Spirit News - May 8

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Holy Spirit Parish Weekly Newsletter

He is Risen! Alleluia!

May the Joy of the Easter Season be with you!

Saturday is the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima - one of the big Marian celebrations. Pray the rosary this week per her request this week for the conversion of Russia! It is a blessing this year that we celebrate Our Blessed Mother the day before Mothers' Day!

We have other amazing Saints this week including:

An apostle to the lepers.
A bishop who ran away.
A man who played games with God... but repented!

As always, check out our Events Page below that is updated weekly so you can know what is coming up.

This Sunday (May 14) in particular, we are :

1) Kicking off the Cornerstone Baby Bottle Campaign

2) It's Mothers' Day!

3) It's Donut Sunday

4) The Parish Library is open!

Here's this week's update with what's going on with the Parish.

Monday,

May 8

St. Peter of Tartentaise - Reformer who ran away and hid.

Tuesday,

May 9

St. John of Avila - Investigated by the Inquisition

Wednesday,

May 10

St. Damien of Veuster - He went to certain death to be with the sick.

Thursday,

May 11

St. Ignatius of Laconi - He played games with God... but made up for it later.

Friday,

May 12

St. Leopold Mandic - He gave his life for Church unity.. but not in the way he had planned.

Saturday,

May 13

Our Lady of Fatima

Sunday,

May 14

Sixth Sunday of Easter

We are kicking off the Cornerstone Baby Bottle Campaign on Mother's Day!

To help families who have a baby on the way and are in challenging circumstances:

Take a Bottle
Fill it up (with change)
Bring it back on Father's Day.

Donut Sunday is back! 9:30 - 12 PM this Sunday. See you there!

During Donut Sunday, the Parish Library will be open! Stop in and see the resources we have to help you grow in knowledge and faith!

Events List

View our current and future events

See What's Coming Up in the Parish

Feasting Beats Fasting

The fasting and abstinence requirements for Latin Catholics-in the United States and, largely, abroad-are minimal. In the U.S., the only required days of both abstinence (from meat) and fasting (one meal, two snacks that don't add up to a full meal) are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

We Need to Party Better

What Some Might Miss in Our Lady of Fatima's Message

One hundred years ago, the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in six visitations near Fatima, Portugal. She sealed those visitations with a miracle of the sun, which danced and emitted colored rays of light before tens of thousands of eyewitnesses, a fitting maternal signature upon what the Vatican has recognized as "the most prophetic of modern apparitions" ( The Message of Fatima ).

What Really Happens in Eucharistic Adoration

We know that God is calling us spend time with Him in prayer. But sometimes it can feel like a waste of time. But is it? Today, Fr. Mike shares a very special "Sneak-Peak" into an awesome resource for First Reconciliation and First Communion preparation from Ascension: "Renewed" and "Received".

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