February 17, 2013 - St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and School ...

Council of Catholic Women Meeting
The next CCW general meeting is on
Monday, February 25th at 7:00pm
in the Parish Hall. We will be
praying the rosary prior to the
meeting at 6:30pm in the Parish
Hall. CCW understands that there is a great need
for food at the Buffalo Food Shelf. So when you
join us on Monday, February 25th, please bring a
donation for the food shelf. Refreshments will be
served at the meeting. If you have any questions
or comments, please call Lois Pahl at 763-682-
5279 or Sandy Cich at 763-355-9142.
I went back to the old neighborhood a while ago and
realized there what everyone who has ever tried to go
home discovers. The trees have grown smaller and
easier for climbing, the alley where we played hideand-go-seek
has grown narrower, the trip to the
corner less daring, and all the old haunts so much less
intriguing. But going back also drew forth in me a
power I had not imagined or expected. Not only did it
reintroduce me to who I am, it renewed the dream of
Lent can be such a time of returning to our roots.
Some would see the season as penitential, a time of
reparation for sin; others as a time for growing more
prayerful or for reestablishing lives of service or for
deepening faith. And it can be all of that. Yet the
readings of this Lenten Sunday take us back to how it
once was and who was once doing the shaping of life.
There are myriad ways of making the Lenten journey
back to our roots. Spend time with the scriptures.
Read the lives of the saints. Go on a retreat. Visit a
shrine. Keep a journal. Pray the rosary again. Sit with
silence. Make the Stations of the Cross. Offer peace to
an enemy. Visit the sick or a shut-in. Give enough
alms to notice the pinch. Do some spiritual reading.
Fast and abstain from meat. They are all part of our
tradition and shards of our own pasts. In them we will
once more meet ourselves, perhaps as if for the first
time, and remember dreams long lost in the clutter of
Rev. Joseph J. Juknialis
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40 Days for Life
February 13 March 24, 2013
40 Days for Life is a community-based campaign
that draws attention to abortion through the use
of a three point program: prayer and fasting,
constant vigil, and community outreach.
40 Days for Life takes a peaceful approach to
showing local communities the consequences of
abortion in their own neighborhoods, for their
own friends and families. It puts into action a
desire to cooperate with God in the carrying out
of His plan for the end of abortion in America.
Location for 40 Days for Life St. Cloud
Planned Parenthood (Located in E. Gate Building)
451 East St. Germain Street, Suite 100, St. Cloud
Monday Saturday, 7:00am 7:00pm
Parking: Do NOT use the parking lot. It is private
property and cars could be towed. Park on
adjacent streets, or one block south of Planned
Parenthood (next to St. Augustine Church) and
walk to the vigil site. For information: Judy Haag,
judy4life@meltel.net or Mary Jo
Ruhland:rhlgr@aol.com
Location for 40 Days for Life Twin Cities
Planned Parenthood , 671 Vandalia St., St. Paul
Parking: The nearest parking is on Vandalia Ave
about 1 / 2 block north of Charles St. Carpooling
and using a van will help. Do NOT park in any
parking space by the buildings or in McDonald's
or the Holiday gas station lots. You will be towed.
Please be careful as this is a heavy traffic area
For more information: brian.walker@plam.org
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Pray outside an abortion facility, at church. at
work, in the car, at home with your family. Each
day during 40 Days for Life, individuals,
churches, families and groups will be asked to
join together in prayer for a specific request so
the entire Body of Christ can unite around a
common focus. People of faith are also invited to
fast throughout 40 Days for Life.
If you would like a sign to put in your yard or
window, a bumper sticker or bookmarks telling
others about 40 Days for Life, call Pat at 763-682-
3031.