To the “Flock” from the “Administrator”,
Thank you to the many parishioners who have come forward to offer ideas, dreams, and visions for our parish and school. It has been a pleasure to sit down with many of our Flock to ensure we are flying in the right direction!
Speaking of Flock, we need volunteers to help expand our Flocknote population during a Flocknote signup-up weekend after all the Masses the weekend of March 4 & 5. Our Flock is much larger than those of you now receiving these messages. If you can help people through the Flock sign-up process, and perhaps even immediately help them to register through their personal phones, then we need you!
Sign-up tables will be set up in the vestibule. To volunteer, contact our Communications Coordinator Jennifer Shumway at the parish office: jshumway@scswf.org.
Fr. Matthew and I are searching for Marriage Preparation Sponsor couples to join us in a training session on Saturday, February 11 in the Trinity Center beginning at 9 am. If you sense you are qualified as a couple to lead others toward the sacrament, then please contact Melanie Cabrera at the parish office to inquire about getting on the list.
The building committee has also made great strides this week, seeking to resolve the needed church roof repair and also making long-range plans for a parish hall to include office spaces and an expansion
of our school.
It has been said that “Relationships grow or else they can die”. Our relationships with God and our neighbor here at Saint Catherine’s are growing! And that’s a very good sign. It is GOOD NEWS.
Sincerely,
Fr Martin Fitzgerald
Parish Administrator
Fr Martin Fitzgerald
Parish Administrator
A FEW “FLOCK” CALENDAR DATES
Saturday, February 11
* 7 – 10 pm Valentine’s Dance (Registration info below)
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - Ash Wednesday
* 8:30 AM - Mass with distribution of ashes
* 12 PM - Mass with distribution of ashes
* 3 PM - Liturgy of the Word with distribution of ashes
* 6 PM - Mass with distribution of ashes
* 7:30 PM - Spanish Mass with distribution of ashes
Friday's during Lent
*Join us for Stations of the Cross each Friday during Lent at 7 PM in the church beginning Friday, February 24, 2023
Sunday, May 21
* TBA Parish Festival (Fundraiser for roof)
Announcements
* Please continue to pray for our pastor, Father Bill John, and his family.
* Second Collection this week is for Of Living Stones for maintenance of our beautiful church.
* This week, we begin the 2023 Bishop's Annual Appeal. The Bishop's Annual Appeal is our opportunity as members of the larger Catholic community to have an impact on the physical and spiritual lives of our brothers and sisters in Eastern, NC. We are STRONGER TOGETHER.
Please visit givetobaa.org and help us make a difference. We will have the BAA in pew next weekend February 11/12 at all Masses.
* St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church would like to begin offering an incense free Mass at our Sunday 8 AM Mass. We understand that many parishioners in our parish have upper respiratory or lung conditions, and inhalation of incense could be dangerous and cause more complications. We will dedicate our Sunday 8 AM Masses each week for those who wish to attend an incense free Mass beginning next Sunday, February 5, 2023. Please note that on Holy Days of Obligation, incense may be used. We recommend on Holy Days of Obligation that parishioners who are vulnerable to the use of incense, notify an usher before Mass and ushers will direct you on where to sit.
* St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church will be holding an information session for couples who are interested in mentoring newly engaged couples for marriage preparation. This meeting will take place on February 11, 2023 in the Trinity Center. If you are interested in attending please call the parish office to register. Limited seating is available. Mentor couples must be married in the Catholic Church and registered parishioners.
* This week's Chalice families praying for vocations:
5 PM- We are in need of a volunteer family this week. Please see the sacristan before Mass if you are interested.
8 AM-The Franceschi Family
10:30 AM-The Yarborough Family
5:30 PM- We are in need of a volunteer family this week. Please see the sacristan before Mass if you are interested.
* Family Honor: Moms and Dads: Need Some Help with ‘The Talk’? Then join with other moms, dads, and pre-teens and sign up today for Family Honor’s Changes & Challenges program at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church! More information below.
*See the information below about the Valentine's Day Dance on Saturday, February 11. You can register using the QR code or the link provided
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish and School
520 West Holding Avenue • Wake Forest • North Carolina 27587
919-570-0070 (Parish) • 919-556-7613 (School)
919-570-0070 (Parish) • 919-556-7613 (School)