This message includes the following:
- The Week at a Glance
- Parish Closed Monday the 18th of January
- Life and Dignity Raffle
- Online Men's Retreat
- Bible in a Year
- The Deacon's Corner with Deacon Loris
- 9 Days for Life Novena
- Angel Tree Update
- Last Weeks Bulletin
The Parish will be closed Monday the 18th in observance of Martin Luther King Day. There will be no Mass or Adoration.
Calendar
Saturday, January 16:
- 4:30 Mass
Sunday, January 17
- 8:30 Mass
- 9:45 Catechism Class
- 11:00 Mass
- 1:00 Spanish Mass
- 5:00 Youth Group
Monday, January 18:
- No Mass or Adoration
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 1:00 Lost Sheep Online
Tuesday, January 19:
- 10:00 Women's Guild Marian Hall
- 7:30 On-Line Prayer via https://sfprayerministry.online.church
Wednesday, January 20:
- 10:00 Prayer Ministry in Conference Room
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 12:00 -2 :00 Mass/ Adoration
- 1:30 Catechism in a year Online and Conference room
- 6:00 Spanish Mass/Adoration
- 7:00 Saint Study Online
Thursday, January 21:
- 9:00 Mass
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 1:00 Green Team Online
- 7:00 Lost Sheep Online
Friday, January 22
- 9:00 Mass/Adoration
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 12:00 Virtual Mass for the Unborn - Online visit livestream.com/archatl or facebook.com/archatl
- 4:00 Grace Force St. Francis Meeting Hall
Raffle Reminder
Our Human Life & Dignity Committee has created a raffle for the Parish. Committee members have generously donated items amounting to $700 for a raffle that will be awarded after the last Mass on January 31ST, 2021.
TICKETS are on sale in Narthex this weekend through January 31st:
$10 EACHOR3 FOR $25
Men's Retreat: Heroic Leadership
When: January 16, 2021 from 11 am – 1 pm Central time.
Watch live or watch later – Men who register can watch the Summit live or can watch or listen to the speakers any time after the event.
Watch live or watch later – Men who register can watch the Summit live or can watch or listen to the speakers any time after the event.
How to Register- You can register for free by following this link :https://heroicmen.com/heroic-leadership-summit/
As men, fathers, and professionals we are all called to lead. Heroic Leadership requires many disciplines. Peter Herbeck, Jon Leonetti and Dave Durand will break down concrete ways that you can strengthen how you lead your prayer life, your family and lead in the workplace.
That’s why we developed the Heroic Leadership Summit—to equip you with the tools needed to lead your prayer life, your family and in the workplace.
Summit Topics –
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Holiness: Leading your relationship with Christ..
Recovering the Lord’s Day: The key to building a family culture.
The Intensity and Demands of Christ Centered Leaders: Leadership in the workplace.
Bible in a Year
The Bible in a Year podcast is the number 1 podcast in the US. We are part of something big! It's not too late to sign up if you are interested in joining! Go to AscensionPress.com/bibleinayear for free sign up. You can also join the small group to discuss what you’re learning. Meetings are on Mondays at 11:30 in Room 5 and online. Each group member shares one thing from the week that struck them and discussion moves forward from there. Contact Colleen Orchanian to register. There is no cost associated with this group.
The Deacon's Corner With Deacon Loris: During These Troubled Times
When I got up on the morning of Thursday, January 7, 2021, all I heard about were the riots and mobs in Washington, D.C. It made me both angry and upset that we should be experiencing such discord in which the Church is celebrating the birth of our Savior and the beginning of a new year. These events reminded me of Herod, who during a time that should have been joyful, ordered the taking of the lives
of the innocents. I sat down , somewhat heavy-hearted, to pray my Morning Prayer and what should I read but Psalm 81, a Solemn renewal of the Covenant. Allow me to take some liberty and give you the words that stood out to me in this Psalm:
“I am the Lord your God…But my people did not heed to my voice and would not obey, so I left them to the stubbornness of their hearts to follow their own designs….”
Is this where we are in our nation today?
Is this nation abandoning the Covenant of God?
Is this what he expects of his children?
The answer an obvious NO! In our Pledge of Allegiance don’t we say we are “One Nation Under God”?
Seems to me that our nation’s leaders have forgotten this pledge.
So what do we do as faithful Catholics?
The obvious answer is to pray for some form of reconciliation because our political system seems to be divided and broken…and our leaders don’t seem to realize it and are getting further away from that “One Nation Under God.” They need to learn what Scripture has to say about it. We could write a book on that subject, but not here today. Here are just a few examples that they
should learn from…
Hebrews 12:7-11:
“Endure your trials with discipline; God treat you as sons. If you are without discipline you are not sons but bastards.”
“At times, all discipline seems not to cause joy but pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness….”
The New Testament has many references to “peace,” an important ingredient that is needed these days. Our leaders need to read the Beatitudes in Chapter 5 of Matthew. They might learn something. Our leaders need to be peacemakers, not spreading discord. They can learn from St. Paul, who wrote this to the Colossians while he was in jail (Col 4:15). “And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you are also called into one body. And be thankful.”
I could go on and on, but the bottom line is, our leaders need to learn from Christ and his disciples..and pay heed to what they have to say…then our nation would become truly ONE NATION UNDER GOD!
Pray for integrity and peace…God bless…Deacon
of the innocents. I sat down , somewhat heavy-hearted, to pray my Morning Prayer and what should I read but Psalm 81, a Solemn renewal of the Covenant. Allow me to take some liberty and give you the words that stood out to me in this Psalm:
“I am the Lord your God…But my people did not heed to my voice and would not obey, so I left them to the stubbornness of their hearts to follow their own designs….”
Is this where we are in our nation today?
Is this nation abandoning the Covenant of God?
Is this what he expects of his children?
The answer an obvious NO! In our Pledge of Allegiance don’t we say we are “One Nation Under God”?
Seems to me that our nation’s leaders have forgotten this pledge.
So what do we do as faithful Catholics?
The obvious answer is to pray for some form of reconciliation because our political system seems to be divided and broken…and our leaders don’t seem to realize it and are getting further away from that “One Nation Under God.” They need to learn what Scripture has to say about it. We could write a book on that subject, but not here today. Here are just a few examples that they
should learn from…
Hebrews 12:7-11:
“Endure your trials with discipline; God treat you as sons. If you are without discipline you are not sons but bastards.”
“At times, all discipline seems not to cause joy but pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness….”
The New Testament has many references to “peace,” an important ingredient that is needed these days. Our leaders need to read the Beatitudes in Chapter 5 of Matthew. They might learn something. Our leaders need to be peacemakers, not spreading discord. They can learn from St. Paul, who wrote this to the Colossians while he was in jail (Col 4:15). “And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you are also called into one body. And be thankful.”
I could go on and on, but the bottom line is, our leaders need to learn from Christ and his disciples..and pay heed to what they have to say…then our nation would become truly ONE NATION UNDER GOD!
Pray for integrity and peace…God bless…Deacon
9 Days for Life Novena
9 Days for Life is a novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Join today at http://www.9daysforlife.com/
Angel Tree Update
A heartfelt Thank You to everyone who donated to the Angel Tree Ministry! This year we were able to help 62 kids and 20 elderly persons. This couldn't be possible without your generosity!
Bulletin for Last Week
Due to a technical error, I was unable to attach last weekend's bulletin to the Saturday flocknote. For those of you who are still interested in seeing it here is a link for you. Thank you for your understanding.
