the parish will take advantage of this opportunity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daily Mass Daily Mass is celebrated Monday through Friday at 8:00am at Viera Faith Lutheran Church, located on Viera Blvd. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baptism During the season of Lent, baptisms are normally not to be celebrated. It is a time of preparation for Easter, which is the ideal time for baptism. Please note that the Lenten season began on Ash Wednesday, March 5th, and lasts until Easter on April 20th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First Communicants Please keep the following young people in your prayers as they begin their preparation to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist for the first time in May: Jessica Allaire Anne Marie Anderson Heather Bates Lindsey Buckley Maria Feliciano Jennifer Fleming Rachel Forrest Michelle Forte Nicole Forte Kelly Fraser Maresssa Garcia Jonathon Gonzalez Philip Gross Krista Hudson David Joy Stephen Kuhns Lucas Martin Samuel Mazzarell Danielle Mollo John Olinde Kyle Post Dylan Roissier Audrey Seaton Thomas Seiler Whitney Smith Kevin Trainer Nicole Visco Colleen Wuchte Nicolas Zabala ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Participants in our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults are Robert Brong, Edward Breakell, Andrew Timmer, Gilbert Turner, Suzann Williams and Charles Hilgenfeldt. In addition, Samuel Mazzarell, in our young people’s program, will be baptized. These candidates ask our prayers and support as they prepare for entry into the Catholic faith. They will be received into the faith at the celebration of our Easter Vigil. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Helping Your Marriage If your marriage has become troubled or stressed, unloving or uncaring; if you have grown cold and distant; if you are divorced or separated, or are thinking about it, don’t give up. Retrouvaille, a diocesan program for troubled marriages, can help. Our next program is March 28-30, 2003. For more information call 407-977-8136. You may call anonymously. All names are kept in strictest confidence. Not counseling or group therapy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marriage Encounter Weekend Be the best parents you can be. A worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend can teach you how. Marriage Encounter is 44 hours where married couples can get away from jobs, kids, chores and phones – and focus only on each other. If you would like greater depth, growth and enrichment in your relationship, you will like the difference a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend can make. The next Catholic Marriage Encounter weekends are March 21-23 and April 25-27 at Spring Hill Suites in Sanford. Registration closes one week prior to a weekend so a quick response is requested. For more information or to register, contact Jerry and Judy Hedges at 407-933-5546 or email them at MEforUS@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meeting of Ministers to the Sick Ministers to the Sick will meet at the parish office on Wednesday, March 19th at 7:00pm. Please note this is a change of date from that discussed at our last meeting. A presentation on Contemplative Prayer will be given by Carol Buck. All ministers and those interested in becoming ministers are encouraged to attend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pathways to Wholeness A Spiritual Conference For Separated, Divorced and Widowed Coping with the feelings that accompany change and loss; Healing the Wounds of Divorce and Healing the Hidden Self, by Barbara Shelmon Ryan; Hope for the Wounded Heart, by Deborah Kalinyak; Prayer: A Handbook for Today’s Catholic; How to Forgive Yourself and Others, by Fr. Eamon Tobin. There will also be a program for children, up to age 16 by Patricia Fedor MA, Coordinator of the Youth Grief Program, Wuestoff Hospice. When: Saturday March 22nd, from 8:30am to 4:00 pm. Where: Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Indialantic Cost: $15 (includes lunch) if received by March 15th. $20 at the door. Children’s program: donation $3.00 per child, $10 maximum Open to all faiths. Sponsored by the Family Life Office of the Catholic Diocese of Orlando. For information, please phone 407-246-4867 or 321-259-8258 or 321-773-2783 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recertification Training for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion A morning of reflection for recertification of extraordinary ministers will be held at St. Mary's, 75 Barton Boulevard in Rockledge, on Saturday, April 5th, from 9:00am to 12:00noon. To register, please call Billy Jones, 255-6336, or Carole Guimond, 242-2187, before March 29th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Initial Training for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion An initial training for those wishing to become extraordinary ministers will be held at Our Saviour's, Rte. A1A in Cocoa Beach on Saturday, April 12th, from 9:00am to 12:00noon. To register, please call Billy Jones, 255-6336, or Carole Guimond, 242-2187, before April 5th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daily Bread Daily Bread needs motivated people with leadership skills to serve as Kitchen Managers on Sundays. Four volunteers, with each serving only one Sunday per month, would be ideal. Kitchen Managers direct serving and clean-up activities and are vital members of the volunteer team. Interested parties should call Sue Holaday at 723-1060. