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March 1st,
2015
The 2nd Sunday of Lent Welcome to St. Benedict’s Parish! 8110 Jewel Lake Road
Anchorage, AK 99502
Sunday Mass
Parish Office Phone: 243-2195 • Fax: 243-0088
Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00am-3:00pm
People Mover: Bus Route 7J
Web: www.stbenedictsak.com
E-mail: info@stbenedictsak.com
Saturday 5:00pm;
Sunday 8:00am, 10:30am, 12:15pm
Weekday Mass
Tuesday-Friday 9:15am
Adoration and Benediction
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00pm
Lumen Christi Jr/Sr High School
Lumen Christi Phone: 245-9231 • Fax: 245-9232
Web: www.lumenchristiak.com
E-mail: info@lumenchristiak.com
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Wednesdays, during Adoration
Sat. 3:45-4:45pm or by appointment
Parish Calendar of Events
Sunday
3/1
Pastor
Rev. Leo A. Walsh, S.T.D.
lwalsh@stbenedictsak.com
243-2195
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Jacob Stronach, O.S.B.
jstronach@stbenedictsak.com
243-2195
Mass Times:
• 8am
• 10:30am
• 12:15pm
Tuesday
3/3
Wednesday
3/4
Thursday
3/5
Friday
3/6
Saturday
3/7
OFFICE
CLOSED
9:15am
• Mass
9:15am
• Mass
9:15am
• Mass
9:15am
• Mass
3:45pm
• Confession
1:45pm
• Rosary
10am
• Kid Play
11am
• Why Catholic
• Adult Ed
5:45pm
• Zumba
10am
• Junior Legion
of Mary
5pm
• Vigil Mass
5:30pm
• Legion of
Mary
6pm
• Adoration,
Vespers and
Confession
4:45pm
• HS Faith
Formation
6pm
• Patriotic
Rosary
1:30pm
• CCD
7pm
• 4th Degree
Knights of
Columbus
Deacons
Deacon Ted Greene
tgreene@caa-ak.org
273-1597 (message)
Deacon Dez Martinez
deacondez@alaskan.com
273-1599 (message)
Monday
3/2
Sunday
3/8
Monday
3/9
6:30pm
• RCIA
7pm
• Bible Study
7pm
• Youth Night
• Knights of
Columbus
Business Mtg
5:45p
• Zumba
7pm
• Choir Practice
6pm
• Soup Supper
6pm
• Pinochle
7pm
• Stations of
the Cross
7:30pm
• Lenten
Topics
Tuesday
3/10
Wednesday
3/11
Thursday
3/12
Friday
3/13
Saturday
3/14
PANCAKE
BREAKFAST
OFFICE
CLOSED
9:15am
• Mass
9:15am
• Mass
9:15am
• Mass
9:15am
• Mass
8am
• Health Fair
5:30pm
• Legion of
Mary
10am
• Kid Play
6pm
• Adoration,
Vespers and
Confession
11am
• Why Catholic
10am
• Junior Legion
of Mary
3:45pm
• Confession
Business Manager
Mass Times:
• 8am w/
Scrutiny
• 10:30am
• 12:15pm
Danna Hoellering
dhoellering@stbenedictsak.com
8pm
• YM Meeting
Administrative Assistant
Denice Yonker
parishsecretary@stbenedictsak.com
243-2195
273-1553
5:45pm
• Zumba
6:30pm
• RCIA
7pm
• Youth Night
5:45p
• Zumba
7pm
• Choir Practice
5pm
• Vigil Mass
6pm
• Soup Supper
7pm
• Stations of
the Cross
7pm
• Bible Study
Pastoral Assistant
• Kid Play
Marcy Adkins
madkins@stbenedictsak.com
273-1554
7:30pm
• Lenten
Topics
Director of Music
Ken Miller
stbenmusic@gmail.com
273-1540 (message)
Office of
Evangelization & Catechesis
Director
Robert McMorrow II
rmcmorrow@stbenedictsak.com
273-1552
Youth Minister
Oriele Jones
ojones@stbenedictsak.com
273-1541
Adult Education
Dr. Bob Schihl
bschihl@stbenedictsak.com
273-1541
Mass Intentions (*)
2/28
5pm
3/1 8:00am
10:30am
12:15pm
3/3 9:15am
3/4 9:15am
3/5 9:15am
3/6 9:15am
3/7
5pm
3/8 8:00am
10:30am
12:15pm
People of the Parish
People of the Parish
Mary Rapp (SI)
Arturo Munoz (ROS)
Monica Owens (SI)
Lucia Soriano (ROS)
Karen Flores (ROS)
Rob Loranger (SI)
Chandra Dieffenbach (SI)
Karen Flores (ROS)
