St. Ann Page July 7, 2019

St. Ann Page                    Lancing                                                                                                                                 July 7, 2019
 
Remember in your prayers  :Mary Sexton, Jo Ellen’s mom, Mary Ellen, Norma Cartwright, Dolores Hayden, the Boniewski family, Lonnie Howard, Katie Kon, Mary Beth Norris, Carla Stawiarski, and Sharon Simpson. Also remember in your prayers the homebound, those in nursing homes, those who have no one to pray for them, and those who have unspoken prayer requests.
 
The  PARISH WEBSITE  www.blessedsacramentchurchandmissions.com is up and running.    “Where did I put the church bulletin?”   Now you can reference the bulletin on the parish website.  Click on the “ St. Ann Page”.
 
PICTURES of Norma Cartwright’s birthday Mass and celebration with Fr. Michael and a group from St. Ann are posted on the website.  

Happy July Birthday to
        7      Anna Housley
      14       AJ Sexton
      16       Fr. Michael
 
Next Sunday, July 14 is second Sunday.  Breakfast?
 
Starting Sunday, May 5^th, and continuing for twelve weeks, Father Sweeney is conducting  Catholic Education. Planned topics are: One God in Three Persons; Jesus, Begotten Son of God; Holy Spirit, God’s Personal Presence Among Us; Creation; Salvation; The Meaning of Life; Divine Revelation; and Magisterium.   This is held Sundays from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. in the Holy Family Room at St. Ann. All are welcome any time during this course.
 
*Father Michael's "Penny Catechism" (A fun and informative little morsel of Catholic teaching and trivia)*
  
Question #126: The Church teaches that every person has a guardian angel. What is this teaching based upon? What precisely does a guardian angel do? 
 
Answer: By definition, an angel is a messenger of God. The message can be verbal, but most usually the message is non-verbal, especially in the case of our guardian angels who bring to us an enveloping of God's love and mercy for us. The Catechism states: "From its beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession. 'Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life.' Already here on earth, the Christian life shares by faith in the blessed company of angels and men united in God." (CCC #336. Includes quote from Saint Basil.) Saint Matthew quotes Jesus: "See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven (Matthew 18:10).
 
Question  #127 : What does the word  Lent mean? Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday when the Easter Vigil begins. But that is 46 days. Isn't Lent 40 days long?
 
 
(The answer will appear in next week's bulletin along with a new question)