Parish Staff, Ministry Directory, and Contact Information

Parish StaffPastorRev. Richard Clement: 610.777.1365ResidentRev. Gene Ritz: 610.777.1365DeaconDeacon F. Joseph Lombardo: 610.777.1697Principal of La Salle AcademyMr. Stephen Mickulik: 610.777.7392Parish SecretaryBernadette Yohn: 610.777.1697Parish Communications CoordinatorSarah Capato: 610.850.4978Director of Religious EducationBernadette Yohn: 610.777.1697For Bulletin / Website Inquiries or AnnouncementsContact: Sarah Capato at 610.850.4978

Comprehensive Catholic EducationLa Salle Academy: Preschool, Pre Kindergarten, K-8th GradeMr. Stephen Mickulik, Principal: 610.777.7392Berks Catholic High School: 9th-12th GradeMr. Tony Balistrere, Principal: 610.374.8361Parish Religious Education Program: 1st-8th GradeMrs. Bernadette Yohn, DRE: 610.777.1697RCIA: Age 18+Mrs. Bernadette Yohn, DRE: 610.777.1697

Scheduling Use of Parish FacilitiesFor those interested in using the Father Lyons room for a meeting or special event, please contact the Parish Office at 610.777.1697

WorshipEucharistic AdorationFirst Fridays of each month from 8:30AM-12:00PMAltar ServersStudents from Grade 4 to Seniors in High SchoolContact: Parish Office at 610.777.1697Adult Funeral ServersContact: Parish Office at 610.777.1697Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Sunday’s at 10:30AM Mass, between September and May Contact: Parish Office at 610.777.1697Eucharistic MinistersContact: Lorna Pfeiffenberger at 610.777.4822LectorsContact: Deacon Joe Lombardo at 610.777.2542Ministers of HospitalityContact: Deacon Joe Lombardo at 610.777.2542Liturgical Music Contemporary Ensemble - Contact: Kelly Keim at 610.780.3905 Traditional Choir - Contact: Marge Vath at 610.373.0227CantorsContact: Marge Vath at 610.373.0227Baptismal PrepContact: Parish Office at 610.777.1697Baptismal BibsContact: Parish Office at 610.777.1697SacristansContact: Elaine Strick at 610.856.7264

Outreach & Parish MinistriesCulture of LifeContact: Bob Peters at 610.775.8965Bereavement MinistryContact: Roseann Kumor at 610.775.7431Justice in Action MinistryContact: Arlene Seeber at 484.794.8027Breaking Bread Social CommitteeContact: Lois Lombardo at 610.777.2542Prayer Shawl MinistryContact: Joan Yanuskiewicz at 610.777.4646Nursing Home Visitors for Rosary & MassContact: Billie & Mike Resch at 610.775.3927Food Pantry / Emergency MealsContact: Lois Carrier at 610.777.6947Advocacy for Persons with DisabilitiesContact: Kathleen Roche at 610.777.4792Parish Nurse MinistryContact: Sharon Shingler at 610.775.9998

Spiritual GrowthRCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)Contact: Parish Office at 610.777.1697Adult Education (Seasonal)Contact: Parish Office at 610.777.1697Spiritual DirectionContact: Arlene Seeber at 484.794.8027Faith Sharing for WomenContact: Arlene Seeber at 484.794.8027Parish Prayer LineContact: Judy Peters at 610.775.8965Charismatic Prayer GroupContact: Amelia “Midge” Biancone at 610.777.2215

OrganizationsPrime TimersContact: Larry Shepherd at 610.777.8337Boy ScoutsContact: Dan Giesen at 610.777.4387Girl ScoutsContact: Britt Kobularcik at 484.256.1782 Daisy: Grade K-1, Brownies: Grade 2/3, Juniors: Grade 4/5

Cub ScoutsContact: Rich Kasting at 610.373.2575 Knights of Columbus Contact: Mike Hall at 804.212.7261Altar SocietyContact: Carol Bensing at 610.777.9360Men’s Basketball LeagueContact: Russ Baver at 610.796.7723CYO (Christian Youth Organization)Contact: Rock Witmer at 610.775.2176Parish GardenersContact: Chris Hofmann at 610.777.2523

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Mass Intentions for the Week MONDAY, MAR. 14 - Lenten Weekday 8:00 a.m. Mary Smith TUESDAY, MAR. 15 - Lenten Weekday 7:00 p.m. Richard Biancone, Sr. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 16 - Lenten Weekday 8:00 a.m. Steve Weik THURSDAY, MAR. 17 - St.Patrick 7:00 p.m. Claire Causa FRIDAY, MAR. 18 - St. Cyril of Jerusalem 8:00 a.m. Pauline Farina Stanhope Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord SATURDAY, MAR. 19 4:00 p.m. Ed Gajewski SUNDAY, MAR. 20 8:30 a.m. Sophie Fry 10:30 a.m. People of the Parish

Sanctuary Candle for the week of 3/13-19 in loving memory of Frank Kumor (requested by