Ken Miller (SI)
Herminia Reyes (ROS)
*see mass intentions key on back page
Sacramental Information
Sunday 3/1 Genesis 22:1-2, 9a,
10-13, 15-18
Romans 8:31b-34
Mark 9:2-10
Sunday 3/8 Exodus 17:3-7
Romans 5:1-2, 5-8
John 4:5-42
Contact the Parish Office at
243-2195 for more information on:
•Baptism of Infants is celebrated either
during Mass, after the 12:15 Mass or at
any other time approved by the pastor.
Parents and Godparents are required to
attend a Baptismal Preparation Class prior
to the baptism of the child.
•Marriages are scheduled by meeting with
the pastor at least six months prior to the
wedding date.
•Funerals contact the parish office immediately after the death.
•Anointing of the Sick, Communion to
the Homebound, Call the parish office to
request a visit.
~Pastors Corner~
That’s My Boy!
Next week we are holding the Regional Basketball Tournament in our gym at Lumen Christi. If you have not been to a Lumen basketball game, they are lots and lots of
fun. One of the highlights was the father of senior starter Michael Sholl. Invariably, at various points
during the game, usually after Michael had done something of note, his father would belt out,
“THAT’S MY BOY!!!” And the crowd would go wild.
A father’s pride in his son is something special. As we see in the first reading, Abraham was most
certainly proud of his son, Isaac. So imagine his consternation when he heard the Lord say, “Take
your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love...and offer him as a holocaust.” How very devastating
that must have been. In ancient times, the only legacy you had was your children, especially your
male children. Isaac was his only son, his heir, his legacy. What could the Lord be thinking?
Nevertheless, Abraham is faithful and trusts that the Lord knows what he is doing, and it all
works out in the end. Isaac is spared and the Lord provides a suitable sacrifice.
Fast forward to Mt. Tabor where Jesus is transfigured in the presence of the disciples. Here they
get a “preview of coming attractions” as they get a glimpse of his future glory. Hopefully this will
sustain them in the coming weeks during his passion and death. But then something incredible happens. The voice of the very same Lord says, “This is my beloved son. Listen to him.” In essence,
the Lord is saying, “That’s my boy!”
What are we to make of all this? First, it is a very firm affirmation about the identity of Jesus as
the beloved Son of the Father. Second, as Paul notes very strongly, the very God who spared the son
of Abraham, did not spare his own beloved son. Thus, the passion and death of Jesus makes a difference not so much because of what he does, but because of WHO HE IS. Finally, it is a heady thing
to realize that when we are baptized into Christ, we too become the adopted sons and daughters of
the Father of Jesus. Indeed, “if God is for us, then who can be against?”
The Good News is that we are so loved by God, that he will go to any length, even suffer and die
on our behalf, so that we might be freed from anything that would come between us. What a marvelous thing, then, when we “glorify the Lord with our lives” so that when we stand before him at the
end of time he will point to us and say, “This is my beloved son! This my beloved daughter!”
