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The First Sunday of Lent
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Click below to go to the church's YouTube channel to watch the 4 pm Mass. You can watch it live at 4pm, or after when it fits for you.
You may also view it on Channel 1075 CAT-TV on Sundays at 12:00 pm .SHSF Weekend Mass
Music for this week:
Entrance: "Forty Days and Forty Nights"
Offertory: "Seek the Lord"
Communion: "O Sacred Head" (Bob Hurd)
Recessional: "Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days"
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For those who cannot attend weekend Mass and still would like to receive communion,
you may receive in the parking lot near the front doors at Sacred Heart St Francis on Sundays
from 10:30 - 10:45 AM ,
and at St Johns from noon - 12:15 PMThe obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains lifted until further notice,
especially if you are part of a vulnerable population and/or have an underlying health condition.If you are concerned about attending weekend Masses,
during this time when the Sunday obligation has lifted,
consider attending a weekday Mass.
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Lenten Programs
Lenten Mission with Father Hugh
March 1 - 3 at 7:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales Church
You can participate live or remotely, (link will be provided).Light Shines in the Darkness
An Evening of Hope and Light
March 11 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales Church
Join Deacon Phil Lawson and Bill Gavin from the Diocese
of Burlington for an evening of prayer.
An opportunity for Reconciliation will be offered. An option to livestream will also be available.The Wild Goose
Discovering a Deeper Relationship with the Holy Spirit
March 15 & 22 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
This program will be held via Zoom;
registration information will be provided through Flocknote.
The ancient Celtic people saw the Holy Spirit not as a hovering white dove, but as a “wild goose.”
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Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
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Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches that if a brother has something against us, we must be reconciled with him before we offer our gift at the altar. This reconciling requires a change of heart...
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Daily Gospel ReflectionUniversity of Notre Dame
Fr Hugh and Fr Bob recommend a daily reflection from Notre Dame.
During this time when we are unable to stay connected to our faith in person,
Father Hugh and Father Bob suggest
signing up for a daily Gospel reflection, FaithND.
This reflection includes the Gospel reading for the day,
a short reflection written by someone in the Notre Dame family,
a prayer composed by a Holy Cross priest,
and a link to learn more about the saint of the day.
An email which will be sent out at 5 a.m. ET every morning;
it is free, open to anyone, and comes with no solicitations.
God Bless! We miss you!
Sign up here:
http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&pgid=5683&cid=15492
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Word on Fire - COVID-19 eBook
What's next for the church?
Find out in this FREE eBook by Dr. Stephen Bullivant, with a foreword by Bishop Robert Barron.
Get eBook - Free PDF
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ChurchPOP
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Do you have a relationship with St. Joseph? On this week’s episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan Scheel, Fr. Rich Pagano, The post “I Messed Up My Manhood”: How Devotion to St. Joseph Saved...
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Catholic Link
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Who Was St. Jude? Judas Thaddeus is often known in Greek as simply “Thaddeus” because this is the name used... The post Why We All Need St. Jude Right Now appeared first on Catholic Link.
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Bishop's Annual Appeal
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Each gift received during the Bishop’s Annual Appeal is used
to strengthen and serve our 69 parishes, 12 schools and 117,000 Catholics throughout Vermont. Your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal supports:Each gift received during the Bishop’s Annual Appeal\is used to strengthen and serve our 69 parishes, 12 schools and 117,000 Catholics throughout Vermont.
https://www.vermontcatholic.org/donate/bishops-annual-appeal/
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I ask members of the Catholic community to continue to make their weekly offerings
to sustain their parish, and prayerfully consider making a Bishop’s Annual Appeal gift
to support the many efforts of the Diocese.
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a community of baptized people who have,
as their common goals: to love, model, teach, serve, and celebrate Christ in our lives.Committed to the Eucharist, our Bread of Life, and guided by the Holy Spirit,
we are dedicated to service to God’s people
and center our faith-life around liturgical celebrations, the Gospel, and prayer.Based on the teachings of the Second Vatican Council,
Learn More
we reach out to all people lovingly,
acknowledging their uniqueness and dignity,
and treat all with respect, tolerance, and acceptance, having the love of Jesus as our core.
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Diocesan Calendar
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Friday, February 26, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Josh Perry and Valerie Parzyck as they pray Stations of the Cross online. The reflections read are composed by Saint Alphonsus Liguori as we meditate upon the Stations of the Cross from the Cathedral of St. Joseph. This event will be streamed live on Zoom at 11:30am every Friday during Lent and at 7:00pm on Good Friday. If you have any questions about how to watch or take part in this prayer opportunity, please contact Valerie Parzyck at vparzyck@vermontcatholic.orgRead More -
Monday, March 1, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Each week will focus on how to improve our relationship with God and those He places on our journey. Discover how God really loves you. Hosted by Terri McCormack and Mary Alice WalkerRead More -
Tuesday, March 2, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Each week will focus on a different encounter with Jesus as described in the Gospels which in the words of Pope Francis, “changes our lives…and fills us with joy.” Hosted by Deacon Phil Lawson. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82819809537Read More -
Tuesday, March 2, 7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
The Sacraments are at the center of the our worship. They are essential to God’s plan, but what are they? Why are they important? Who gives them to us? Where are they in Scripture? And how do we live them out? Join Seminarian Greg Caldwell to think about and reflect upon the Seven Sacraments. To get the Zoom information email Greg Caldwell at gcaldwell@saintmeinrad.edu.Read More -
Wednesday, March 3, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Now that we’ve settled into the Lenten season, all are welcome to attend this virtual (ZOOM) evening of reflection and conversation that will help us consider anew the traditional Lenten disciplines: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. A short 20 minute reflection on each of the three Lenten disciplines will be offered by Josh Perry, Director of the Office of Worship. Between each reflection, there will be time for conversation and questions, silent prayer and guided meditation, and music.Read More
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Vermont Catholic News
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In 1940, director John Ford adapted John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the year before into the classic film “The Grapes of Wrath.” Both book and picture distilled the miseries of the...
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Sister Germaine Compagna (Sister Mary Immaculata), 97, of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Northeast, died at Our Lady of Providence Residence in Winooski Feb. 19. She was a Sister of Mercy for...
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