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For Your Information Support OLMC School on March 4th at the Kiln Creek Burger King between 5 and 7 pm. A percentage of all sales will go to the school when you mention OLMC School. Crafts for children will be provided as well as dessert for all. Catholic Committee on Scouting will be holding a training for Catholic Adults who are interested in becoming Religious Emblem Counselors for Boy Scout and Venturing age youth. The training will take place at Christ the King parish in Norfolk on March 8. For registration contact Kathy at rogue.123@cox.net . From the Little Sisters of the Poor “Your parish’s generosity is such a great help to us in providing for the needs of the elderly poor entrusted to our care. We appreciate your offering of $3,636.75. Thank you for actively sharing in our mission to serve the elderly poor with love, dignity, and compassion.”
This Friday, Stations of the Cross will be led by Justice and Peace Committee members. Tomato soup and toasted cheese prepared by the Fellowship Committee will follow the Stations. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us each week for nourishment of both body and soul. Thank you to all the people who worked on the Silent Auction last weekend and to all the parishioners who participated in the Auction. The Catholic Daughters truly appreciate your generosity. Parish Nurses If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, take it seriously. Information to help you or your friend is free at the parish nurse bulletin board. Christmas decorations have only recently been returned to their boxes and now it is time to bring out the decorations for Easter. To be a part of decorating the Church for Holy Week, please call Jan at 877-2189. Christian Formation On March 9th at 11am in the Faith and Life Center, guest presenter, Jennifer DelCorso will be holding a workshop for parents of all ages titled, “Feeling Stressed? Feeling Guilty? Feeling Guilty for feeling Stressed?” All are invited to attend. Childcare is available for 5th grade and below. Email Margie for more information: margie@stjeromennva.org . The Prayer Shawl Ministry group will be meeting on 9 March at 6pm in the Faith and Life Center, room 9. Any one interested in learning more about this ministry, knitting or crocheting is welcome to come. Bring some needles and an open heart! Contact Margie for more information. To date, the prayer shawl ministry group has created 25 beautiful shawls that are being given to people on our prayer list in our parish. Thank you ladies for such wonderful creations! The love from the St. Jerome community will be felt by many. Don’t forget to attend Exalt Him! on 6 March at 7pm. Adoration, Benediction, Praise and Worship! Topic this month is the “Names of God”. Come and spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament prior to XLT from 8:30 am to 6:30pm. All are encouraged to attend. “The Last Words of Christ” is the next study for our scripture class which meets on Wednesday evenings at 7pm and Thursday mornings at 10 am in the Faith and Life Center, room 7. This new group will begin meeting on 12 March and anyone can join us. This new book will take 7 weeks to complete. Email margie@stjeromennva.org or call the office 877-3771 for more information. Come on 13 February and talk with Sister David Ann about the poverty situation in Hampton Roads. Learn what can be done to help. This informational session will be in the Faith and Life building at 7pm. All are encouraged to come. Youth There will be a 1st year confirmation meeting on March 2nd at 4 pm in the youth group room. All those students that are in their first year of confirmation prep are reminded to attend. Parents and sponsors do not need to attend. On Saturday March 8th, St Jerome will be sponsoring and partaking in a Regional Volleyball Tournament. The event starts at 10am and Peninsula Catholic High School. All are welcome to attend to cheer on the team!!! Cost will be $3 a person On the weekend of March 14th and 15th. All eighth grade students and above are invited to the annual Girls/Guys retreat to be held at St Jerome. The cost will be $25 for food and supplies. Please come and learn how to live as a young person of Christ. Everyone needs to register by Wed, March 12th so that I can ensure that we have enough food and supplies for the retreat. It will begin with Stations of the Cross at 6:30. For more information, contact Grimm at youth@stjeromennva.org or 877-3771. The Diocese of Richmond has been given 400 tickets to the Papal Mass on April 17th in Washington D.C. at the new stadium, Nationals Park at 10 am. Tickets will be allocated to registered parishioners by lottery. All information needed to request tickets can be found at www.richmonddiocese.org . If you do not have computer access, you may obtain a ticket request from the book rack in the commons or from the office. All requests must be submitted by March 7th.
BAPTISMAL SCHEDULE The next Baptism Class will be held on Monday, March 31, at 7:00 p.m. Please call the Parish Office to register before the class. Godparents must attend class also, if they live in the area. Baptisms are scheduled on the last weekend of every month during all the Masses and after the 11:30 Mass.
Please pray for the sick of our parish Dan Paxson, Rose Maio Please pray for the deceased Benedicto Javier. © Copyright 2008 Saint Jerome Catholic Church, Newport News, VA |
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