Listen to Fr. Leo's recorded homily podcasts: www.stbenedictsak.com/podcasts.htm
Please Pray for: Benjie Doral, Ellison Williamson, Jester Sargento, Ia Corrigan, Danielle Corrigan, Jackie & Greg Kern,
Oneita Johnson, Arlene Osborn, Cheryl Edgren, Valie Visaya, Diana Bennett, Paul Larson, Mary Dubois, Caryle Keefe, Kevin
Pfeiffer, Glenn Allen, Virginia Aberle, Harold Adams, Joan Alles, Martina Almeida, Rafael Apostol, Clifford Baker, Jane Barnham, Elizabeth Bastiani, Maria Elisa Bente, Solita Balones, Belarde Family, Mark Blumenthal, Deneen B. Bozeman, Mike Bygott, Doris Claussen, Jim Curro, Kate Daniel, Riza Daniel, Christine Driskell, Monica Estil, Basilia Flores, Bobby Garcia, Jose Garcia, Pierro Garcia, Victoria Garcia, Christina Garcia, Lillian Gibson, Louise Goetsch, Brittany Groenke, Mary Heinz,
Angelica Hess, Patricia Hoerling, Kim Hole, Anne Jaskier, Betty Johnson, Stacey Koenig, Paul Lacey, Debra Larson, Keith
Lauwers, Chuck Lastufka, Corazon Legarda, Patrick Maitland, Audrey Mather, Mark Mather, Greg Maturo, Natividad Mendoza, Roldan Milallos, Thomas Milton, Leoncia Morante, Modesta Munoz, Hien Pham, Maddie Rey, Jeanne Rosauer, Alfred Russell, Heriberto Saiz, Orlando Sargento, Mark Schoendaller, Joe Shaw, Stanley Smith, Lucia Soriano, Betty Stokes, Rosalie Tadda, Steven Taylor, David Thompson, Helen Thompson, Patricia Vollendor, Beatrice Walsh, John Logan, Marijes Apostol, Tuyen
Pham, Jane Branham, Nicole Johnson.
(To add or remove please call 243-2195).
Members of the Elect
Candidates
Nathan Paulson
Jamie Nagel
Roy Stoddard
Tina Voelker
Alex Hoellering
Brooke Sidoti
Evan Sidoti
Darma Horning
Malia Horning
Sina Iloilo
Riley Rose White
Chanelle Garcia
Denise Kipke
We look forward with anticipation for these individuals to become full
members at the Easter Vigil, April 4th at 8pm.
Robert & Susan Oravec
03/12/1969
Thomas & Maxine Blake
03/23/1973
John & Loretta Tibor
03/20/1976
Michael & Marilyn Gogolowski
03/31/1989
Gary & Roxanne Bucy
03/28/1992
Rolando & Maria Repuya
03/22/1997
Ropati & Carol Taunuu
03/05/2005
Manual & Sherry Madrigal
03/31/2012
Many thanks and grateful prayers for your steadfast witness to the gospel in the vocation of married life. May Christ richly bless you in the coming year!
If you want to be sure that your anniversary is acknowledged, contact the parish office at 243-2195.
Thank you to all who
Archangel Attic: We're having our First Friday
contributed to Clare House
meal this month.
Next meal date March 24th!
sale on March 6th, which means the Lumen parents will offer shopping until 7:00 pm. Lent is a
wonderful time to spiritually clean our lives. It
can also be an occasion to de-clutter our homes.
Next week is Donation Sunday and an opportunity to bring excess gadgets, outgrown toys, and
wrong sized clothing and shoes to the Archangel
Attic. Bring your gently used
things to the Lumen Christi bus
and a Knight will be sure to get
them to the Attic. Thank you for
your generous support.
Pancake Breakfast Join our happy green crew
for our St Patrick's Pancake Breakfast on Sunday,
March 8th and enjoy a special Lenten craft
brought to us by the Girl Scouts.
Traveling Statue The new blessed Mother List
is on the Bulletin Board. Take the statue into your
home for a week and say a Rosary a day. It would
make a special event for you or your family.
