IT'S TIME TO GET BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS!!
We might not all agree about masks and vaccines, but one thing we can agree on is that we sure have missed being together!! I so hope that you will join us the weekend of August 28/29 to celebrate our awesome faith community as we move into a new year of worshipping and growing in our faith together.
Picnic after 5:00 Mass Saturday
Coffee & Donuts after Sunday Masses
Golf Scramble on Sunday Afternoon
Faith Formation Registration
**Remembrance Altar Cloth
**Everyone is invited to write the names of loved ones who have passed during the time of the pandemic on the altar cloth at the picnic or at coffee and donuts on Sunday. This altar cloth will be used for our All Souls celebration in November.
Details can be found in this week's parish Flocknote or in the bulletin: https://www.blessed-midland.org/bulletins/
IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG REVEAL!!
All reveals are BIG deals! They can be life changing. God reveals himself to us through creation, sacred tradition, prayer, one another, and the Bible. From Genesis to the Book of Revelation, God is showing us who he is, and is fully revealed to us in the person of Jesus. Jesus is the BIG REVEAL! Because God desires an ever-deeper, life-changing friendship with each of us, we hope that you will join us for a year of conversations focused on the stories of the Bible, and how OUR stories are a part of God's Great Love Story for All People of All Time!
So Many Options JUST in September...
1. Afternoon Bible Break
2. Little Rock Scripture Study
3. The Chosen: Video and Discussion
4. Laidback Book Club: INSPIRED
5. The Bible In a Year Podcast can be accessed at any time
**For more information about all of these programs visit our Adult Formation page on the website:
If the September options don't work for you, here's a quick peek at what's coming up:
1. October: The Bible Blueprint (The ABC's of the Bible: 5 sessions)
2. November: The Bible Timeline (8 sessions)
3. March: Salvation History through Story and Song (12 sessions)
And because you might have other interests and needs, here is what else is happening in September:
1. Social Justice Committee Resumes: September 2
2. Franciscan Reflections Resumes: September 2
3. Divorce Recovery Begins: September 14
4. Soil and Soul Part 3: Savoring the Harvest: September 16
5. THE SEARCH Begins: September 21
6. Grief Recovery Begins: September 28
**More details can be found in the bulletin and on the website. Details for THE SEARCH and Soil and Soul will be coming soon.
It's Time for a Song... OF COURSE!!
This is one of the songs that Tim will be playing at our niece, Dana's, wedding on Saturday. I love the line, "You're re-writing my story and I'm brand new like a morning..." It reminds me that each day we have a new opportunity to be better and do better. As we "get back into the swing of things" here in the Parish, let's remember to let the love of God re-write our story as part of the bigger story of salvation ; a story of forgiveness, love, compassion, and mercy where we grow into the family God, building the Kingdom one prayer, one act of service at a time.