Click on video above: Pastor's Corner - March 7, 2022 |
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Referenced in the above video is the document to the left: "The Bristol Text To Reform." Click on image or the link below to download document.
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Need for Acolytes
As we begin to recover from COVID, I’m hoping to recruit more adults and young people to serve as acolytes at our Liturgies. This is a great way to participate more fully at Mass and a great service to our community. [If you’ve made your 1st Communion, you qualify! If you are preparing for Confirmation, you are even more qualified.]
Sue Cesare and I would be glad to show you the ropes after the 10:00 Mass on Sunday March 27. Parents are welcome to serve along with their children.
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Hearts, Eyes and Prayers toward Ukraine |
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‘It’s not just unjust. It’s evil.’ U.S. church leaders pray for Ukraine |
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Father Volodymyr Klanichka, pastor of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., left, and Father Stephen Hutnick, of Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orhodox Church, embrace during a prayer service Feb. 27, 2022. (CNS photo/Don Blake, The Dialog)
by George P. Matysek, Jr. - Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Lighting a candle near the sanctuary inside St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in East Baltimore Feb. 27, Wendy Bozel struggled to contain her emotions.
Thinking of the sons of several of her friends serving in the Ukrainian army, Bozel offered silent prayers for their safety.
“They’re trying to protect the Ukrainian people,” Bozel, her voice cracking, told the Catholic Review, the news outlet of the Latin-rite Archdiocese of Baltimore. St. Michael is part of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
Bozel was among about 60 people, mostly St. Michael parishioners, who gathered for the first Sunday liturgy at their parish following the Feb. 24 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori offered solidarity with the Ukrainian community, greeting parishioners prior to morning worship and listening to harrowing stories of family members besieged in Ukraine. He strongly condemned the invasion. READ MORE
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Archbishop Lori offers solidarity with the Ukrainian community, greeting St. Michael parishioners. READ ARTICLE
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This Week’s Poor Box Collection: Jesuit Refugee Service - ‘Ukraine Relief’. This week’s collection goes to help JRS and the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) mobilize resources worldwide to provide immediate support in Ukraine and in neighboring countries. In Ukraine, Jesuits are helping and supporting internally displaced, even turning a retreat house into housing for those displaced do to the assault by Russia. LEARN MORE
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Editor's Note: Next weekend’s Gospel reading is Luke 9:28b-36 – where we find the Transfiguration of Jesus. This week's Gospel Reflection features Ian Paul and his "What does the Transfiguration mean?" – Enjoy!
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What does the Transfiguration mean in Luke 9? |
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by Ian Paul – February 21, 2022
The gospel reading is Luke 9.28–36, the account of the Transfiguration, with the option of continuing to read the episode that follows immediately on the descent from the mountain. There are some important things to note in relation to this passage as we think about preaching on it.
All three Synoptic accounts place this immediately after Peter’s confession of Jesus at Caesarea Philippi, where Jesus then starts to talk about his betrayal and death. They seem to want us to hold these two truths together: that the Son of Man is one who is humble and obedient even to death; and yet he is also the one spoken of in Daniel 7 where he comes to the Ancient of Days and receives a kingdom that will never end. Both of these are true about Jesus, and both must be held together. READ MORE
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2022 Lenten Resources from Jesuits USA East
The USA East Province has gathered a collection of Lenten resources that we hope will help you on your journey to Easter. Lenten programming includes offerings from the Office of Ignatian Spirituality, the Jesuit Antiracism Sodality and the Ignatian Solidarity Network. READ MORE
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From the Antiracism Task Force |
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The St. Ignatius Antiracism Task Force
invites you to join our
St. Patrick’s Antiracist Virtual Prayer Service
on March 19th from 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
In celebration of St. Patrick – who was brought to Ireland as a slave but returned to save it after escaping – the prayer service will feature reflections on the Irish-American experience with discrimination, its complicated relationship with civil rights movements, and explore ways in which Irish-Americans (and other descendants of immigrants) can support antiracist and pro-immigration causes today.
If you have any questions, you’re more than welcome to reach out to us at antiracism@st-ignatius.net. So, feel free to use the following link, and we hope to see you there!
St. Patrick’s Antiracist Prayer Service (March 19th – 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM)
One tap mobile: US: +13017158592,,83122431881#,,,,*430254# or +19292056099,,83122431881#,,,,*430254#
Meeting ID: 831 2243 1881
Passcode: 430254
Join by Telephone
Dial: US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 831 2243 1881
Passcode: 430254
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St. Ignatius Reading & Discussion Group
March 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Young Adult Lenten Bible Study Group
March 9 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Justice & Peace Committee Meeting
March 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Embracing God's Gifts
March 13 @ 11:15 am - 12:30 pm
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St. Patricks Virtual Antiracist Prayer Service
March 19 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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HOW TO GIVE
How to contribute to
St. Ignatius.
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PRAYER LIST
Pray for those who are sick
and on our Prayer List.
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READER NOTIFICATION:
Parish: 'the thought' is a publication of St. Ignatius Catholic Community—Baltimore. Each edition contains articles and news feeds that are included for awareness of current topics in our world today. The positions expressed by outside authors and news feeds are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or positions of St. Ignatius Catholic Community or its staff.
- This e-zine was designed and compiled by John C. Odean
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