Dedicate and soft spoken describes this weeks
steward. Please meet Robert McMorrow Sr., also
known as Bob for short. He is a 28 year veteran of law enforcement
from Illinois. Currently,
he works as court security at the federal building
down town. He and his
wife, Marilyn, of 46
years have been members of Saint Benedict for 15 years. Bob is a 32
year member of the Knights of Columbus. He is
in charge of many projects some include
the Blood drive, Sock drive, Tooth paste drive,
and Razor drive. He and his wife attend the 5pm
Mass on Saturday where he volunteers as a Eucharistic Minister. The Stewardship Committee
thanks Bob and asks that you join us in giving
him a ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
Do you ever wonder who takes care of the altar
linens? The Altar Society of St. Benedicts is
overseen by Cyndy Schoendaller and Sharon
Swendseid, both long time
parishioners. The linens the
priests use at Mass and altar
cloths are lovingly washed
and ironed by these two unsung heroes of the parish.
enhance our worship.
The efforts are coordinated by Marcy Adkins and
Elaine Potter, with help
from David Mitchell,
Melodie Mackey, Joan
Alles, Sharon Swendseid
and various other who come in and help. The
decorating for the Samoan Mass is shared by various families from the Samoan community.
Flowers are provided by Marijes Apostle for the
Filipino Mass. We are always looking for new
ideas and help. The Stewardship Committee
Thanks these ministers and asks that you join us
in a big round of APPLAUSE!
† Wednesday’s
6pm - Adoration, Vespers & Confession
† Friday’s
6pm - Soup/Supper (except Good Friday)
Please bring meatless soup, bread, fruit and salad.
We will provide coffee and juice.
7pm - Stations of the Cross
7:30pm - The True Sufferings of Jesus
...by Dr. Bob
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE:
...who decorates the Church? Our biggest seasons
are Christmas and Easter, including the seasons
that lead us into them. There is a group of helpers
who come together to prepare our sacred space to
The Offertory Collection for Sunday, February 22: Weekly
offering was $7,309.75 online giving added $3,170.00 the
Building Fund was $230.00 online giving added $65.00. for
a total of $10,774.75 for the weekend. Our weekly average is
$16,730.09.
Thank you for your continued
and generous support!
Easter Meal Preparation: It is that time again to
help our families who are less fortunate. Please consider making donations of food to help them have a
wonderful Easter meal with enough left over for
more meals afterwards. Please have families in need
contact Betty Swanson at our outreach, 344-0487 to
be placed on our list. The cut off day is Saturday,
March 28th. There are families with 4 to 7 children
so we need a little extra for them.
The List is as follows:
Large Hams
Instant Potatoes
Canned Sweet Potatoes
Eggs
Bread, all types, ie...rye, etc...
Peanut Butter
Instant Gravies
Cran Berry Sauce
Egg Coloring for Easter Eggs
Easter Candy
Easter Toys for little kids
Assorted Jellies
Crackers, Various Types
Canned Vegetables, different types, (peas, beans, etc.)
Anything else you think may be of help to these families
Thank you for your love and wonderful support to those who are not as Blessed as we are.
May Our Lord Bless and keep you and your families in His Loving Hand.
Knights
Table
www.facebook.com/kofc12290
♦ Our Patriotic Rosary is prayed twice each
month. The first, is with the 4th Degree
Knights, held at 6pm on the first Monday of
each month at church.
To all who contributed to the razor drive.
Although a small item, it is much
appreciated by those in need of them.
Knights of Columbus
Business Meeting
will be on March 4th
at 7pm. See you there!
Our First Annual…
♦ The second, is our regular time, held at
7pm on the third Monday of each month at
church.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO PRAY
WITH US AT BOTH OF THESE TIMES.
Come enjoy on March
21st at 6pm in the parish hall. We
will begin selling tickets on
March 1st.
Calling all Second Degree Knights! **BISON TICKETS ON SALE NOW**
There will be a
Third Degree meeting
on March 7th at 10am, held at
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
on Huffman Rd.
Time to move up
Buy your ticket today from any Knight!
