PSR Newsletter: Week of February 10th

PSR families,

Thank you for all your prayers for our catechists, we enjoyed a rejuvenating night of prayer and growing in community last week. Know that we are always praying for you!

Looking Ahead:

Feb 12th: Class

Feb 19th: Class

Feb 26th: Class

While we are still in Ordinary Time, Lent is looming around the corner in March! We have a couple different opportunities during Lent that we want to invite all parents to attend.

Seven Deadly Sins—Seven Lively Virtues.

Join Bishop Robert Barron for a challenging presentation of Seven Deadly Sins, those great spiritual blocks that inhibit our flourishing in relationship with God and with one another. Bishop Barron shows us how to counteract those seven sinful patterns through a conscious process of opposition which are the ‘seven lively virtues.’

Sessions will be held in the Corpus Christi Center

on Wednesdays from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon.

Sessions and dates:

February 26: Pride & Humility

March 12: Envy & Admiration

March 19: Anger & Forgiveness

March 26: Sloth & Zeal

April 2: Avarice & Generosity

April 9: Gluttony & Asceticism

April 16: Lust & Chastity

To register please contact Sr. Rosemary at

rbuttice@sjiparish.org or 636-464-1013 ext. 106.

Unpack---Exploring the Teachings of St. John Paul II

Monday evenings from 7-8:30pm

March 10th-April 14th

in the Corpus Christi Center

*Stay tuned for individual topics for each week!*

So good to see many of you yesterday as we dug into what it means to be a family of prayer.

If any 7th and 8th graders need their next books, they are available in the parish office lobby. If you have any books you finished using, they can be dropped in the drop box.

See you on February 12th for class!

Report an absence here!

Luke 6:17, 20-23

This week we hear Jesus proclaiming what have become known as the Beatitudes. A series of statements that begin, "Blessed are the...". The beatitudes reveal that sorrow and joy are intertwined and inseparable from one another. Jesus speaks blessing upon those who suffer, yet does not promise that their suffering will be alleviated in this life. Jesus doesn't promise that our sufferings will go away, but that He will be with us in and through all the suffering we encounter in our life. Because we know the great depths of His suffering, we can find courage and hope in His presence amidst our own pain.

On the way to Mass: When was a time that you felt left out, or that someone had something you didn't?

On the way home from Mass: How can we remember that even in our hard times, Jesus is with us?

Challenge of the Week: When you pray as a family this week, pay special attention to those who are suffering---perhaps from weather, illness, or other circumstances.

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Don't forget to bookmark our website! Scroll to the bottom for a Google Calendar for the year that you can add to your personal calendar. It will update your calendar automatically with any schedule adjustments! Printable copies of the calendar are also available online.

We've added a section to our website that contains our newsletters, and we will keep that updated throughout the year. If you ever delete a message and need to look back, hop on over to our landing page.

God bless,

Emily Kopff

ekopff@sjiparish.org

636-464-1013x108