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March 9, 2023

From the Desk

of Fr. Jim

WANTED: 90 NEW PLEDGES IN 90 DAYS!

Our new Early Childhood Center will have six new classrooms, a multipurpose room, an office, an age appropriate playground, as well as ample bathrooms. It will be a state of the art facility to attract young families to our school and our parish. The current Early Childhood classrooms will be converted into meeting rooms for parish groups and activities.

The cost will be $6 million +. We are asking for 90 new pledges in the next 90 days. You have probably received promotional information about the campaign. I hope you will consider the ask prayerfully and respond soon. I made a five-year pledge soon after arriving as your new pastor. I know that everyone’s financial situation is different, and I don’t expect everyone to give at the same level. I pledged $15,000. I tell you this to let you know that I am not asking for something I myself will not give. We are in this together. If we all pledge/give something, we can get the Early Childhood Center built in a timely manner. (If we meet the pledge goal in 90 days, I’m throwing a big party at the rectory) … (read more).

Fr. Jim Goins

Pastor

Check out our capital campaign video outlining our next steps for growing together.

Special thanks to Darrell Suto for donating his time and talents to produce this video.

Don't Forget to Spring Forward This Sunday!

It won't be much longer until clocks "spring forward" for the start of daylight saving time. The time change will happy at 2 a.m., Sunday, March 12. Don't forget to adjust your clocks accordingly!

Lenten Opportunities This Weekend

6 p.m. English, 7 p.m. Spanish | Every Friday

In the Church

The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross or via Crucis, commemorate Jesus's passion and death on the cross. There are 14 stations that each depict a moment on his journey to Calvary. The stations are commonly used as a mini pilgrimage, with the individual moving from station to station to pray and reflect on a specific event from Christ's last day. Prayers are recited, then the individual moves to the next station until all 14 are complete. Please join us every Friday of Lent for this special devotional service.

Join Us for Fish Fry Fridays

Weekly at 6:30 p.m. in Ross Hall

Hosted by Knights of Columbus, come enjoy fried fish with tartar sauce, hush puppies, coleslaw and French fries! Donations are encouraged, and proceeds will benefit St. Eugene youth and humanitarian causes. Dine-in and carry-out options are available. All are welcome.

Breakfast On Hiatus Over Spring Break

There will be no breakfast after 9:30 a.m. Mass this weekend due to the spring break holiday.

On Sunday, March 19 there will be a Mexican Food Sale in Ross Hall. Breakfast after Mass will resume Sunday, March 26, and we are looking for host and signups for Sunday, March 26. This is a wonderful Lenten service opportunity and way to give back to our parish community. Please sign up below!

Sign Up for March 26

Serve the Homeless This Saturday

Please join the Franciscans this Saturday as they prepare a lunch in the Ross Hall Kitchen at 11 a.m. Around noon the group will proceed to their serving locations across from the Jesus House and at the Homeless Alliance.

We will need people help for this ministry! Donations of gloves, blankets, socks, adult underwear, adult t-shirts, street shoes and non-perishable foods/drinks are greatly appreciated. These donations can be deposited in the large wooden chest outside of Ross Hall before 11 a.m. on Saturday. For information contact BillFull@cox.net.

Special Lenten Series Led by Fr. Jim

Following 9:30 a.m. Mass | Every Sunday

Enhance your Lenten season by joining Fr. Jim as he tackles the Seven Deadly SIns and their remedies. He will be referring to the book "Hit List, Taking Aim at the Seven Deadly Sins", by Brian Hedges (copies available for $10 while supplies last). And as Fr. Jim always says, bring your Bible!

WHEN: Six Sundays of Lent, Feb. 26 - April 2

WHERE: Meeting Rooms after 9:30 a.m. Mass

WHAT: Study, Discussion & Refreshments

Upcoming Lenten Opportunities

Parish-Wide Adoration Event Begins March 20

Make this Lent extra special by committing to one or more hours of Adoration during our parish-wide Adoration event. Sign up for an hour between 6 p.m., Monday, March 20 and 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 22.

Adoration will be in the chapel, and security has been hired as an added safeguard during the night hours. Singles, couples, teenagers and families are all encouraged to participate. We need a minimum of two people to sign up for each hour, but we hope to pack the chapel every hour. Click below to sign up today!

Sign Up to Adore

If you’ve never been to Adoration before, absolutely give this time with the Lord a try! Check out our parish webpage for more information on Adoration in general.

Do you have friends or family who prefer paper over computer signups? We'll have paper signups available after Mass in the coming weeks, or they can contact the parish office at (405) 751-7115.

This is part of the National Eucharistic Revival. For more information, click here.

Lenten Penance Service Is March 21

6:30 p.m. | Tuesday, March 21

Please mark this on your calendar. We’ll have at least ten priests available to hear confessions. Almost all of them will be able to hear confessions in Spanish. It will be a great opportunity to make a good confession before Easter. Consider coming as a family. Children should see their parents go to confession on a regular basis.

Join Us for a Parish Mission Presented by

Fr. Tom Boyer

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

7 p.m. | March 27-29

In the Church

Schedule of All Lenten Opportunities

Upcoming Parish Events

Embraces Begins This Saturday, March 11!

Following Saturday 5 p.m. Mass

Monthly on Second Saturdays

Ross Hall

This March, St. Eugene is offering a revamped, yearlong marriage enrichment program called "Embraces" on the second Saturday of each month immediately following 5 p.m. Mass. The relaunch of this exciting and vital ministry has something for everyone, especially for couples with children needing time for themselves.