If you have any questions
contact:
Mike Moore 563-6224
The Office of
EVANGELIZATION
CATECHESIS
Bob McMORROW, Director
Oriele JONES, Youth Ministry
273-15572 rmcmorrow@stbenedictsak.com 273-1541 ojones@stbenedictsak.com
EVANGELIZATION
Having a knowing and loving relationship with
Jesus from His Word - the Bible
“ . . . And the Word was God.” (John 1:1)
ROLE OF THE EUCHARIST
Eucharist – the Center of the Evangelized
Life.
The Church (General Instructions of the Roman Missal) requires two physical attitudes
for all the Faithful when they are in the Presence of Jesus: ADORATION AND HONOR.
The first attitude is that we are to ADORE Jesus – Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity - present in the tabernacle by genuflecting at your
pew when you enter the sacred space; repeat
a genuflection when you are leaving your pew
to exit the Church.
A genuflection is required when one approaches the Tabernacle and departs from the
Tabernacle. The same holds approaching the
altar after the Consecration when the Body and
Blood of Jesus is present until after the Communion rite is compete, e.g., for Eucharistic
Ministers, etc.
We should follow the example of our priests.
BIBLE STUDY
Beginning March 3rd!
The Books of Maccabees
Tuesday evenings at 7 PM, room 109, LCHS;
Coffee and dessert will be available. No experience necessary. Just come.
Dr. Bob is teaching. All are welcome.
Dr. Bob SCHIHL, Adult Ministry
273-1541 bschihl@stbenedictsak.com
CATECHESIS
Catechesis echoes the Word of God
from the Bible in the teachings of the
Church.
“He who hears you, hears Me.” (Luke 10:16)
CONFRATERNITY OF
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE (CCD)
FAMILY FAITH CATECHESIS
Who: Kindergarten thru eighth grade and their
parents.
What: Family catechesis from 1:30-2PM fol
lowed by CCD for the children and optional
adult education classes for the parents.
When: Sundays from 1:30-3PM.
Why: Faith is fun, exciting and life changing!
Where: We will begin in the gym.
And: Come early for family fun time - Gym and
youth center will be open from noon to 1:30PM
for optional family fun: coffee, juice, and cookies will be provided.
Door prizes every week for all families who
have parents in attendance!
PRAYER OF THE MONTH: Anima Christi
To maintain a joyful family requires
much from both the parents and the
children. Each member of the family
has to become, in a special way, the
servant of the others.
Pope St. John Paul II
ADULT CATECHESIS
ON SUPER SUNDAYS
March 1st Starting at 2 PM in the school
Dr. Bob Schihl presents
The Church:
Definitions, Biblical, Divine Origins,
Meanings Today
Ed Wassell presents
The Eucharist: John 6
Literal or Metaphorical
Bob McMorrow presents
Giants of our faith: journey to the land of
Sts Peter, Benedict, and Francis
No Mere Lawn Statue-St. Francis,
St. Clare, and Assisi
Join Dr. Bob each Friday of Lent
(after Stations) for his talks on:
The Shroud of Turin: The real
sufferings of Jesus
ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE
The destination of our 2015 pilgrimage is to the
sites of Ancient Rome, the Vatican and Assisi,
the home of St. Francis. Our dates are May 19th30th. Registration forms are in the back of the
church! Contact Bob McMorrow for more information
A Personal Faith Formation Program
for Every Parishioner
Encounter your Catholic faith - not just on Sunday but throughout the week, on your own time, at your
own pace, as much as you want top spend at a
time.
SYMBOLON is an on-line 20-episode video series
that presents the “big picture” of our Catholic faith.
These episodes are filmed on-location in Rome, in
the Holy Land, in Calcutta, and at the Augustine Institute Studios in Denver.
You create a login that permits you to access
Symbolon on your own, on your computer, your
smart phone, or your tablet.
Begin by registering at
http:// symboloncatholic.org/register
Then enter our St. Benedict Code: 2a81e2
Symbolon Group Study
An adult group will meet during the
high school faith formation classes
(Sundays, 4 - 5:45 PM) to look at the
new Symbolon video series. The
group meets in room 109 LCHS.
Coming this spring:
First Annual Adult, Couples and Singles, Silent
Retreat, Friday through Sunday, April 10th to 12th,
at Holy Spirit Center, Father Jacob is the retreat
master. More information coming soon.
