NEWS
VALENTINE'S DANCE
with the Boulder Big Band Orchestra
Friday, February 12
7:00pm in Marian Hall
$20/person (advance purchase)
$25 at the door
Tickets include food, live music and dance lessons!
Tickets available now at the parish office or after the weekend Masses!
COUPLES SMALL FAITH SHARING GROUPS
Kick-off Meeting on Tuesday, February 16
7:00pm in Marian Hall
Spend 6 weeks with couples of a similar background to share the Scriptures and personal insights and experiences of God in your lives during the Lenten season. We will meet for the first session and groups will decide on the subsequent meeting times at this meeting. Mardi Gras King Cake will be served!
Please register in advance with Dora Collins at 720-283-4737 or dcollins@stmarylittleton.org
ASH WEDNESDAY
February 17, 2010
Mass Times:
6:30am
8:15am (school Mass)
Noon
7:00pm
Fish Dinner - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Stations of the Cross - 7:00pm
Pastoral Statement on Penance and Abstinence from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
LIVING THE CATHOLIC FAITH CONFERENCE
Friday - Saturday, February 26 - 27
Colorado Convention Center
God has a mission for you, one that he has committed to no one else. Has your heart answered his loving call? Mark your calendar for the 2010 Living the Catholic Faith Conference: "I have chosen YOU!". All Catholics – single or married, young or old, layperson or consecrated – are invited to attend. Get more information and register at www.archden.org/lcfc2010 or by calling 303-715-3260.
2010 - 2011 ST MARY SCHOOL OPEN ENROLLMENT
Preschool through 8th Grade
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
6:00pm - 7:30pm in the school library
Items needed for registration are; a copy of the student's birth certificate, a copy of the Baptismal certificate and the registration fee of $150 for the first child and $130 for the second child (if applicable). The registration will be held in the school library, located at 6833 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado 80120. For more information, please call 303-798-2375.
JANUARY 2010 APPRECIATION RECEPTION
WORLD YOUTH DAY - SPAIN
August 9 - 22, 2011
Imagine 2 MILLION of your closest friends coming together to shout to the world we are strong, alive, and Proud to be Catholic! Join us for World Youth Day 2011!
Letter from Fr. O'Connor Registration Forms
STEWARDSHIP
Our response to God's gifts
Time and Talent Stewardship Form
POPE BENEDICT XVI PRAYER INTENTIONS
FEBRUARY 2010
General:
Scholars For all scholars and intellectuals, that by means of sincere search for the truth they may arrive at an understanding of the one true God.
Mission:
The Church's Missionary Identity That the Church, aware of its own missionary identity, may strive to follow Christ faithfully and to proclaim His Gospel to all peoples.
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REFLECTION
The 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 7, 2010
In the old Walt Kelly comic strip "Pogo" every time things would get to be too much for the main characters you could bet on seeing the "Gone fishin'" sign posted on a nearby tree. It was a literary device that Kelly used, to bring a break to the previous action and change the story line. In a way, Luke does the same thing in Sunday's Gospel. After the press of the crowds, Jesus convinces Simon to let him teach from the boat. Then he tells him to head out into deep water to fish. We've changed the subject from Jesus healing and preaching. Suddenly, we've "Gone fishin'," and while initially that's what is literally happening, it doesn't stay that way for long. It's a setup for the greater point of the story: "From now on you will be catching men."
It's not just Simon and the sons of Zebedee that get led into this convenient little scenario. Gospels are not just quaint stories. They are good news for us as well. Jesus gets into life with us, much like he got into Simon's boat. He tells us to go out a little farther, that is, to stretch our faith a little more. And even when we want to give up ("we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing") he tells us to cast into the deep. Trusting in him, we find that wondrous things happen as we witness to the meaning of Jesus in our lives. In the end, the example of our faith is to lead others to Jesus. That's where instead of fish, we'll be catching men and women.
It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if we hung a little "Gone fishin'" sign somewhere where we would see it every day, as long as we remember that our faith is the net, and from now on we're out there fishing to bring others to Christ.
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