Unbound | Lenten Program

Our parish Lenten program, “Unbound: Seeking the Freedom of God’s Love” is in full swing. Thank you to the 80+ people who registered to participate. Those who are participating, remember to pick up your weekly packet in the back of church. Questions, contact Ann.

Service Sunday | March 22 | After 10:30 Mass | Parish Hall

Join in community as we create “Blessing Bags” for our most vulnerable neighbors. These bags will be shared with our friends at The Samaritan House and other unhoused neighbors. The items we are collecting are daily necessities like toothpaste, snacks, water, socks… small items that can fit in a gallon zip lock bag. Besides packing the bags, we’ll be making cards for our friends with a prayer and encouragement.

An Amazon Registry has been created so you can do a quick shop and have items delivered right to the Parish Office. Items can also be dropped off in the back of church or bring them on Sunday March 22.

This is a great family event, with opportunities for everyone to participate and serve. This gift is a simple way to help someone in need. With your kindness, it reminds them that they are not forgotten. There are flyers in the back of church with more information. Thank-you to Jessica O’Connor for coordinating this outreach, please contact her with questions or more information.   Jessica.Oconnor@teamsamaritan.org

Pads 4 Dignity is Back! | Helping Women in Need at Bienvenidos Food Bank

There is a crisis for women in poverty of not having feminine hygiene products available. This situation is universal and is known as, “Period Poverty”. It is an alarming problem for those who are on the margins. Every woman should have the right to the dignity of having products they need each month. Please consider this outreach. Here’s the ask:

• Bring in a package of feminine hygiene pads and place them in the bin in back of church. If you’re able to package them in bags of 18, all the better.
• Volunteers are needed to repackage pads into baggies of 18-count. (This is the established average number of pads women use each month.) We’ll also be including note of encouragement. Our pad packing gathering will be Wednesday, March 18 @ 10am in the Parish Hall. Contact Ann if interested.
• We see so many families with huge challenges – this is one small thing we could do to help to lessen the stress.

Please note, do not send in incontinence products which include Poise, Tena, Always, Discreet, Equate Options, Prevail, Tranquility and Attends.

Additional information and data on “period poverty”: https://allianceforperiodsupplies.org/period-poverty/

You Showed that Love Has No Borders!  | Thank You!

Thank you to all who created and shared Valentines for those who are far from their loved ones this Valentine’s Day. We collected well over 900 Valentines which were distributed to those who are being held in the for-profit GEO detention center in Aurora. Thank you also, to the group from Holy Family who attended the vigil at the detention center on Feb 11. Presently over 1500 neighbors are being held. Thank you for reaching out and showing that these brothers and sisters are not forgotten or alone.