MEDITATION OF THE WEEK
"Look at His adorable face.
Look at His glazed and sunken
eyes.
Look at His wounds.
Look Jesus in the Face.
There, you will see how He
loves us."
~ St. Therese of Lisieux
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
Faith Sharing Groups: Please join the Lenten
faith-sharing group, which meets Thursdays 11:00-12:30 in the church. During the six
weeks of Lent, the sessions follow
the Sunday readings around which the sharing is
centered. These gatherings can be an opportunity
for prayer, discernment and a retreat from your
ordinary routine. New members are always welJoin young adults (18-30) from around Anchorage
come.
for an evening of great conversation and fellowship. If several of you would like to meet at a different time, we can accommodate that. Please
We meet from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm at
call Colleen at 907-354-4372 if you have
Yak and Yeti Himalayan Cafe
questions.
Located at 1360 West Northern Lights
Tea Tuesday
Questions? Contact Oriele Jones at 907-273-1541.
Find us on Facebook “Tea Tuesdays”
Krakow WYD is geared for young people
aged 16-35.
The pilgrimage will be in July, 2016. There
will be an optional pre-trip to Ireland.
Registration forms are now available in the
youth center. Or email Bob McMorrow if you
want more information.
ITALIAN DINNER
Thanks for joining us! The young people put
on a great Italian
feast! The next dinner will be May 9th.
We will have an auction too.
Catechists Needed
People who love Jesus, His Church, and
have a desire to share the faith with others!
Call 273-1552.
We are looking for catechists and other volunteers to help with our new SUPER SUNDAY family faith formation program.
Classes meet from 1:30-3:00 PM on Sunday
afternoons. If you are interested, call or
email Bob McMorrow.
Our team will walk with you, and prepare
you in both teaching skills and Catholic content.
Super Sunday Team
We need help setting up each Sunday, taking attendance, running the technology, and
manning the prize tables. If you are able to
help, email or call Bob McMorrow.
St. Andrew Bobola, S.J.
Patron of our E/C Team
Pray for us.
~Our Community~
Good Friday Faithwalk button contest the
A Lenten Day of Prayer
Men and women are invited, given by Fr.
Dan Hebert on Saturday March 7th, 2015
at 9am to 3pm at St. Patrick’s Parish Chapel on Muldoon Rd. Suggested donation is
$10. Lunch is included. Please contact
Debbie Vea by phone, 278-5001 or by
email, vea@alaskan.com to sign up or
for more information.
SPONSORED BY:
THE CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
OF THE AMERICAS
contest is open to any Catholic student grades 1st
to 12th. Submission must be received by email
by noon, Thursday, March 12. Entries will be accepted by mail, email or fax: Archdiocese of Anchorage, 225 Cordova, Anchorage, Alaska 99501;
email clentine@caa-ak.org and/or fax 2977758. Please call 297-7711 with any questions.
Women’s Saturday Morning of
Reflection You are invited to a Lenten Saturday Morning of Reflection on Saturday, March
14, from 9am-12:30pm in the St. Patrick Chapel. We will begin with Rosary followed by Mass,
confession, a reflection and lunch. Father
Donatian Kaigoma, Chaplain at Providence Hospital, is the March celebrant. No Childcare this
month. RSVP to Genny at 947-5359
Have you ever thought about becoming a
Sister? Single Catholic women ages 18 - 40 are Le Bella Brigata Dinner “An Evening
invited to a Religious Vocation Discernment Rewith Sheen” A live performance of a classic
treat with the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent
de Paul April 10-12, 2015 in Los Altos Hills,
California (Bay Area). If you would like to
know more about attending this prayerful and reflective discernment retreat, contact Sister Lisa
Laguna, D.C. at 650/949-8890, 213-210-9903, or
email us at SrLisaDC@aol.com. Find us on Facebook at: Daughters of Charity Vocations
U.S., follow us at Twitter.com/DofCharity or read
about us on www.DaughtersOfCharity.com.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen television show, featuring Mario Bird. Come celebrate the Feast of
St. Joseph, Patron of the Archdiocese, at this
fundraiser to get Anchorage’s new Catholic radio
station 94.1FM on the air! Thursday, March 19 at
McKinley Ballroom, Coast International Inn starting at 5:30pm. $75 per person or $600 for a table
of 8 – advanced purchase requested. RSVP at
cufanchorage@gmail.com or 330-9827.
