FEBRUARY:
The Confiteor
The Confiteor ("I confess to Almighty God...") can be prayed at any Mass, but it is prayed regularly during Lent, the season we are called to examine our lives for sin and return to God's grace.
 
In the video below, Tara Schmitt walks us through the prayer this week, helping us understand the various parts of the prayer, and allowing us to make this prayer an intentional part of our Lenten practice.
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FEBRUARY PRAYER CHALLENGE:
Pray with a
Devotional!
Our parish offers two Lenten devotionals free to all parishioners: The Magnificat Lenten Companion and Bishop Barron's Lenten Gospel Reflections. This month, we encourage your family to pick a devotional and spend time together each day reading and praying. The Magnificat has a short reflection, prayer, and possible penance, while Bishop Barron's reflections focus on the Gospels from daily Mass and make connections to our practice of Lent. Choose whichever appeals most to your family, and get to praying! 
Bible Study
with Father Bill
Bible Study is offered at the parish on Thursday mornings immediately following the 8:45 a.m. Mass.

Bible Study is also live on Facebook at the same time!

Below is the link to this week's recording.
Parish Book Program
the 15 minute prayer solution
“Spiritual exercises … help us see that, during those times when we think God’s not present in my full-format world, all we need to do is pray. As the screen of my vision expands, I see that God was standing there all along, in the film of my life—I had just cut out the side he was standing on.” (139)

 
WEEKLY UPDATE
Small group participants are discussing chapters 15-18.
 
In your daily 15 minutes of prayer this week, use one of Jansen's meditations from these chapters. Reflect on what keeps you from prayer, and ask the Lord to increase your desire to pray. 

  
THE FINAL WEEK
Read and pray over one chapter every day from Chapters 19-25 (pp. 141-175).


Have questions? Contact Michael Rubbelke at 574-272-8462, ext. 122 or email BookProgram@stpius.net.

That Man
IS YOU!
THAT MAN IS YOU:
WEEKLY Zoom ROSARY 

Join the men from TMIY for a Zoom Rosary each Wednesday
during Lent.
 
There will be a 6:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. session offered. Join with your family and invite your friends. It will be open to all.
 
Please click HERE to sign up!
SEASONS OF HOPE
Finding Peace through Christ's Suffering
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
6:30-8:00 p.m., PLC 105

Seasons of Hope is a Catholic grief support group open to adults that have experienced the death of a loved one. The group meets monthly to share faith and support one another by focusing on scripture and a theme that is grounded in the healing wisdom, traditions, and practices of the Catholic church. 

 
Anyone who is mourning the loss of a loved one is encouraged to attend. For details, contact Michael Rubbelke, Director of Adult Faith Formation, mrubbelke@stpius.net, 574-272-8462, x122.
COVERED IN PRAYER
Blanket Ministry
The Covered in Prayer Blanket Ministry provides homemade blankets for those in need of support and prayer. Volunteers purchase the supplies and make blankets to be given to others who are ill or in distress, or otherwise in need of prayer!
 
How can you help?
The Prayer Blanket Ministry is open to anyone interested ~ it is perfect for individuals or families and for those who want to participate in a ministry from home!
 
Who can receive a prayer blanket?
Recipients of a prayer blanket can be anyone experiencing any facet of life that prayers by their parish family would bring peace.
 
To learn more, visit: StPius.net/PrayerBlanket
or contact Carol Swope at carol.swope@gmail.com
or 574-286-0940.