FATHER JIM'S JOTS - St. Elizabeth Catholic Church - First Sunday of Lent - February 22, 2026

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church

The Temptation of Jesus

FATHER JIM'S JOTS

Greetings,

May we as a Catholic people embrace this special time of 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.  Please see the Lenten calendar that is included in this bulletin and join us this Friday for the Black History Month Stations of the Cross and Prayer Service with Bishop Barry Knestout at 5:30.  We will share a light meal in the Parish Hall afterwards and all are welcome to bring a meatless dish to share.

We still have rice bowls available for you to pickup and drop your change in.  The funds collected in the rice bowls help the poor through Catholic Relief Services.  Keep the rice bowls until Easter and return them the two Sundays following Easter Sunday.

This week we kick off the Catholic Diocese Annual Appeal.  Saint Elizabeth has a goal this year of $17,970.  I hope and pray that you can help by contributing to this Diocesan Annual Appeal.  As a parish, we get back from the Diocese than our goal.  We have received the following grants in 2026 from the Diocese:

Fuel and Hunger Grant:  $24,000

Respect Life Grant:  $14,000

Black and Indian Grant:  $2,000

Total:  $40,000

Please give to the Annual Appeal.  It sure is a great blessing to our parish.

A very special thanks to our parishioners who spoke at Mass during Black History Month.  Thank you Charles Curbeam, Tinika Amouzouvi-McIntosh and Shelley Anderson - Great job!  It was so wonderful to hear your stories of being Black, Catholic and members of St. Elizabeth.

Blessings,

Fr. Jim, Pastor

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