Our teens, under the leadership of Grace Neumuth, will be collecting household cleaning items to make welcome baskets for the clients at A Hand Up. The group will gladly accept sponges, dish soap, laundry detergent, toilet bowl cleaner, paper towels, toilet paper and any other cleaning supplies that would be needed for people transitioning from homelessness into secure housing.

Those wishing to honor a loved one during the celebration of Mass may pick up Mass cards in the parish office. Mass cards are available for the living and deceased and provide opportunities for prayerful remembrance of anniversaries, birthdays, and other special intentions. Masses are sometimes booked several weeks in advance so if you have a particular date or time in which you want the Mass, it is very important that you call the parish office ahead of time. Please call Holly in the office to schedule a Mass or with any questions.

Thanks to the generosity and talents of Jean Jacques, we have a new way for people to offer up their personal prayer intentions. Located by the baptismal font is a beautiful hand turned wooden bowl, created by Jean, which will be the receptacle for people to place their prayer intentions. There are pieces of paper and pens available for anyone so moved to write out an intention and place it in the bowl. The prayers in turn will be offered as a part of the general intercession during the prayer of the faithful. The prayers will not be read individually, but the entire congregation will be invited to pray for the intentions our community intentions. Just as our prayer line is way to harness the power of prayer at St. John Fisher, our new prayers bowl is another means available to seek the prayerful support of your fellow parishioners.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life.
       ~John 3:16

As we enter Holy Week, we remember how our Lord suffered and died so that each and every one of us might be saved from sin and have eternal life. Reflect on God’s infinite love for you. How have you responded to that love this Lent, and how can you share it with others? Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.

Continue your Lenten journey with a selection from the Liturgical Seasons section of our Lending Library, such as:

“Lent, an Uncommon Love Story”

“Thirsting for Prayer”

“Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter”

“Living with the Mind of Christ”

Hunger impacts millions of women, men and children around the world. Throughout Lent, we have encountered communities in Guatemala, Bangladesh and Rwanda that are overcoming this problem so their members can have brighter futures. How is your community working to address hunger or other injustices locally and globally? Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.

“Building Our Faith, One Page at a Time”

Continue your Lenten journey with a selection from the Liturgical Seasons section
of our Lending Library, such as:

“Lent, an Uncommon Love Story” “Thirsting for Prayer”
“Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter” “Living with the Mind of Christ”

ST. JOHN FISHER LENDING LIBRARY

APRIL 12TH & APRIL 13TH
Please mark your calendars:
Our monthly Food Drive is the 2nd full weekend of every month.

Suggested donations: Cereal, oatmeal, hearty canned soups, baking supplies, canned meats, canned fruits and toiletries.
Please check that the "Best By" dates have not been exceeded; otherwise, the Food Bank will need to dispose of them. The Food Bank does not distribute overthecounter medicines for either adults or children, and so we cannot accept donations of these items.

For the Home Goods Room: Used items in good condition such as pots and pans, towels, pillowcases, sheets (especially queen), lamps and new bed pillows.

Thank you for assisting our brothers and sisters in Christ. Please keep all those impacted by hunger in your prayers.

“Lent is a time to clear away the cultural debris that disorients me on the Christian path. The Lenten acts of deprivation I choose are of little value unless they help my mind and heart to be more attentive and focused on one thing only: to walk the gospel message2to love as Jesus loved. All else is secondary.”

􏰉Joyce Rupp

A huge thank you to all who came out and braved the elements to support the Confirmation Community’s Soup for A Cause event. Through your generosity and the hard work of our young adults over $2300.00 was raised for the House of Bread’s Kids’ Café. Many thanks!