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Since Holy Week liturgies require the assistance of so many liturgical ministers, we are asking all lectors, Communion ministers, altar servers, and ushers to please sign up on the sheets in the narthex, indication which liturgies at which you are planning to be present. Debbie and Fr. Busch will use this information to make Holy Week assignments. Thank you!!

We will gather on Wednesday, March 29, in the church for Mass at 6 p.m. follwed by a catered meal featuring Schlotzsky's sandwiches. After dinner, high school students will discuss how faith can help us to make it through tough times in our lives. Intermediate/middle school students will participate in games and activities that focus on community building. See you there!

Please join us next Sunday (March 26) for a sung Evening Prayer, followed immediately by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Evening Prayer (also known as Vespers) is part of the Liturgy of the Hours, prayed each day by Christians throughout the world. The service consists of psalms, a brief Scripture reading, intercessions, the Magnificat, and a closing prayer. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a traditional blessing with a consecrated host exposed in a monstrance. Together, these make a beautiful and meditative liturgy! We hope to make this a part of our parish's liturgical life a few times each year, so please consider participating next Sunday evening!

Our next Fish Fry will be on Friday, April 7, from 6:30-8 p.m. Adults are $10 and children (ages 5-12) are $5. Please join us and invite your friends!

From the Pastor's Corner: This wonderful meditation on the Christian faith was written by Archbishop Jose Gomez, the archbishop of Los Angeles (and the former archbishop of San Antonio). Click on the article title above to read Archbishop Gomez' pastoral letter.

"Ustedes Nacieron Para Cosas Mas Grandes: Carta Pastoral para la Familia de Dios, de Los Angeles Acera del Hermoso Plan de Amor de Dios Para Neustras Vidas y para Nuestro Mundo" por Arzobispo Jose Gomez. Haga clic en el título del artículo anterior para leer la carta pastoral del arzobispo Gómez.

This Wednesday, April 5, is the last chance to sign up for the Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference on Saturday, April 22. Please contact Erica for a registration packet. The parish is covering all registration fees, but registration forms must be completed and returned to Erica by Wednesday night!

We will gather on Wednesday in the church for Mass at 6 p.m. followed by an enchilada casserole meal probided by the Circle of Ss. Anne and Joachim. After dinner, we will pray together a special version of the Stations of the Cross for teens. See you there!

The parish council will meet this Tuesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. in meeting room C. In you are unable to attend, please contact Debbie ASAP. Thank you!

This week, two new classes for adults (or older teens) will begin. On Monday evenings, Collin Backus will lead a seven-week study of the passion and resurrection narratives in the four Gospels. On Wednesday evenings, Fr. Busch will lead a three-week class on different ways of understanding why Jesus dies and how Jesus' death on a cross saves us.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make our Czech Sausage Dinner such a great success! We served more than 1,300 meals! Special thanks to Sarah and Nathan Dawes for chairing this year's event -- and to Anita Fischbacher and Mary Bowling for their sage wisdom and advice -- as well as to all the committee chairs! Thanks to Ron Kershen for driving down to West to pick up the sausage and kolaches. And thanks to all of the volunteers who helped clean the kitchen and hall before the event, set up for the dinner, cook, serve, take and count money, clean up after the meal, and do all of the other jobs associated with this event! The young people of our parish were especially evident as helpers during the meal and that is much appreciated! A dinner like this requires a true community spirit in which everyone pitches in, and that is definitely what we experienced last weekend!

No youth ministry gathering this week because of Spring Break! We will see you next Wednesday (March 22).

The class "The Bible and the Sacraments" that was scheduled to start on Tuesday, March 7, was postponed because of Internet connectivity issues. The class has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 9, at 10 a.m.

Mykel Byersmith is the special guest on "Turn Your Radio On," a program broadcast on St. Valentine Radio AM 1360 (KDJW), on Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Mykel will be talking about the process of selecting music for special liturgies. He will be joined by Fr. John Dalton and Ron Railsback. You may stream St. Valentine radio at http://tunein.com/radio/St-Valentine-Radio-1360-s32310/

The 26th annual Czech Sausage Dinner will be served on Sunday, March 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Parish Family Center on 605 38th Street in Canyon. Adult meal tickets are $10 each and children's tickets for those 6 and older are $5 each. Children 5 and under eat free. The meal consists of Czech sausage, sauerkraut, bread, parsley potatoes, cobbler, and all the trimmings. The dinner will also feature a drive-thru, with takeouts available. There will also be a Country Store and a drawing for a number of prizes. For more information about the dinner, please call the parish office at 655-3302, ext. 0.

Our first Fish Fry of the Lenten season will be this Friday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall. Join us for fried cod, hush puppies, french fries, and cole slaw. $10 for adults, $5 for children (ages 5-12). Children under 5 eat free! See you there!

We will gather for Mass in the church at 6 p.m. followed by our meal, featuring a Mexican Pile-On provided by St. Jude Circle. After dinner, we will discuss the work of Catholic Relief Services in different countries around the world and how we can contribute to their efforts to eliminate hunger and poverty by using our Lenten Rice Bowls. The evening will conclude with preparing dried Friendship Soup Mix for the Catholic Student Center Buff-A Food Pantry.

Parishioners who are 60+ years old are invited to join us on Friday, March 17 (St. Patrick's Day!) for a potluck luncheon, followed by Bingo. Please bring a dish to serve 4-6 people. If you are between the ages of 60-69, please bring a vegetable dish or salad; 70-79, a meatless entree; 80+, whatever you want to bring! We hope to see you there!

All are invited to a concert featuring internationally-known Catholic musicians Bob Hurd and Jaime Cortez on Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral. Workshops for musicians will be held on Friday evening, March 24, and Saturday, March 25. Please contact our parish music directory Mykel Byersmith if you are interested in attending one or all of the workshops.