St. Ann Page

St. Ann Page
                                   Lancing                                                                                                         August 18, 2019
 
Remember in your prayers : Mary Sexton, Archbishop Kurtz, Gavin Francis, Jo Ellen’s mom, Mary Ellen, Norma Cartwright, Dolores Hayden, the Boniewski family, Lonnie Howard, Katie Kon, and Mary Beth Norris.  Also remember in your prayers the homebound, those in nursing homes, those who have no one to pray for them, those in prisons, physical or mental and those who have unspoken prayer requests.
 
ST. ANN CONTACT LISTS: Copies of the St. Ann Contact lists are on the table in the narthex. 
 
GOOD NEWS: 
 Dolores Haydenhad a good report on her recent scan.  Prayers of thanksgiving and petitions for continued good news are in order.
Katie Kon will have home health care twice a week!
 
THIS WEDNESDAY,   At Blessed Sacrament Church :   Science and Our Catholic Faith: Today more than ever before, Our Catholic faith is being questioned by those who see no need for religion. Science provides verifiable truths. Religion is founded upon faith which cannot be verified. Indeed, faith describes a relationship with God whom we cannot even prove exists according to empirical evidence. There are also a number of popular myths about the Church and its supposed conflict with scientific discovery. Some of these misunderstandings are the result of presuming objections raised by some Protestant traditions are shared by the Catholic Church.    Join us on this Wednesday, August 21, 2019, in Blessed Sacrament Hall. We will begin promptly at 6:30pm and conclude at 8:00pm .
 
The Church in the Third Millennium. Dying or Thriving? This is the topic of this year’s Blessed Sacrament parish day of reflection Saturday, September 7, 2019, given by Father Sweeney. Is what the Church has to offer no longer needed in the modern age? Has humanity outgrown spirituality? Or does the Church provide the answer to life’s deepest questions of meaning and purpose? Without faith, will humanity self-destruct? Join us in Blessed Sacrament Church Hall on September 7 ^th.  Refreshments at 9 a.m., program from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Brown bag lunch, drinks and desserts provided.  All are welcome.
 
Happy August Birthday to
       
  1  JoEllen Werner       5  Alex Boniewski       9  Mary Housley       11  Emily Francis               18  Rannia Moles
 
Happy 50^thAnniversary to  Ted and Helen Lucas - August 16
 
The  St. Ann Page from the bulletin  can  be accessed on the PARISH WEBSITE  www.blessedsacramentchurchandmissions.com  Click on the “ St. Ann Page” under  “News”.
            
*Father Michael's "Penny Catechism" (A fun and informative little morsel of Catholic teaching and trivia)*
                             Last week's question along with the answer:
  
Question  #132 :  Has the Pope always resided in Rome?
 
Answer: The pope is the bishop of Rome. He is the successor of Saint Peter who established the Church in Rome. For a period of about seventy years in the fourteenth century, the popes resided in Avignon, France. The move was the result of several factors. In addition to intrigue and international politics, the popes, while in Rome, were dying in quick succession. Saint Catherine of Siena went to Avignon to convince the pope to return to Rome. She also helped to design and establish the organizational structure needed for the Vatican offices.
 
Question #133: How many buttons are there on a Cardinal's cassock? What do they signify?
 
                 (The answer will appear in next week's email along with a new question)