Congratulations to the new officers of the
Parish Council:
Chairperson Alicia Crosby
Vice-Chairperson Gil Pucino
Secretary Kendall Heider
Thank you for serving your fellow parishioners
and parish.
Lenten Regulations
Abstinence from meat is to be observed
by all Catholics 14 years old and older on Ash Wednesday and
on all Fridays of Lent.
Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday
by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those
who are bound by this may take only one full meal. Two smaller
meals are permitted it necessary to maintain strength according
to one’s needs, but eating solid foods between meals
is not permitted.
The special Paschal fast and abstinence
are prescribed for Good Friday and encouraged for Holy Saturday.
The Church keeps Lent from Ash Wednesday
until the evening of Holy Thursday by the threefold discipline
of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. All of the faithful and
the catechumens should undertake serious practice of these
three traditions. Failure to observe any penitential days
at all or a substantial number of such days must be considered
serious.
During Lent the Church encourages attendance
at daily Mass, self-imposed times of fasting, and generosity
to local, national and worldwide programs of sharing.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
The Knights of Columbus Council 10334 will
begin their LENTEN FISH FRY
on Friday, February 19th from 5 to 7:30 p.m and continue every
Friday during Lent in the Family Life Center.
STATIONS OF THE
CROSS l began Friday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m. The
Stations will continue on Friday evenings throughout Lent.
LENTEN PENANCE
SERVICE will be held on Tuesday, March 23rd at 7 p.m.
Founded in 1900, the Xavier Society for
the Blind has been providing religious material and spiritual
reading at no charge to clients all over the United States.
Materials are in Braille, large-print and audio CDs, and include
periodicals like St. Anthony Messenger, America, Our Sunday
Visitor, and the Catholic Press.
The Xavier Society for the Blind is also
the home of the Catholic Lending Library, with volumes that
can be borrowed in all three formats. If you can read this,
you probably don’t need their services, but you may
know someone who does. Please share this information with
your friends, and with local agencies who provide help for
the visually-impaired.
Since the services are all provided at no
charge, contributions to continue this work are always welcome,
are completely tax deductible, and may be sent to: Xavier
Society for the Blind
154 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
To register and get a free catalogue
of books and periodicals and other items available, call (212)
473-7800 or (800) 637-9193. They also have a web site at www.xaviersocietyfortheblind.org
Or email them at info@xaviersocietyfortheblind.org (It may
be long, but it is easy to remember!)
Care Packages to Soldiers
The US Postal Service
has made it easier to get packages to the troops. In fact,
if you’re sending a package to a service-member overseas,
the Postal Service has made it even easier.
Using the Priority Mail Large
Flat-Rate Box (12"x12"x5.5"), you can ship
a package to an APO or FPO address, you’ll pay $10.95
- a $2 military discount from the Postal Service. The large
flat-rate boxes are free. You can get these boxes from your
post office, online through http://www.usps.com/supplies,
or by calling 1-800-610-8734.