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March 2, 2022
* Ashes are distributed during each Mass.
- 7:25 AM (no livestream)
- 6 PM (no livestream)
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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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Click on video above: Pastor's Corner - February 28, 2022 |
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Reference 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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Hearts, Eyes and Prayers toward Ukraine |
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Editor's Note: I was talking with Fr. Jim this past week about stirring our parishioners toward continual and ongoing prayer for Ukraine. Ukraine lives deeply in my heart because of my years of involvement there. Some of you know that before I became a Catholic, I was a Senior Pastor with the Association of Vineyard Churches (AVC) both in Los Angeles and in the Annapolis/Millersville Area – for 35 years. During my last decade of pastoral ministry I also served as the Church Planting/Mission Director for Ukraine. As such my wife Kevin and I have developed relationships with hundreds and hundreds of Ukrainian pastors, leaders, politicians and orphans. Yes, orphans.
Fr. Jim thought it might help our parishioners wrap their hearts around ongoing prayer for Ukraine if we had a 'connect' point. He has asked me to share an article I wrote several years ago for the AVC website. It is called: The Fields of the Fatherless. It's about how the Lord recaptured my heart (through orphans) and how orphans started a new work of God in Ukraine.
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Director of Media and Communications
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The Fields of the Fatherless |
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John Odean is the Senior Pastor of the Vineyard Community Church in Baltimore, Maryland, is the Area Pastoral Coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic Region, leads the Vineyard Anti-Slavery Team (VAST), and is the Church Planting Director and Missions Coordinator for Ukraine.
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Tom Davis, in his book, The Fields of the Fatherless, may have committed the words to paper, but I’m pretty sure they were words he’d stolen from the loud emptiness ruminating inside of me. He wrote:
"What am I missing? Some years ago, I found myself asking this question almost daily. As a pastor, I thought I knew what mattered to God. I read my Bible almost every day. I tithed, I watched the “right” movies, I prayed as often as I could, I kept my devotions on track and I even journaled in an attempt to reflect on what was happening in my life! But none of this could shake my conviction that I was still missing something. Something important."
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Editor's Note: Next weekend’s Gospel reading is Luke 4:1-13 – commonly known as the place where the "Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness" is located. This week's reflection looks at the temptation of Jesus rom the different Synoptic Gospel accounts. Enjoy!
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Lessons on the Temptations of Jesus
Before Jesus’ public ministry began, He was baptized by John the Baptist and then underwent an intense time of temptation in the wilderness. These temptations teach us about Jesus, our advisory, and the nature of seduction.
The three synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) tell us about Jesus’ temptation, but it’s interesting which points each writer chooses to include, omit, and prioritize. For example, Mark gives us very little information, while Matthew presses into the details. Both Matthew and Luke tell the full story, but in a different order. By taking a closer look at the differences, we can also get a better handle on each author’s goals. READ MORE
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We've made a few additions to the front of our webpage - just look for the buttons below on our homepage to access these changes. |
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We want to give easy access to you in order that you may pray for the sick parishioners at St. Ignatius and their family members. We also wanted to make it easier for you to submit their names for prayer, and to have their names removed. So either visit the front page of our website or click the link below.
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Homilies Archive, Ezine Archive & Resources |
Want to watch a previous homily without having to go through the whole Mass? Here is where you find it. Want to find a recent edition of Parish 'the thought'? Here's where you will find them. Want to find a resource to encourage your spiritual growth? Yep, it's here too. Either go to the front page of our website, or click on the link below.
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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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From the Young Adult Ministry |
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We invite young adults to join us on a Lenten journey through Pope Francis’s Fratelli Tutti as we explore the ways in which we are all one human family — and what that means for our daily lives. We will meet each Wednesday of Lent, March 9 - April 13, from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, in person at the St. Ignatius Parish Office, 740 N. Calvert Street (second floor). Please sign up by Ash Wednesday, March 2 on this form, and contact Macy Early at macyearly@gmail.com with any questions.
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Environmental Justice Meeting
March 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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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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Spiritual Growth Opportunities |
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Inner Peace in Divine Love An Ignatian Lenten Retreat
Registration deadline: March 4
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POOR BOX
This week's collection is for Families in Crisis
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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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