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brevard Association For the Advancement of the Blind BAAB is in need of volunteers for Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Please call 773-7222. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Giving Record Please call the office if you wish to obtain a copy of your contributions to St. John the Evangelist. Your patience is appreciated since we have just recently set up the software and entered the necessary figures. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Catholic Appeal (formerly BASE) Your response to this diocesan appeal has been very generous. You have pledged $58,576.00 to this important appeal, and have paid on your pledges $30,927.00. As you are aware, the diocese has allowed us for this year to designate these funds to our building fund. Thank you for your response. If you have not filled out your pledge cards, they are available in the back. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don’t Miss Your Weekly Bulletin Did you know that you can view our weekly parish bulletin even when you’re away? The bulletin is available on our website after Mondays. Please visit the website at : www.vieracatholic.catholicweb.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Building Project One of the concerns that we have in dealing with our building of a multi purpose building is the situation of our land. We have a beautiful spot on Murrell Rd. next to IRCC. This land comprises 20 acres and was purchased by the diocese in 1988. At that time the Church in Florida sought to buy land in different areas with the idea that later on there would be need for a church in that area. At that time there was little development in Viera and it was an open area of farmland. Now, some fifteen years later, we are beginning the process of developing our land. But we are running into some problems. Engineers have studied the land and done the necessary tests required before we can move any further on the project. The result is that on our 20 acres we have a substantial amount of wetlands – 10.4 acres. The St. John Waterway Management group needs to review these findings according to the laws of Brevard County. We do not know what their decision will be and even if they will consider additional land to be wetlands. We will need to wait until their work is finished and the necessary meetings take place to see if we are able to mitigate these wetlands and at what price. For our present plan we need about 14 acres to be able to accomplish what we want to do. Right now we have only about 9.6 acres that we are able to use. This is not enough land for the project. Also the wetlands block access to some of the areas and would require vegetation to be kept in place which might obscure the view of our future church. There is the problem. I hope that it can be resolved to our benefit but if not – we will need to examine what options are available to the parish. We might have to look for some other land in Viera to be able to build the parish that will serve our needs now and for the future. I hope that it doesn’t come to this, but we need to be prepared. Fr. Larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Registration at St. John the Evangelist We welcome all to our parish. We hope that you will discover a deeper sense of God’s love for you. We want you to feel part of this faith family. Help us to better serve you by filling out a parish registration form. They are available from the ushers or at the parish offices. Knowing our parishioners will allow us to better serve our parish community and to provide those programs that meet your needs. There are many parishioners who have filled out the sheet to receive offertory envelopes but have not filled out the parish registration form. These are available from the ushers as well as at the parish office. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Offertory Envelopes We encourage the use of offertory envelopes for your stewardship. If you have not received envelopes, you can drop by the office to pick up a box or request a box from the ushers at weekend masses. You need to fill out the sheet with your name, address and telephone number so that we can credit your gifts. If you have taken envelopes and not provided this information, please fill out a sheet with that information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Test “Test; test; this is a test.” The Lord tries us out, even tantalizes us, before choosing to work with us. God did this with Abraham, with Peter, James and John—even with Jesus! But Jesus, God’s own Son, “stands and pleads for us now,” that we not be “led into temptation or put to the test beyond our means.” “God is on our side and who now can be against us?” With the Trinity’s prompting and our willing obedience during this Lent, we can come closer to salvation. Second Sunday of Lent, Year B. Illustration © 1996 M. McGrath. Text, Philip J. Sandstrom, S.T.D. © 2000 Oregon Catholic Press. All rights reserved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Religious Education We have over 200 children in our religious education program. The group meets on Sundays after the 9:30am Mass. This is an important time for our children. We encourage all parents and guardians to see that their children attend all of the classes. Thank you to our generous teachers for their desire to share the Lord’s teachings with these, our children. Please pray for these children as they learn more about the Lord. Please note the following revised schedule of classes for the remainder of the school year: March 16, 23. Classes on March 23rd will begin at 10:45am, instead of 11:00. There will be an End-of-the-Year celebration immediately following class on that day, ending at approximately 12:30pm. All students are encouraged to attend! