Greetings! Attached is our weekly bulletin for this Sunday, February 26th (First Sunday of Lent) and a reflection from Fr. Canisius.
This Sunday at our 11am mass we will celebrate the Rite of Election with our catechumens, as they take the next step in their journey toward becoming members of the Catholic Church. Please keep them in your prayers.
Our sanctuary lamp is lit this week
for a special healing intention.
Our second collection this weekend for
Catholic Education supports Sacred Heart School,
our inter-parochial school in Glyndon.
Thank you for your generous support of our children and their families.
You may also support our collections via online giving. Just click the button below to make your offering.
Fr. Canisius will lead us in praying the Stations of the Cross tonight (Friday, 2/24) beginning at 7:00pm. Stations will be prayed each Friday evening during Lent.
Pray the Rosary
Join the Legion of Mary as they pray the rosary every Sunday morning after the 8:30am Mass in the church. Not familiar with this devotion? Members of the Legion will be happy to guide you!
Our Junior Catholic Daughters will host a Bake Sale this Sunday, 2/26 after both Masses. Look for them outside church on Sunday, and please support their effort to raise funds for the “Haiti 180” orphanage.
"Pray, Adore, Grow"
The time is here to register for our Women's Lenten Retreat taking place on Saturday, March 25 from 8:00am to 1:00pm. We will begin in the rectory basement meeting room with light refreshments and proceed to the church at 8:30am for the retreat. The morning will include dynamic presentations (from Fr. Mike McDermott and biblical storyteller Tracy Radosevic), Eucharistic Adoration, and an opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The cost is $15. Click below for all the details and to register.
(You may also register via email to Deacon Steve at steve.roscher@archbalt.org)
LENTEN ALMSGIVING
A Season for Slowing Down
Visit www.crsricebowl.org to learn more, or make a contribution online on the St. Charles Community Giving Page:
"One does not live by bread alone."
(Matthew 4:4)
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by everything on your plate and you let the challenges compound? Sometimes Jesus allows us to feel weak to show us how He wishes to be our strength. Fasting during this time helps us experience His strength. This Lent, we ask you to help provide strength to others by supporting our Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries. Almsgiving is a form of fasting and through it, you can experience Him “filling the gap.” Watch and see. God bless you in advance for your generosity.
The 2023 Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries is well under way! We thank all those who participated in last weekend's in-pew giving opportunity, but we will need the participation of every family to reach our goals!
Our parish receives a 10% rebate on all contributions until we meet our Standard Goal. We then receive a 40% rebate on all contributions above our Standard Goal, but below our Stretch Goal. Finally, any contributions above our Stretch Goal will provide us with a 75% rebate.
If you have not yet made your pledge/contribution, it's not too late. Just click below to make your pledge today!
(Be sure to select St. Charles Borromeo as your parish!)
For more information about the Annual Appeal visit: https://www.archbalt.org/annual-appeal-for-catholic-ministries/
Sanctuary Lamp Intentions
For any week of the year, the sanctuary lamp in the church can be lit for the intentions of a family or loved one (living or deceased). The suggested donation is $20 per week, and the intention will be published in the bulletin. If you would like to honor a loved one or pray for a special intention by offering to have the sanctuary lamp lit in the Church, please call the parish office at 410-486-5400 or email charlesst@comcast.net.
Shake Us From Our Slumber
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
When our eyes do not see the gravity
of racial justice,
shake us from our slumber and open our eyes, O Lord.
When out of fear we are frozen into inaction,
give us a spirit of bravery, O Lord.
When we try our best but say the wrong things,
give us a spirit of humility, O Lord.
When the chaos of this dies down,
give us a lasting spirit of solidarity, O Lord.
When it becomes easier to point fingers outwards,
help us to examine our own hearts, O Lord.
God of truth, in your wisdom, enlighten us.
God of hope in your kindness, heal us.
Creator of all people, in your generosity, guide us.
Racism breaks your heart,
break our hearts for what breaks yours, O Lord.
Ever present God, you called us to be in relationship with one another and promised to dwell wherever two or three are gathered. In our community, we are many different people; we come from many different places, have many different cultures. Open our hearts that we may be bold in finding the riches of inclusion and the treasures of diversity among us. We pray in faith. Amen.
Join Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, for a special prayer service tomorrow (Saturday, February 25) at 3:00pm at the historic Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery (16501 Annapolis Rd., Bowie, MD). The service will honor the African Americans who have been buried in the cemetery over the past 200 years.
