FATHER'S TWO-CENTS WORTH

                                                                                                                                                           

I just want to tell you about our Soup Supper's speakers.  The past two times, with Msgr. Carl Scherrer and Fr. Elmar Mauer have been tremendous.  You are really missing a great evening when you do not attend.  There were about 65 persons who attended this past week to learn about the “Resurrection”.  Fr. filled out his talk with a mixture of personal experiences, jokes, and puns, which made it very educational and entertaining.  Monday, March 3^rd, will be the last of our special speakers, and will feature Msgr. Bill Hitpas, who helped us with Sunday Mass, here at Holy Childhood, from l974 to l982.  I am sure all of us will be truly enlightened and entertained by his talk.  Please come and help yourself.  The meal begins at 6:30 P.M., and the talk at 7:00 P.M. in the parish center.

 

I also wish to thank all those who have been coming to Lenten Mass on Wednesday and the Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings. It is consoling to see so many families and individuals making the extra effort to grow in Christ and to pray extra.  God bless all of you who are making good use of this Lenten Season.  Mass on Wednesday is at 8:00 A.M. in the morning (school Mass), and 5:30 P.M. in the evening.  Stations are at 5:30 P.M. on Friday evenings.  The time was chosen so that people come home from work and go straight to Lenten Service, and then have the evening free.  Try it!

 

Monday, we have a Confirmation Retreat for our students who will be confirmed this year.  Confirmation will be May 2^nd.  The retreat is MANDATORY for those who wish to be confirmed.  It will be held in the parish center, and is conducted by a team who specializes in these retreats from St. Louis.  Parents, make sure your child attends.

 

Thursday is our March Red Cross Blood Drive for the Mascoutah Community.  It begins at 2 P.M. and continues to 7 P.M.  If you can give blood, please come because someone is depending on your gift of blood to live.  It is almost like donating an organ to a person who needs one.  Much simpler, less painful, and you can do it many, many times!  Even if you have high blood pressure, or diabetes, you can give blood if you are not on blood-thinners.  We will have pizzas from PIZZA HUT in the food department, along with the other assortments of home baked cookies, pretzels, raisins, and juice.  Babysitting will be available at school also.  The “Make-Up” drive is Saturday, March 15, from 9-2.

 

I continue to ask your prayers for all of the sick, and for all of our doctors and healthcare workers who take care of the sick.  I often have people asking me to pray for them, or for their surgery, for good results and a speedy recovery.  I ask them if they ever pray for their doctors who are taking care of them.  Why not?  We really depend on their wisdom, skills & diagnosis to prescribe the right remedies and procedures, do we not?  They all need our prayers, like the human body needs all of its parts to work together.  By the way, say a prayer for me that my right eye, which has been a problem, gets better. Pray for my doctor in this regard also.

 

Don’t forget your help (pledge) to the Catholic Ministry and Services Appeal!  Be a part of this life and soul saving program in our Diocese.  Are you one of the 253 donors needed from our parish?  This is continuation of the heritage we have received.

 

Please pray for all of the sick, and for their doctors and health care persons who work to bring them back to health.  Pray for those who have been hurt by violence and war.  Pray for peace, and the justice that is necessary to bring peace and healing and forgiveness.  We may not have been touched so far.  That is no assurance that it cannot happen to us.  Do unto others as you have them do for you!

 

 

Announcement for Parents

Monday, March 3rd, the Confirmation class is having their retreat.

Pray for them that the Holy Spirit guides them to a fulfilling day.

 

 

Lenten Project

PSR will be collecting dry goods for the Food Pantry as a Lenten service project. The 8th grade will be heading up this project and will be  responsible for collecting and assigning items to each grade. The food pantry is in need of paper towels, tooth paste & brushes, dish soap, face soap, toilet paper, lotion, shampoo, etc. PSR will be collecting these items during the six weeks of Lent. Thank you for your help.