Be "unabashedly Catholic"

Sister Mary Anne Walsh of the U.S. Conference for Catholic Bishops gives us something to keep in mind as Ash Wednesday approaches:

"The sacramentals feed that emotional side. Ash Wednesday does so especially. We can feel a little funny with ashes on our foreheads, but for Catholics, that’s how we mark the start of Lent. Ashes don’t say we’re holy. They say we’re sinners. They don’t say we’re perfect, only that we’re willing to try. They don’t say we’re models of religiosity, but they do say we belong. In today’s world of loners and isolates, that says a lot."

Read the whole post here.

It's Fish Fry Time at OLPH!

Lent is here, and that means KofC Friday Fish Fry is in effect starting February 15 and every Friday through March 8.  Get Chef Steve's outstanding fried fish dinner and fixin's, plus other tasty entrees.  All you can eat is $6/person.  Buffet is open from 5:30-7pm. You can even go to Stations of the Cross at 5:30 and join us afterward!

All proceeds will benefit the OLPH Home and School Association and the council's SOS (Support Our Seminarians) Fund, which provides $3,600 funds each year to help defray living expenses for diocesan seminarians.

A post card from Seminarian Colin Blatchford over Christmas Holidays, who receives $100 in support monthly from our council:

"Thanks so much for the check this month.  I drove home on it"

Catholic education and vocations go hand-in-hand, so please support these worthy causes!

Tempus Fugit, Memento Mori...and Repent!

There is plenty of opportunity for penance in the upcoming Lenten Season.  The schedule for Deanery Penance services is as follows:

2/28 - OLPH, 7:00p

3/4 - Shepherd of the Valley, 6:30p (CT)

3/5 - St. Jude, 7:00p

3/6 - Holy Spirit, 7:00p

3/7 - St. Therese, 7:00p

3/12 - St. Stephens, 7:00p

3/12 - OL of Lourdes, 6:30p (CT)

3/14 - St. Peter & Paul , 5:30p

3/19 - St. Augustine, 7:00p

3/20 - St. Bridget, 6:30p

3/21 - St. Mary, 6:00p

Welcome New Brothers!

Congratulations to our newest Brother Knights who recently took their First Degree.  They are Roger Qualey, Bill Demers, Bill Bates, John Phillips and Terry West.  If you see them around church, the hall or any of our other council functions, please make it a point to welcome them to our ranks!

So far this year, Holy Family Council has added 12 new members, and we're still working toward our goal.  Membership happens because YOU take time to introduce someone you know to the benefits of becoming a Knight!  Help the men you know live their Catholic Faith more fully by asking them to join the Order!  Our next First Degree exemplification will be on St. Patrick's Day, March 17 at 2pm.