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What's Up This Week:

- STATIONS OF THE CROSS - Fridays @7pm, during Lent offered via Zoom & in-person. Join Stations online here. More details on Lent 2022 Menu.

- General Mass Schedule - SAT 5pm; SUN 9am, 11am, & 6pm (masks encouraged)

- Seeking Confession? - Offered before & after each Mass. 'Tis the Season for Reconciliation with God.

- Lent 2022 Menu - Pray Fast Give: There's something for everyone! Menu here

- YA/Adult Faith Formation - New Lent offerings available here

- Parish Pastoral Council - Wants your opinion!

BE CATHOLIC +Prepare

Spending time with the Cross

Click to Join @7pm: Stations of the Cross on Zoom*

JOIN US @7PM Fridays for Stations of the Cross: Prayer & Reflections

During this hour led by Fr. Grogan, accompanied by a facilitator and cantor, we will journey through Our Lord's passion and reflect on what it means to us.

What a great way to begin the weekend, while growing closer to Jesus Christ!

Would you prefer to Dial-In? Call (646) 876-9923. You will need to provide Meeting ID: 894 1697 7389
Passcode: 306958 *Same meeting info each week.

Complete LENT 2022 MENU here

There's something for everyone!

BE CATHOLIC +Participate

Spirit Alive! Faith Formation Program

Sample of NEW Lenten Offerings:

Young Adults(YA) Sharing Group; YA Laudato Si - Discussion Group; Spiritual Reading: Bread of God, by Anthony Kelly; and 'Whatever Happened to Vatican Council II?'

View complete Lent 2022 Series offering here.

For more information, contact Sr. Ruthann at ssjruthann@gmail.com.

BE COURAGEOUS +Speak for the Voiceless

STEWARDS OF OUR EARTH

LET US PRAY + ACT

"Please join people of faith around the country in signing a petition, developed by our partners at Interfaith Power & Light, that urges President Biden to keep his promise to take meaningful action on climate, justice, and clean energy."

If you missed last weeks Stewards of Our Earth Column (2/28/22), please have a read & take action! It might very well be a matter of life and death, poverty or prosperity. (Read more)

As news reports share about the invasion of Ukraine, today we uplift a prayer for peace as we remember the deep truth that issues of war, human dignity, ecological justice, and peace are all interwoven in the fabric of integral ecology.” (Renewing the Earth, Living Laudato Sí in the Year of Ignatius, Ignatian Solidarity Network, 2/24/22) (Read more for suggestions how you can help our Ukrainian brothers and sisters.)

PRAYER FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE

O Prince of Peace,

Once more we hear the guns of war,

Once more we see the faces

Of frightened children.

We pray for the people of Ukraine,

That they may be granted peace;

We pray for the people of Russia,

That they may demand peace;

We pray for our country,

That we may be a positive part

Of peacemaking in this world.

O Prince of Peace,

Lead us from this dark time

To a deeper understanding

Of the global human family,

So all may break bread together

In the secure embrace of peace.

Amen

(Written by: Jane Deren, Ph.D.)

PPC OPINION POLL on HOSPITALITY

Wanna break bread (aka a donut) & drink coffee together?

Yes! I am ready to eat & drink with my church family indoors again.

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Maybe, I am still adjusting to socializing again in this new environment.

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No, I am not ready yet. But I'm looking forward to getting together once things feel safer.

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If 'not ready yet', how can we support you on this journey? Drop us note at parishpastoralcouncil@holycrossphl.org. Thanks for your candor!

BE COURAGEOUS +Participate

SAT, 3/12th @2PM at the Basilica of St. Peter & Paul:

14th Annual ManUp Philly

Men's Spirituality Conference -

March 19, 2022

“COME BACK TO ME”

The men of our parish are invited to join Catholic Men from throughout the Archdiocese for the 14th Annual Man Up Philly Men’s Conference on March 19th at Immaculata University. Speakers include: Deacon Harold Sivers, acclaimed speaker and author of Behold the Man: A Catholic Vision of Male Spirituality; Pat Chambers, former NCAA Head Basketball Coach; Keith Nester, a dynamic youth minister and author of The Convert’s Guide to Roman Catholicism, and back by popular demand; Mark Forrest, internationally recognized Irish tenor, who will lead our Eucharistic Adoration.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available, and the Conference will conclude with Mass celebrated by our Archbishop Most Reverend Archbishop Nelson Perez. For more information and to register go to the website: www.manupphilly.com