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Electing the Next Pope
Rarely does the world's media get so excited about the Catholic Church as when a new Pope is about to be elected. Since Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI announced the historic decision to retire, the amount of information that has been communicated via television, tweets, blogs, posts, commentaries, emails, and newspaper articles is overwhelming. A quick "google" on "electing new pope 2013" reveals 7.5 million results - a number sure to increase by the time you read this. Undoubtedly many of you have your favorite sources for information but one of the most reliable and readable sources for things Catholic is Our Sunday Visitor. In preparing to present a summary of what happens at the conclave with tidbits of historical information and fun facts I found that it was already done. Check out Our Sunday Visitor's article "How the Church Chooses a Pope" for a fact filled and accurate article.
Latin and Itallian terms sure to be bandied about:
conclave - with key, Latin; the enclosed meeting of cardinals to elect the pope
sede vacante - vacant seat, Latin; the time period from the previous pope's death or resignation and the election of a new pope
emeritus - retired, Latin; as in Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
camerlengo - chamberlain, Italian; referring to the cardinal camerlengo, Chairman of the Holy Roman Church and currently Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who is responsible for the day-to-day of Church business during sede vacante
Eligo in Summum Pontificem - I elect as Supreme Pontiff, Latin; what is written on the ballots on which the cardinals write their candidate
habemus papum - "we have a Pope", Latin; is fun to hear and to say!
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March 2013
"Let us lead good lives and while we lead good lives let us not think that we are without sin. Living a life that is praiseworthy includes begging pardon for things that are blameworthy." ~St. Augustine, Sermon 19,2
Blessed Lent and Happy March! What a great month of promise and hope. Not only does spring begin and the days become noticeably longer (don't forget to change your clocks on the 10th!) - the best reason of all is that this year we celebrate Easter in March. However, since that is not until the very last day of the month, there is still plenty of time to make good on those intentions to observe the season of Lent properly. We have plenty of opportunities to do just that as you can see from the schedule and events listed below. For more information about each event listed below please click on the highlighted text:
Wednesdays in Lent - 6:15pm Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours
- 6:30-8pm The Light is on for You Reconciliation
Weekend of 3/2 and 3/3 - Catholic Appeal weekend (video homily)
- Girl Scout Cookies sold after Masses
Sunday 3/10 - 11am Mass Girl Scout Sunday
Friday 3/15
Thursday 3/21 - 7pm Lent in the Holy in Land
Friday 3/22 Sunday 3/24 - Palm Sunday Sunday 3/31 - Easter Sunday
For a complete listing of events at the parish center and in the church, please visit the calendar page of our web site. |
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Religious Education
Taize Prayer Service
The 7th graders in the Religious Education program invite you to join them on Monday, March 4th at 6:30pm in the church for a Lenten Taize Prayer Service. All are welcome.
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Parish Wide Food Drives
This month, parishioners have an opportunity to help the clients served by Lazarus House by participating in two food drives that we are conducting:
Halleluia Hams Lenten Project
This year's Lenten project, in cooperation with Lazarus House, will provide Easter dinners and baskets to local families in need. Students of Religious Education have been asked to bring in certain items as listed below. Then on the Wednesday of Holy Week, March 27th, donations of hams to be included with the dinners may be dropped off at the parish center between 8:30am and 2:30pm. All parishioners are welcomed and encouraged to participate by donating any of the food items listed below and a ham on March 27th. Thank you for your participation.
Grade 1 - Easter candies and chocolate Grade 2 - small soft Easter toy Grade 3 - canned corn/peas/string beans Grade 4 - boxed rice Grade 5 - canned pineapple Grade 6 - packaged cornbread mix Grade 7 - packaged cake/brownie mix Grade 8 - Easter themed paper goods (napkins, plates, cups, etc.) Confirmation 1 & 2 - canned soup Food Drive March 9th/10th
Lazarus House distributes 13 tons of food WEEKLY. To help address this need and in addition to the food drive listed above, our parish is conducting an emergency food drive next weekend, March 9th and 10th. We are asking each family who comes to Mass to please consider bringing one bag of groceries to the garage behind the friary. Suggested items are: GOYA brand products, dried rice and pasta, peanut butter, cereal, oatmeal, non-perishable dessert items and canned products such as meat, tuna, soups, vegetables, tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, pasta. These items may be dropped off in the garage behind the Friary (at the end of the big parking lot) on Saturday and Sunday, March 9th and 10th.
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Adult Faith Formation Programs
The Heart of the Cross
A unique experience of the Passion. Join us this Saturday, March 2nd at 9:30am in St. Augustine Church as Olivia Woodford, professional actress, presents the Passion events through the eyes of five women close to Jesus. Read more...
Lent and Holy Week in the Holy Land
Join us on Thursday March 21st at 7pm om the parish center as Tom Reynolds presents slides of his trip to the Holy Land. Through narratives from Sacred Scripture and historic references, Tom's excellent presentation will lead audience on an audio visual tour of the event that led up to and include Holy Week.
Adult Faith Programs In Full Swing
We have a very active adult faith formation program at St. Augustine. No matter what stage of the "journey" you are at, we have something for you.
Our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and Adult Confirmation programs meet on a regular basis to provide adult catechesis (training) for those who desire to complete the Sacraments of Initiation - in other words if you were baptized Catholic but not Confirmed OR if you were baptized in another Christian faith and desire to enter into the Catholic Church OR if you have never been baptized and desire to enter into the Catholic Church. Please visit our web page or contact Mark and Mary DeFrancisco for more information.
Our Scripture Study program provides both long and short scripture studies for those who wish to gain a greater understanding of the richness of Sacred Scripture in a comfortable group setting. Using scripture studies that are either thematic or that focus on one book of the Scriptures, the discussions embrace and encourage those at all levels of understanding. Starting in April, join us for a six week Year of Faith Scripture Study. Visit the web page or contact Sister Madonna Kling for more information.
Our small group faith sharing programs offer several opportunities to share your faith experience with others in a confidential and relaxed setting. The Why Catholic program runs two times a year, spring and fall, to take participants on a journey through the Catholic Catechism. Visit the web page for details. The Catholicism Series is an amazing and powerful video based program that takes the participants on a breathtaking tour of Catholic faith. Hosted by Fr. Robert Barron of the Word on Fire ministry, the video is accompanied by a workbook which guides the participants through lively discussions. We are planning to offer several sessions of this series in the spring. Check back on our web page for the schedule. |
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