Coffee & Donuts - You are invited to join us for coffee and donuts in the Social Hall following both the 8am & 10am Masses this morning.
Lenten Silent Retreats - Fr. Eichman and Fr. Franco will direct two half-day silent retreats during Lent.
Both retreats will begin at 8:00am with Adoration / Mass and will include spiritual conferences, confession, stations of the cross and time for silent prayer. This will be a silent retreat, so leave your phones at home. Register for either retreat by emailing the office at Contact@MaterDeiPA.com with subject line “Lenten Retreat.” Indicate if you will be bringing a dish to share, or instead paying a registration fee of $15 per person. The retreat is open to people 18 or older. If any persons under 18 would like to attend please contact Fr. Eichman.
Music Night—Youth Group - Our “Music Night” is Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 6pm - 9pm. This event is at a special venue and will require formal attire. Please R.S.V.P. by February 9 and include the name of your desired recital piece for inclusion in our program to youthgroup@materdeipa.com. We look forward enjoying this wonderful evening with all of you!
Palms to be Burned - There will be a basket in the back of the church next week for old palms blessed last year.
Adult Convert / Confirmation Class - Our next class will be on Thursday, February 15 at 7pm. All are welcome to attend. Access via the alley door on Buttonwood St.
Bishop Gainer Visit - 100th Anniversary of St Lawrence - On Tuesday, April 24, at 7pm Bishop Gainer will offer a Pontifical High Mass celebrating the 100th anniversary of the dedication of St. Lawrence Church in April of 1918. More details about this Mass and 100th anniversary celebration will be coming.
Fr. Buckley Pilgrimage - Fr. Franco is organizing a group to join the seminarians of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary on a pilgrimage to Washington D.C. We will walk about 50 miles along the C & O Canal to do penance for our sins and the sins of our nation. If you are interested, please contact Fr. Franco fr.franco@materdeipa.com. For more information also visit http://fsspdcpilgrimage.com
Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas For Purity
Dear Jesus, I know that every perfect gift and especially that of chastity depends on the power of your Providence. Without you, a mere creature can do nothing. Therefore, I beg you to defend by your grace the chastity and purity of my body and soul. And if I have ever imagined or sensed anything that can stain my chastity and purity, blot it out, Supreme Lord of my powers, that I may advance with a pure heart in your love and service, offering myself on the most pure altar of your divinity all the days of my life. Amen.