Couples will kick off with a family-style gathering and dinner, followed by age-specific programs for all, and FREE evening care for couples until 10 p.m. for that much-needed date night.

Reserve your spot now by RSVP'ing below to ensure we have plenty of seating and materials available. We also need a “head count” on the children who will be our guests for the evening.

RSVP for Embraces!

Questions? Please email embraces@steugenes.org.

Get Your Gala Tickets

This Year's Gala Honorees are
Marcy Tolentino & Anne Codding

Click here to learn more about our honorees.

Saturday, March 25, 2023 ● 6:30 p.m.
Embassy Suites By Hilton Oklahoma City Northwest
3233 Northwest Expressway

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

Purchase Gala Tickets Here

Please note this gala benefits our school and church.

Event tickets are $85 per person, $160 per couple or $700 for a table of eight.

New Parishioner Welcome Reception

If you’ve joined our parish since September, (or were unable to join us in the fall) make plans to stop by the rectory at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 19 for a welcome reception in your honor.

Volunteers Needed for Our Easter Egg Hunt!

We'd love to host an Easter egg hunt for children after the 9:30 a.m. Mass this Easter, and we need help to make it happen.

Please contact Colleen de Keratry in the Stewardship Office at (405) 751-7115 ext 137 or stewardship@steugenes.org if you'll be around on April 9 and are willing to help.

First Penance & First Holy Communion

Parent Meeting

Parents, save the date for the Parent Meeting First Penance & First Holy Communion Preparation for Grades 3-12 on April 30! Information will be mailed prior to the meeting to all families who have indicated an interest in this preparation. Classes will be Saturdays in June, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All four classes are mandatory. First Holy Communion will be at a regularly scheduled parish Mass on the weekend of June 24-25, 2023. For more information please email Judi Wilkinson at jwilkinson@steugenes.org.

Altar Society Spring Fling Is April 30

Our Annual Stewardship Report Is Here

By our baptism we are called to be stewards of God’s gifts to us; to use them in ways that build up our families, our parish, our community and our world.

In that stewardship, we are encouraged to be deliberate and sacrificial in weighing our various obligations with our limited resources as we decide where to invest our time, money and effort.

We are grateful for all you have given and continue to give to support our parish community. To that effect, we are happy to share with you our 2021-2022 Stewardship Report, along with a One Church Growing Together Campaign Update, showing your gifts in action at St. Eugene.

Special thanks to parishioners Nicole Hughes, Ray Koss, Colleen de Keratry, Chuck Duginski and Sharon Blakely for their work to put these reports together.

Coat Drive Thank You Notes

The St. Eugene Knights of Columbus received so many beautiful, heartfelt thank you notes from recipients of our coat donations last year. Please click here to see a gallery of all of the thank you notes sharing their gratitude with the parish.

Around the Archdiocese

Wonderfully Made Conference

Conferencia Maravillosamente Hecha

This is a Mother/Daughter Conference featuring talks on Theology of the Body, nutrition, and Natural Family Planning.

Wonderfully Made will be at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 9 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Space is limited, so register today! The event is bilingual.

Register Here

Water and Spirit: A Pilgrimage to Canada

Join Fr. Scott Boeckman and Fr. Rex Arnold to travel to Canada Oct. 11-18 to visit holy shrines and explore places where water has played a role in the imagination and spirituality of people then as now. Join us as we search out water's imagery as the well spring of Eternal Life from the River of the Saint Lawrence to the Falls of Niagara. Join us as we search out Him, from whom water flows. (John 19:34).

Please check out the website for more information or contact Judi Wilkinson at j_wilkinson@cox.net.

More Archdiocese Opportunities

Encounter with God’s Call

The next Encounter with God’s Call at Conception Seminary College is March 25-27. The weekend provides an opportunity to discern the call to priesthood and learn about college seminary life. Visit www.ewgc.org or contact Fr. John Herrera at (405) 474-5534 for more info.

Monastic Encounter Weekend

St. Gregory’s Abbey invites single Catholic men ages 18- 45 for a monastic encounter weekend March 31-April 2 at 1900 W. MacArthur St., Shawnee. Participants will share

in the liturgical prayer, Lectio Divina, common work, communal life of the abbey and live as a monk. Contact Fr. Simeon Spitz, O.S.B. at (405) 878-5456, vocations@monksok.org or visit www.monksok.org/vocations.

Spiritual retreat for grieving parents

An Emmaus Ministry spiritual retreat for grieving parents is 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. April 1 at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. This Catholic ministry serves the spiritual needs of parents whose children of any age died by any cause, no matter how long ago. Space is limited. Register at www.emfgp.org.

Grief to Grace retreat

A Grief to Grace retreat will be held April 16-21 in Tulsa. Grief to Grace retreats have helped people with feelings of shame, guilt, depression, anger, substance abuse, self-harm, anxiety and more caused by trauma or abuse. Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is sponsoring the five-day retreat where participants receive Christ centered healing with the help of therapists and clergy. Space is limited. For more information, e-mail healing@cceok.org.

Saints & Superhero’s

Saints & Superhero’s is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 29 at the Catholic Pastoral Center. A day of reflection with a special speaker and panel discussion. Presented by the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. Cost is $40. Contact Mary Ann Schmitt at (405) 650-9674 or sgmaschm@gmail.com to sign up.

Register for the Upcoming Father/Son Retreat

The annual Father/Son Retreat will be held May 4-6 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Camp. Ages 10 through 21, $35 per person. For questions, contact Deacon Joe Vandervort at jvandervort@archokc.org or 405-709-2714

Registration for this retreat is now open!

Register Here