March 6-8 | St. Teresa of Jesus – A Call to ACYC is coming, can you spare a room!
The Alaska Catholic Youth Conference will be
Intimacy with God. Lenten Retreat at Holy
hosted at St. Benedict once again. The dates are
Spirit Center – This silent retreat will be led by
Fr. Bernard Perkins, a Carmelite priest from Alhambra, California. With a Lenten theme, the retreat provides a perfect opportunity for quiet and
reflection time. It begins at 7:00 pm Friday and
ends with noon lunch on Sunday. Fee: $215
(private); $195 (double); $165 (commuter). Call
Holy Spirit Center at 346-2343 to register.
June 14th-18th. We are looking for a couple host
homes who would be willing to host a Catholic
speaker or musician. Contact Bob McMorrow for
details, 273-1552.
Pick, Click & Give
Please Support Catholic
Social Services through PFD.
Following in His Footsteps Thrift Store:
Open Monday-Friday 10am-3pm, and Saturday 10am-4pm; contact the Store at
245-0017 or for other questions or to volunteer call Colleen: 354-4372 or Mary: 868-3453
Catechesis:
Choir:
Clare House:
Hospitality:
Pancake Breakfast:
Knights of Columbus:
Legion of Mary:
Samoan Mass:
Filipino Mass:
Outreach:
Prayer Chain:
R.C.I.A.:
Mass Intentions:
Bob McMorrow: 273-1552, Dr. Bob Schihl and Oriele Jones: 273-1541
See Ken Miller after Mass or email stbenmusic@gmail.com
Food for Clare House: 4th Tuesday each month; contact Linda Fleener: 243-5688
Coffee and donuts, following 8:00am and 10:30 am Masses, except on Pancake Breakfast
Served 8:00am to 12:00pm on the 2nd Sunday of the month from October to April
Meets every 1st Wednesday (Business) and 3rd Wednesday Social & Potluck (all welcome)
Meets every Monday at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall; contact Phyllis Wilson: 344-8947
At 12:15 Mass, the 1st Sunday of the Month
At 12:15 Mass, the 3rd Sunday of the Month
Emergency food for those in need call 273-1596
For information call Ann Curro: 349-3772 or email Peg Walsh Bernert: peg500@aol.com
Meets Tuesday 6:30-8:00 pm; contact Marcy Adkins: 273-1554
SI=Special Intentions, RTH=Return to Health, ROS=Repose of the Soul
St. Benedict's Youth Activities
Dear Young People,
“May this Lenten season find the
whole Church ready to bear witness to all those who live in material, moral, and spiritual destitution the Gospel message of the
merciful love of God our Father.
-Pope Francis
Youth nights
We meet every Wednesday evening from
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the upper room
above the gym.
This week: Jim and Ann Curro
presenting on pro-life issues
Regular meetings
YODA– 3:00 in the Upper Room
Youth Ministry Team– 8:00 pm on Feb. 22nd
And… for the Junior high
Junior High Night–
Feb. 27th from 7PM-9PM
Come play games, eat pizza and learn
about the REAL St. Valentine.
World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow
We will have registration forms available
this summer. The pilgrimage will be in
July of 2016. There will be an optional
Pre-trip to Ireland.
REGISTER TODAY!
Start selling tickets for the next Italian dinner (Feb.
28th) I will have tickets at youth night and class.
The youth had a
wonderful time on
retreat out at St.
Therese’s Camp
Thank you to all
who made retreat
possible!
Save the Date!
Next year’s winter retreat will be
Feb. 12-14, 2015