Prayer Corner
We pray for these people in our community:
Maribel Rodriguez- Mother of Juan Torres (grade 3)
Gina Rubin
Darrin Martindale- Father of Alumni Elsie and Sammy
St. Dominic pray for us.
If you or someone you know are in need of prayers, let us know and we will add them to our prayer list.
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Holy Rosary School
Dear Parents,
A big thank you to everyone who helped make Harvest Faire a success. We were without chairpersons for the Faire this year and it came together through the collective energy of a strong committee of Parishioners and School parents. All of the planning happened within the last five weeks in an effort to save this long standing tradition.
Thank you to everyone who helped with the weekend and to those who came and joined in the festivities. It was a great time to build community, have fun and enjoy the different cultures of our Parish. This year we also enjoyed some Praise and Worship music on Friday night, which helped to remind us that we are all here in Jesus' name.
Blessings,
Tim Hooke
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Pizza Sales (lunch)
Wednesday, September 28
Early Dismissal
Thursday, September 29
Makeup Pictures
DLS/CHS Visit to 7th & 8th Grades
Friday, September 30
White Party
Saturday, October 1
Sunday, October 2
Monday, October 3
Minimum Day Dismissal 12 Noon
Parent Teacher Conferences
3:00 pm- Muse Band
Tuesday, October 4
Minimum Day Dismissal 12 Noon
Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, October 5
Togo's Lunch (for those who pre-ordered)
Early Dismissal
Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, October 6
Minimum Day Dismissal 12 Noon
Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 7
School Holiday
No School or Serendipity Club
Saturday, October 8
Sunday, October 9
Monday, October 10
Columbus Holiday
No School or Serendipity Club
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Serendipity Newsletter
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Holy Rosary Golf Tournament
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Fr. Roberto's Corner
Thanks and Congratulations
A heartfelt thank you to all of you who helped put on our annual Harvest Faire last weekend.
I am amazed at how well it came off because we had such a late start in preparing for it. Thanks especially to the committee for your great, positive attitude in believing that we could do it!
Three Spiritual Journeys
In her book, "Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus," Sherry Weddell points out that we Catholics ideally go through three different and related spiritual journeys in our lives:
The first spiritual journey is an experience of having a personal relationship with Jesus leading us to become intentional disciples. An intentional disciple is someone who consciously chooses to surrender to Jesus and follow him. Usually, it begins with having
some kind of encounter with Jesus. It can happen once or several times in our lives; it can be dramatic or subtle, it can happen all at once or over a period of time, but it changes us because we begin to realize just how much Jesus loves us and how much he has done for us. We feel it in a palpable way.
The second journey is the sacramental passage into the Church through reception of the sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Eucharist (Communion) and Confirmation; this is the journey which our religious education (CCD), school, RCIA and other programs often focus on. For us Catholics, receiving our sacraments is very important because these are moments where we encounter Jesus in a special way and receive a deeper share of his life within us.
The third journey is one of active practice, e.g., receiving the sacraments, attending Mass, and participating in the life and mission of the Christian community.
All these spiritual journeys are important, but the most important is the first one - the journey to discipleship and personal relationship with Jesus - because without that essential relationship with the Lord the other journeys are basically meaningless. Unfortunately, too many of us Catholics focus only or primarily on the second journey, the sacramental journey, and that is where we stop. We think that because we are baptized and confirmed Catholics who come to Mass, receive the Eucharist and go to confession now and then, we are fulfilling our obligations and doing all we need to do. These are all certainly good things to do, but Jesus wants so much more for us and from us! More than anything he wants us to have a personal relationship with him; he wants us to find incredible happiness and meaning in our lives by living for him and serving others.
Receiving the sacraments is definitely very important, but it is not necessarily an indication that we are living the fullness of our Catholic faith. This reminds me of the scene from the movie "The Godfather" where Michael Corleone, the head of the Corleone Mafia Family, is at a baptism ceremony for his godson (see picture at left). He is a "Catholic in good standing" because he has received all his sacraments and financially supports the Church, but while he is at this ceremony his henchmen are killing all his rivals - what a good Catholic! Of course, this is an extreme example, but my point is that Jesus wants our hearts and our lives not just our outward religious observances like receiving the sacraments. Jesus often criticized the Jewish religious leaders for precisely this over-emphasis on external religious practice without an internal change of heart.
There are also many good, generous Catholics who are well along in journey number three: they are active in their faith through their participation in liturgical ministries or membership in various groups and committees, etc. Yet, once again, this is no guarantee that they have a personal relationship with Jesus and are truly living for the Lord.
Ultimately, we cannot be satisfied with anything less than undertaking all three journeys simultaneously. This is what God calls us to as Catholics: to be disciples of Jesus, to receive the sacraments regularly and to be active in the life of the parish.
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