Joint Staff Retreat
St. John Bosco staff and faculty and our parish staff had their joint Lenten retreat today. The retreat was directed by our own Sister Delia here on our St. John Bosco campus. It was a very beautiful and spirit-filled retreat. Similarly, our Youth Group (grades 6-12) who are preparing to receive the sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation will be holding their retreat this Sunday, March 3rd from 11am-3pm in the parish meeting room (Annex 2). Lastly, please remember to reserve Saturday, March 16 for our parish Lenten Retreat from 9am-4pm in the church.
Parish Rummage Sale
I would like to remind you that our Parish Rummage Sale is coming up next weekend, Saturday, March 9th. I thank the organizing committee for the planning and preparations for the event and all the volunteers who made this event possible. 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. I thank those who have already done so. We are still accepting donations of items between now and Thursday next week, March 7th. The items can be dropped by the trailer on the north side of the Church or by the parish office.
Charity and Development Appeal (CDA) Update
Congratulations! I am so excited to inform you that we have now made our parish goal of $85,000 for this year. This week’s report from the Diocesan Charity and Development Appeal (CDA) shows that 147 families from our parish community have participated in the CDA with a total pledge of $90,093. This represents 106% 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.