St. Faustina Weekly Update:
We are excited to be hosting the Divine Mercy Conference tomorrow at St. Faustina. Unfortunately, all of the tickets for the event are sold out. Nevertheless, we will be live streaming the event on our YouTube Channel and invite our parishioners to virtually attend this incredible conference!
This Wednesday, February 17th is Ash Wednesday. We will be celebrating Mass and the Distribution of Ashes at 8:30am, 12:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm and 8:00pm (Spanish). The 8:30am, 6:30pm and 8:00pm Masses will all be live streamed over on YouTube. Reservations for these Masses will open on Monday morning, at 8:00am. You can find the link on our website, along with other information regarding the distribution of ashes.
Please remember to make a reservation for the weekend Masses using our Registration Link on Eventbrite.
***In light of the bad weather coming these next few days, we HIGHLY encourage you to signup for Flocknote if you have not already done so! Most of our communications (including this newsletter) come through Flocknote, and we will keep you updated with any potential changes to our schedules next week as a result of the bad weather. Moreover, you can signup with a new ministry to get more information, or access Bishop Barron's Word on Fire Database - all for free after you logon. Register today at https://stfaustinacctx.flocknote.com/ or text the word DIVINE to 84576.***
1st Reading: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46
2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1
Gospel: Mark 1:40-45
"What can you do this week to be an example to others?
Reservations for Ash Wednesday Masses will open on Monday at 8am here on our Eventbrite page. All who attend Mass will need a reservation for the corresponding Mass. To keep everyone safe because of COVID-19, clergy and ministers will be distributing ashes by sprinkling a pinch of ash on the crown of each person's head, saying nothing.
The Knights of Columbus Council 16103 will award six $500 non-renewable Grants to students graduating high school in the Spring (Class of 2021) and attending a college, university, trade or craft school in the Fall of 2021. For more information about these scholarships, please visit their website.
What is this journey in between the event we call “birth” and the one we call “death”? Is the journey taking you somewhere, or are you leading yourself to some kind of destination? What do you want from your life during the in between? We encourage anyone who is looking for these answers during Lent to join our program called "The Search." We are encouraging everyone to begin within the next two weeks. For more information, please visit our website.
Weekend Masses:
Tomorrow: Divine Mercy Conference
February 17: Ash Wednesday
February 24: RCIA Informational
