Ash Wednesday 02/18/2018 Ash Wednesday 2018 February 14, 2018 “What is Ash Wednesday?” This last week, many people have asked me, "What is Ash Wednesday?" The short answer is it is primarily a Catholic holiday recognizing the first day of Lent and it always falls forty-six days before Easter. So, what is the meaning of Ash Wednesday for all of us? Catholic churches and many other liturgical churches use this service to prepare church members to better appreciate the death and resurrection of Jesus
Ash Wednesday 2018 February 14, 2018 “What is Ash Wednesday?” This last week, many people have asked me, "What is Ash Wednesday?" The short answer is it is primarily a Catholic holiday recognizing the first day of Lent and it always falls forty-six days before Easter. So, what is the meaning of Ash Wednesday for all of us? Catholic churches and many other liturgical churches use this service to prepare church members to better appreciate the death and resurrection of Jesus
Quinquagesima Sunday 2018 02/13/2018 Quinquagesima Sunday 2018 February 7, 2018 Joshua 6 “Jericho” Over the last two weeks we have been taking a closer look at the Book of Joshua. We saw how God reassured his servant and told him not to fear and be courageous, because the Lord would always be with him. We also saw how God used the unlikely person of Rahab to help the Israelites take the land God had promised them. As this past week has gone along, I thought a lot about why God would use an adulterous woman, like
Quinquagesima Sunday 2018 February 7, 2018 Joshua 6 “Jericho” Over the last two weeks we have been taking a closer look at the Book of Joshua. We saw how God reassured his servant and told him not to fear and be courageous, because the Lord would always be with him. We also saw how God used the unlikely person of Rahab to help the Israelites take the land God had promised them. As this past week has gone along, I thought a lot about why God would use an adulterous woman, like
Ash Wednesday 2018 02/09/2018 Our Ash Wednesday Service will be at 2pm, on February 14th 2018. We will get together for a soup lunch, starting at 1pm. I will be in the parking lot, starting at 9am, to impose ashes on anyone who cannot make it to Mass at 2pm. If you have time to drive by and say "Hi," I would love to see you. God Bless, Fr. Bill Shepard†
Our Ash Wednesday Service will be at 2pm, on February 14th 2018. We will get together for a soup lunch, starting at 1pm. I will be in the parking lot, starting at 9am, to impose ashes on anyone who cannot make it to Mass at 2pm. If you have time to drive by and say "Hi," I would love to see you. God Bless, Fr. Bill Shepard†
