Parish Lenten Retreat
Mark your calendar for our Parish Lenten Retreat coming up on Saturday, March 16, from 9am to 4pm. The retreat will be directed by Fr. Clement Attah, VC. Fr. Clement belongs to the Via Christi Society, the same Religious Society as with Fr. Manasseh and I. He is currently serving at Our Lady of Joy parish in Carefree, AZ.
Porters of Saint Joseph
I am glad to inform you that we will be starting a new ministry, The Porters of Saint Joseph. The Porters of Saint Joseph is a volunteer apostolate with the mission to imitate St. Joseph as the Protector of the Holy Church, Pillar of Families, and Terror of Demons by providing a safe environment in parishes. The Porters currently serve in 3 Diocese and in 15 parishes. There will be more information to come, in the meantime, to learn more, please visit their website
https://portersofstjoseph.org/
Annual Rummage Sale
I would like to remind you that our Parish Rummage Sale is coming up in two weeks, Saturday, March 9th. I am so glad we are resuming the rummage sale after a three year break due to the COVID-19 and Church construction. I thank the organizing committee for the planning and preparations for the event. I invite everyone to support our rummage sale by donating any new or fairly used items such as furniture, electronics, appliances, clothes, books, tools, jewelry, purses, etc. so we can sell them at the event. The items can be dropped by the trailer on the north side of the Church or by the parish office.
Thank You
On behalf of St. Benedict and St. John Bosco school community, I would like to thank our Events Ministry Coordinator, Lani Gore, for the wonderful and memorable parish picnic last weekend. My special thanks to our Fr. Bob Binta Knights of Columbus Council for barbecuing and providing the meals during the event. Thanks also to the children, parents and everyone who came out to enjoy the afternoon.
Charity and Development Appeal (CDA) Update
This week’s report from the Diocesan Charity and Development Appeal (CDA) shows that 116 families from our parish community have participated in the CDA with a total pledge of $79,533. This represents 94% of our total goal of $85,000. I thank those who have already participated and encourage those who have not participated yet to consider sending in their pledge or gift this week. The CDA envelopes are available in the pocket pews in the Church. You may also go to
https://give.dphx.org/ to make a gift online. Please give us a call in the parish office at 480.961.1610 if you have any questions or if you need help.