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Dear Parishioners,

Our Lenten season is upon us! As we take this journey together, let us remember the three key spiritual practices during the season of Lent are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. This year, we would like to focus more on prayer.

Our Church offers many wonderful opportunities for prayer. Here are some ways to deepen your prayer life during Lent:

Personal Prayer
- Set aside dedicated time each day for quiet, personal prayer.
- Pray with Scripture (Lectio Divina) to meditate on God’s Word.
- Offer spontaneous prayers throughout the day, lifting your thoughts, struggles, and gratitude to God.
Communal Prayer
- Participate in daily or weekday Holy Mass.
- Join a Lenten prayer group or Bible study.
- Pray the Stations of the Cross on Fridays to reflect on Christ’s Passion.
- Participate in the Parish Mission (March 6, 7 & 9 at 7:00 p.m.)
Devotional Prayer
- Pray the Rosary or the Divine Mercy Chaplet regularly.
- Attend Adoration for silent reflection before the Blessed Sacrament.
- Recite the Liturgy of the Hours (Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer).
- 24/7 Prayer chapel: Make time to spend before the blessed sacrament in our chapel. It is a wonderful thing going on at our Church. I see people praying in the chapel at all hours!
Prayer of Repentance and Mercy
- Make a good Examination of Conscience and go to Confession. Our Lenten Family Reconciliation Service is on Saturday, March 22, at 10:30 a.m. in the Church. Or join our Communal Reconciliation Service on Thursday, April 9, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
- Pray for the grace of conversion and a deeper relationship with Christ.
- Offer intercessory prayers for those in need, including the sick, suffering, and those who have fallen away from faith.

Pick up the Lenten black books to accompany you daily on our Lenten journey!

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Thank you!

I take this occasion to thank the community for your great generosity. We had over 70 sign-ups to serve the Church as volunteers. Financial support to the Church is rising and increasing, as well as Church attendance. There is a joyful spirit in the community that visitors to our Church comment about.

Thanks be to God. Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat (Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands.) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly (Colossians 3:16)

-- Father Augustine Joseph

PS Remember to set your clocks ahead one-hour on Saturday evening!

Thursday, March 06:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Church/Livestream)
- WINGS 9:30 a.m. Speaker: Mary Fair (Hall)
- LENTEN MISSION with John Angotti 7:00 p.m. (Church)
- Scout Troop Meeting 7:00 p.m. (Hall)
Friday, March 07:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel/Livestream)
- Fish Taco Friday 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. (Hall)
- LENTEN MISSION with John Angotti 7:00 p.m. (Church)
Saturday, March 08:
Social Concerns Lenten Collection: Culinary Angels, Livermore
-Joseph Mazrimas Funeral Mass & Reception 11:00 a.m. (Church/Hall)
- Rite of Election at the Cathedral of Christ the Light 11:00 a.m. (offsite)
- Music Workshop with John Angotti 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Church)
- Reconciliation 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. (Church)
- Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m. (Church)
Sunday, March 09: Daylight Saving Time Begins
First Sunday of Lent
Coffee & Donuts (Family Fellowship Sunday) After All Sunday Masses
Social Concerns Lenten Collection: Culinary Angels, Livermore
- Mass 7:30 a.m. (Church)
- Mass with CLW 9:30 a.m. (Church/Livestream)
- Tiny Treasures 9:30 a.m. (Dominic)
- Youth Confirmation Year #2 Class 9:30 a.m. (Pope)
- Mass 11:30 a.m. (Church)
- Men of Fatih Food Prep 1:30 p.m. (Kitchen/Hall)
- Scout Troup 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (Pope)
- LENTEN MISSION with John Angotti 7:00 p.m. (Church)
Monday, March 10:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel/Livestream)
- SET Meeting 9:30 a.m. (Oscar)
- Children's First Eucharist Class #3 5:30 p.m. (Hall/Pope)
- Christian Meditation 5:30 p.m. (Ignatius)
- Men of Faith Dinner 6:00 p.m. (Hall)
- High School Youth Ministry 7:00 p.m. (Hall)
Tuesday, March 11:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel/Livestream)
- Faith Formation (1st-5th Grade) 6:15 p.m. (All Rooms)
- Taranowski's Small Group 6:30 p.m. (Benedict)
Wednesday, March 12:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Church)
- Faith Formation (Kindergarten-5th Grade) 4:00 p.m. (All Rooms)
- Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. (Church)
- Middle School Youth Ministry 7:00 p.m. (Hall)
- RCIA 7:00 p.m. (Pope)
Thursday, March 13:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Church/Livestream)
- WINGS 9:30 a.m. (Hall)
- Faith Formation (Kindergarten-5th Grade) 3:30 p.m. (All Rooms)
- A Family Rosary 7:00 p.m. (Chapel)
- Scout Troop Meeting 7:00 p.m. (Hall)