FATHER JIM'S JOTS - Third Sunday of Lent - March 12, 2023

 Third Sunday of Lent

March 12, 2023

The Woman at the Well

FATHER JIM'S JOTS

Greetings!

I would like to welcome our many new members and families that have recently joined the parish. 

WELCOME to:

Crystal Bland

 

Rachel Beal, Mike Popowski and their children, Theodore and Veronica.

Claudia Macaluso, Chen Yeh and their children, James and Irene Grazia.

Olive Kambilo and her children, Kevin and Emmanuello.

Edward and Amy Foster Jr. and their son, Edward.

Thank you to everyone who has already donated to our Diocesan Annual Appeal.  So far, we have received $7,420.00, which is 52% of our goal of $14,340.00.  Thank you to our thirty-one donors, so far.  If you haven't given to the Diocesan Annual Appeal yet, please do.

Please know that your gift to the Diocesan Annual Appeal is needed.  Please visit richmondcatholicfoundation.org/appeal-2/ or get a special appeal envelope in the back of church.  Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Lenten Blessings,

+ Fr. Jim Arsenault, Pastor

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Fr. Jim's Jots - Third Sunday of Lent - March 20, 2022

 Third Sunday of Lent

March 20, 2022

Fr. Jim's Jots

Greetings!  

Wow! Can you believe Lent is half over!  The time flies by and I am sure looking forward to Spring and Easter and I hope you are too.  I hope you will attend our Parish Retreat on Saturday, March 26th!  Even if  you don't attend the retreat, I want to invite you to attend the reconciliation service at 12 noon on Saturday March 26th.  We will have several priests to hear confessions.  The reconciliation service is a simple act, but so important during Lent.

Let's review:

~ Opening prayer

~ Reading from Sacred Scripture

~ Examination of conscience

~ The prayer, An Act of Contrition:

"O my God, I am sorry for having offended You.  I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell.  But most of all, because they offend You, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my Love.  I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.  Amen."

Individual confession with a priest and the priest will give a penance and offer the prayer of absolution.  This is just one example of an Act of Contrition you may have learned a different one or perhaps now is the time to learn one or help children learn this prayer.  It is my prayer that you attend the reconciliation service and may all of us prepare to celebrate the Easter Sacraments.  Also just a gentle reminder the Church asks us to celebrate the Sacrament of Confession during the Advent and Lenten season.

+Blessings +

Fr. Jim

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Fr. Jim's Jots - Third Sunday in Lent, 3.15.2020

Fr. Jim's Jots

Lent is a special time for prayer and penance.  We are pleased to offer a special Lenten Retreat, Saturday, March 28.  Please see the bulletin and flyer in the back of the church for details and sign up this week.

The coronavirus is a concern for all of us.  With this in mind, the Catholic Diocese of Richmond has implemented the following directives: we are to cease the distribution of the cup, we are to refrain from the shaking of hands during the sign of peace or holding hands during the Lord's prayer and we've been asked to remove the Holy Water from the Holy Water Fonts.

This weekend, there is a parish insert, inviting you to consider helping us for our 12th Annual Jazz & Food Festival, which will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020.  If you know of a business or anyone who could be a sponsor for our jazz festival, see the flyer and either give us their name and contact information or you invite them to be a sponsor for the jazz festival.  If you have any questions, please contact Janet Stern or Fr. Jim, in the parish office.

Lenten Blessings,

Fr. Jim 

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