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Dear Parish Bulletin Reps:  April is dedicated to The Holy Spirit. The Holy Father’s Intentions for the Month of April, 2021:  Fundamental Rights:  We pray for those who risk their lives while fighting for fundamental rights under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes and even in democracies in crisis.  Feasts for April:  Holy Thursday (4/1), Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion (4/2), Holy Saturday (4/3), Easter Sunday (4/4), Bernadette (4/16), Anselm (4/21), George and Adalbert (4/23), St .Fidelis (4/24), Peter Chanel (4/28), Catherine of Siena (4/29), Pius V, Blessed Marie de l’Incarnacion (4/30).

March 7
Worship: Third Sunday in Lent/Communion
Places of the Passion: Gethsemane
Sermon: “Calm from Abiding in Jesus”

March 14
Worship: Fourth Sunday in Lent
Places of the Passion: The Courtyard
Sermon: “Guilty as Charged”

February 14 Worship:
God speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. –
Psalm 50
Sermon: “The One is Shining Forth”
The Psalm that comes at the end of our series speaks of an
active God whose light shines for all time and in all places. God is
not silent, but calls the people to remember that they, too, can act
on God’s behalf, holding all suffering peoples in the hands of
prayer and care and transforming the world that will shine bright
into the future. May it be so.

Dear Parish Bulletin Reps:  February is dedicated to the Holy Family.`  The Holy Father’s intentions for February, 2021:  Violence Against Women:  We pray for women who are victims of violence, that they may be protected by society and have their sufferings considered and heeded.  Feasts for February:  Presentation of the Lord (2/2), Blaise (2/3), Agatha (2/5), Paul Miki and Companions (2/6), Josephine Bakhita (2/8), Scholastics (2/10), Our Lady of Lourdes (2/11), Chair of St. Peter (2/22).  “May our home be filled with joy.  May sincere affection, patience, tolerance, and mutual respect be freely given to all.” ~ St. Padre Pio.

Zion United Methodist Church in Whitehouse will host its 4^th Annual Electronics Recycling Day on Saturday, 1/23, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the church parking lot. The event is free and open to the public. Zion is located at 10926 Maumee Street in Whitehouse. All are invited to come and dispose of their unwanted electronic devices in an environmentally responsible way. More information can be found on Zion’s web site: www.zionumcwhitehouse.org.

January 3
Worship: Second Sunday of Christmas
“God delivers the needy when they call.” -Psalm 72
Sermon: “These Lives are Precious”

January 10
Worship: Baptism of Our Lord
“My God gives strength to the people and blesses the people with peace.”
-Psalm 29
Sermon: “Awe and Wonder”

Dear Parish Bulletin Reps:  December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, which is celebrated this year on December 9.  The Holy Father’s Intentions for the Month of December, 2020:  For a life of prayer.  We pray that our personal relationship with Jesus Christ be nourished by the Word of God and a life of prayer.  Feasts for December:  Frances Xavier (12/3), Ambrose (12/7), Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (12/8), Juan Diego (USA) (12/9), Our Lady of Guadalupe (12/12), John of the Cross (12/14), Peter Canisius (12/21), Christmas (12/25), Stephen (12/26), Holy Family (12/27), Holy Innocents (12/28), Thomas Becket (12/29), Sylvester I (12/31).  “Always stay close to our Heavenly Mother because she is the sea to be crossed to reach the shores of Eternal Splendor.” ~ St. Padre Pio.

Dear Parish Bulletin Reps: November is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory, whose feast is celebrated on November 2, 2020. The Holy Father’s Intentions for the Month of November, 2020: Artificial Intelligence: We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind. Feasts for November: All Saints (11/1), Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (11/2), Martin de Porres (11/3), Charles Borromeo (11/4), Martin de Porres, Veterans Day (USA) (11/11), Josephat (11/12), Frances Xavier Cabrini (11/13), St. Albert the Great (11/15), Margaret of Scotland, Gertrude (11/16), Elizabeth of Hungary (11/17), Presentation of Mary (11/21), Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (11/22), Clement I, Columban, Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro (USA), (11/23), the Solemnity of Christ the King (11/24), Andrew (11/30). “We must empty Purgatory with our prayers. ~ St. Padre Pio.