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come join our youth ministry! It’s a chance to meet new people and have a good time, while growing in your relationship with God. We meet on Sunday nights from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the parish offices, located at 7380 Murrell Rd, Suite 104 in Viera. For information, please call Kevin Howkins, Director of Youth, at 632-3432. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prayer Line We continue to receive requests for prayers. Please feel free to call 633-8335 with your intention. A number of parishioners will pray daily for these needs. The power of prayer is truly great. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Support Our Weekly Bulletin If you would like to sponsor your business, or to promote a particular concern (e.g. Pray the Rosary, Respect Life, or In Memory Of,) please contact George Gerlach at John Patrick Publishing Company, phone 800-333-3166 extension 165. News from the Knights of Columbus The Friday Fish Dinner is served every Friday evening from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. The new menu includes: fried fish, shrimp or chicken, or breaded baked fish, chicken cordon bleu or pan roasted shrimp. Potatoes, rolls and dessert are included for only $5.00 ($6 for any shrimp meal.) The Knights of Columbus Hall is located on Fiske Blvd., just north of the I95 intersection. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Duraclean’s Tithing Offer When a member of the parish utilizes one of their services, we will receive 30% of the total cost. Turn in the pink copy to the parish office. Services offered include air duct system cleaning, auto detailing, carpet cleaning, power washing, stone and ceramic tile and grout, ultrasonic blind cleaning and upholstery. Call Duraclean at 636-2240. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reaching Out and Helping Helping Hands Food Pantry is in need of food supplies such as: pork and beans, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti sauce, macaroni, spaghetti and all kinds of dry pasta and canned goods. You can bring these items to mass or drop them off at 56 Barton Ave. on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays from 9:00am – 11:00am. Telephone 632-7211. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daily Bread Daily Bread is a non-denominational charitable organization which provides hot meals and showers for the homeless 365 days a year from 11:00am – 2:00pm. They would appreciate your donations of men’s socks (especially white), men’s underwear and jeans (size 30-36) and T-shirts. Please bring donations to 815 east Fee Ave. in Melbourne. Thank you for your continued interest and help. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meals on Wheels Do you have a few hours and a car one day a week to help those less fortunate? Meals on Wheels is in need of volunteers to deliver hot meals. If you can help, please call Pearl Thomas at 636-4138 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOGETHER WE BUILD! We need YOU to make our directory complete! To celebrate our new church family and strengthen the bond within our parish community, we have made the commitment to produce a pictorial directory. A pictorial directory is our church family album. A directory: Preserves this special time in the life and ministry of our church. Becomes a lasting record of our current membership. Introduces our church to friends, the community and new members. Enhances fellowship by helping us visually connect faces with names. Becomes a communication tool for our parish community. We have selected Lifetouch Church Directories and Portraits to service our parish community. Lifetouch is providing the directory at no cost to our parish. Plus, every family photographed receives a complimentary directory and an 8 x 10 portrait! All photography and portrait viewing will take place at the Baymont Inn. You will have a variety of poses taken, and Lifetouch never charges a sitting fee. One pose will be selected for the directory. In addition to your complimentary 8 x 10, you will have the opportunity to purchase additional portraits at attractive prices on the day of your portrait session. Be sure to take advantage of the opportunity to be professionally photographed. Lifetouch offers so many ways to capture the memories. Your portraits are sure to become valued family keepsakes...treasured now and for generations to come. You will have the opportunity to schedule your portrait session before and after weekend Masses. We look forward to seeing you in our directory! Your Directory Committee PS: This is a professional portrait session. What you wear has a major influence on how satisfied you will be with your portraits. You will receive a Portrait Sitting Guide with tips on how to prepare for your session. We also ask that you allow one hour during which time you will check-in, be photographed and select your portraits.