Greetings!
Missionary Speaker This Weekend
Fr. Joseph Ekpo will be visiting our parish this weekend and preaching at all of our Masses as part of our participation in the Missionary Cooperation Plan for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis which allows us to hear about the Church’s ministry and work in other countries. Father Ekpo comes from Nigeria and serves in the Diocese of Ikot Ekpene which is a poor rural diocese serving people who barely survive by subsistence farming in which farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families. We will have a second collection at Mass this weekend to help the people of Ikot Ekpene with farming, health care, maternity services, education, rehabilitation of the physically and mentally challenged, housing for the homeless and orphans, training of seminarians, and the general welfare of elderly priests. Thank you. 

Journey with me this Lent in our parish-wide study called A Lent to Remember which focuses on the transforming power of mercy in the Sacrament of Confession. There are four videos (plus a bonus episode for children) to watch and discuss. The videos are found online at FORMED.org . To register for FREE with FORMED, go to FORMED.org , enter our parish access code VKQPF9 , then enter your email and create a password. You can participate in A Lent to Remember with your family, co-workers, neighbors, friends or by yourself.

Week 1 video: Forgiven - Where Are You?
Week 2 video: Forgiven - An Encounter with Mercy­
Week 3 video: Forgiven - Embraced in Mercy, The Rite Explained­
Week 4 video: Symbolon - The Paschal Mystery ­
Bonus Episode: Forgiven - For Children, How to Make a Good Confession
 
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Trivia Question of the Week
What is the Spanish word for Lent?
 
a) Cuaresma
b) Domingo
c) Navidad
d) Pascua 

See the bottom of this newsletter for the answer.
Books I Am Reading
"A Voice in the Wind" (Mark of the Lion, Book 1), by Francine Rivers

"Jesus: A Pilgrimage" , by Rev. James Martin, SJ
Books I Have Read This Year

" The Other Side of Beauty", By Leah Darrow

"When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top" ,
by Larry Kane.

“Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith”, by Father Robert Barron.

“Joy to the World”, by Scott Hahn.
Will You Pray for a Priest Each Day?

Prayer Suggestion:  Dear Jesus, hear my prayer on behalf of your priest, Father [N]. Give him a deep faith, a bright and a firm hope. Be his comfort, his joy, and his strength. Amen.  

March 9 – Rev. Peter Wittman
March 10 – Rev. Ben Wittnebel
March 11 – Rev. James Wolnik
March 12 – Rev. Tim Wozniak
March 13 – Rev. Timothy Wratkowski
March 14 – Rev. Tim Yanta
March 15 – Rev. Joseph Zabinski
March 16 – Rev. Dennis Zehren
Answer to the Trivia Question of the Week

a) Cuaresma. This comes from the Spanish word “cuarenta” which means “forty”.

 
God Bless You,
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Father John Mitchell 
Immaculate Conception
Church and School

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