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April is the month we contemplate the Eucharist - the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. The Church rightly gives the Eucharist the title, “The Source and Summit of the Christian life” (CCC 1324). During this month, I want to encourage you to spend some time in Eucharistic Adoration. This is one of the greatest and most beautiful ways to adore and worship Christ. Pope Benedict XVI, when commenting on Eucharistic Adoration, said “In the Eucharist, the Son of God comes to meet us and desires to become one with us; Eucharistic Adoration is simply the natural consequence of the Eucharistic Celebration, which is the Church's supreme act of adoration.” This Spring, spend some quality time with Our Lord.
I also want to remind you to make your reservation for our Annual Benefit Dinner. All of the information listed is below.
Lastly, may you be blessed with our Lord’s love and peace this Easter!
Joe Nebistinsky
jnebistinsky@720whyf.com
Station Manager
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Reservations are Due April 6
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The dinner will feature a Meet-and-Greet Social Hour at 6:00 PM and Dinner at 7:00 PM. There will also be live music and door prizes. The cost of the dinner is $100 per person and reservations should be made on the website 720WHYF.com or by phone at 717-525-8110. The reservation deadline is April 6, 2023.
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Update from Russ Fry
WHYF Community Relations Coordinator
Rfry@720whyf.com
March Madness is just about over and I hope that your favorite team is still playing. I didn’t get to see a single game. I was busy in March visiting with six Knights of Columbus councils. It was great to visit with Brother Knights and to give a presentation on Holy Family Radio and our local show, Knight Talk. April is shaping up to be just as busy with four Councils already booked.
I hope that many of you are planning to attend the annual Benefit Dinner at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel. The date is April 21st beginning at 6:00pm. You can find more information in this newsletter as well as a link to go register. Please do it now so that you don’t forget later. We have been working hard to make this a successful event. As I said last month, we even have support this year from Lamar, the billboard folks! The billboards are now up. One on Hartzdale Drive, Camp Hill until April 9th, one on Colonial Road in Harrisburg until April 2nd and the third on Cameron Street, Harrisburg until April 9th. The estimated views in a week is 168.8 thousand! Please look for them, but more importantly, act on them! Go to our website and reserve your spot at the dinner today!
We will also be attending several conferences starting on April 11th at the 50+Expo at the Hershey Lodge. April 15th we will be at the Lancaster Wyndham Resort for the Women’s Expo. Please come to our booth and say hello.
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Spiritual Advisor's Corner
Father Timothy Sahd
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Wasn't it wonderful to get some warm days back in late February? It was so great to be outside! The problem, though, was that some flowers started to bloom. And then the cold March came along, and hurt a good deal of them. I'm no flower guy, but it was sad to see all the dead daffodils lying around.
Let's not allow that to happen to us! What do I mean? Well, perhaps Holy Week and Easter got us back in the groove of our faith. I know it did for me. I especially love the reality of Holy Week, and how our Church celebrates those days. I get emotional just thinking about it.
But then comes the frost of the "same-old, same-old". We have to allow the seven-week-long Easter Season to help us grow in love of Our Savior and the great Resurrection, and not be dulled by the length of it. The Gospels on Sundays allow us to live that Easter Sunday from different vantage points. It takes that long to understand that one day! Please immerse yourself in the Resurrection during these weeks, and discover why He Died and Rose FOR YOU!
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April: The Blessed Sacrament
The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life; all of our works are oriented toward it. Jesus’ Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity are truly present in a small host. When we receive the Blessed Sacrament we unite ourselves to God and receive the life and healing He longs to give us.
Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta said: “The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in Heaven and will help bring about everlasting peace on earth.”
How to celebrate: Spend time in Adoration or attend another Mass during the week in addition to your Sunday obligation.
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Two “church ladies” were comparing notes about their parishes. One said “my pastor is so good, that he can preach on any subject for an hour.” To which the other replied, ”that's nothing. Mine can talk for an hour and say nothing at all.”
It was the young priest's first homily. As soon as Mass was over, he rushed into the sacristy to ask the pastor “Well, Father, did I put enough fire into my homily?” The pastor looked at him kindly and said, “You bet, Father, only I wonder if it would have been better to put some of your homily into the fire instead.”
The Catholic school teacher was joking with her class and asked, ”What does God do for a living?”
“That's easy”, said little Jamie. “He's a painter. Just look at all the beauty in the world.”
“That's a very creative thought, Jamie,” said the teacher. “The world is certainly a piece of art.”
“And God paints using only his left hand,” Jamie continued.
Perplexed, about all the teacher could respond was, “Why, Jamie, whatever do you mean? Why do you think that God only uses his left hand?”
She replied, “Because you told us Jesus was sitting on his right hand!”
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Prayer for Holy Family Radio
Gracious and loving Father,
your Son, the Incarnate Word,
gave us the joy and the duty
of proclaiming the Gospel
to all who will listen.
Bless Holy Family Radio in its apostolate
of announcing the Good News.
Strengthen them for the work
of making the truths of our faith
more fully known and more faithfully lived.
Through its programs,
may Your Saving
Word enter the minds and hearts of listeners
and produce an abundant harvest for Your Kingdom.
We pray this through Christ our Lord
Amen.
Bishop Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of Harrisburg
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