Roseann Kumor)

St. John's Baptist de la Salle March 13th 2016

www.stjohnsfamilyoffaith.com Fifth Sunday of Lent

Away from home? Find a Mass wherever you are at www.masstimes.org

Upcoming Liturgical Ministers SATURDAY, MAR 19 - 4:00pm - Revelation Ensemble Lector: Tom Cuba Cantor: -------- Servers: Sophia Pienta, Molly Yohn, Amie Wickel EM: S/J.Baddick, M/R.Favinger, S/T.Yoder, L.Asgari, T.Seidel, V.Sottosanti SUNDAY, MAR. 20 - 8:30am Lector: Britt Kobularcik Cantor: Mary Mc Devitt Servers: Ben Mulholland, Brigham & Baylor Kobularcik SUNDAY, MAR. 20 - 10:30am Lector: Cindy Trygar Cantor: Alex Krick Servers: Mary & Brianna DePaul, Madison Cannon EM: C/K.Worley, J.Stephan, G.Unger, K.Roché, A.Krick, A/C.Turnbaugh, A.Cannon

St. John's is now on Facebook! Please "like" our page to get updates on our parish and diocese. You will also find plenty of spiritually enriching material to utilize in

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Upcoming Events SUNDAY, MARCH 13 6:30 pm Religious Ed Classes MONDAY, MARCH 14 7:00 pm Advocacy Meeting 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal TUESDAY, MARCH 15 7:00 pm RCIA 7:30 pm Charismatic Group Meeting WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 8:30 am Church cleaning 7:00 pm Ensemble Rehearsal THURSDAY, MARCH 17 9:00 am Prime Timers Bus Trip 7:30 pm Youth Ministry mtg - Parish Office SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MARCH 19 & 20 11 – 4 pm La Salle Academy Spring Fest

Please direct all bulletin and website inquiries to the Parish Communications Coordinator, Sarah Capato at 610.850.4978 or sarah@stjohnsfamilyoffaith.com.

Bulletin submissions are due Thursday, ten days prior to the Sunday of publication.

St. John Baptist de la Salle Family of Faith

Altar Wine: In loving memory of Samuel Krick, Jr. (requested by Betty Krick)

Weekly Stewardship Sunday 2/28 - 12,909.00

Todays Readings

Save the Date St John's FEAST Day

Saturday April 9th Plan to join your Family of Faith to celebrate our

namesake, St. John with a potluck dinner.

There will be an American Sign Language interpreter at the 10:30am Mass on Easter Sunday, March 27th. Please join us!

PARISH FEAST DAY Saturday April 9th 5:00-9:00PM Potluck dinner- cold buffet foods-picnic type foods. Drop

off any refrigerated foods at the school cafeteria after 3pm. Our Celebration will include music and line dancing; Yes line dancing! We’ll have our own Charlie & Jackie Jines teaching us how to move those two left feet! So bring the whole family, and enjoy the special day!

SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY, JUNE 4th 6:30PM BASEBALL GAME The Reading Fightin' Phils start the summer off right with a baseball game, fireworks and a star wars

theme night! Pull your best Star Wars costume out of the closet and come join the fun! Tickets are $9.00. Stay tuned for ticket sale details.

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April 16, 2016 St. Joseph the

Worker Orefield, PA

9am - 1:30pm

What's the most important word in a marriage? What is really going on in your wife's head? What do you wish your husband knew about you? Discover key ingredients to a healthy and happy marriage at the Passion & Purpose for Marriage event. Take your relationship to a whole new level!

ABOUT PASSION & PURPOSE: MARRIAGE Passion & Purpose for Marriage is not what you are expecting! First of all, don't worry, you will not have to share your feelings with a group. Come and enjoy acoustical music by George Lower and soak up what Dr. Allen Hunt has in store. Allen talks about the Five Love Languages, along with a variety of other topics and research bits, he combines everything into three very faith centered, compelling sections; The Five Things Women Need to Know about Men, The Five Things Men Need to Know about Women, and finally the Most Important Word in a Marriage...ant it's not Love. Allen's speaking style is bound to capture your attention; his humor will have you laughing, and all along the way learning more about every relationship in your life. Because we all want a happy life.

Tickets are just $25 each.

Includes complimentary resources to help you fill your marriage with passion and purpose.

To purchase tickets, visit dynamiccatholic.com or call 859.980.7900.

Dear Family of Faith, In this Year of Mercy, Pope Francis invites us “to become a more effective sign of the Father’s action in our lives.” One way to respond to that invitation is to practice the works of mercy. We are reminded that: “we are called to show mercy because mercy has first been shown to us.” Indeed, the source of mercy is God himself. Traditionally, Catholic teaching has categorized the works of mercy as corporal, those addressing physical and material needs, and Spiritual, those focusing on the spiritual and emotional needs of our neighbors. In day-to-day life, there isn’t such a well defined separation between corporal and spiritual works of mercy; surely the kindness that prompts us to offer a drink to the thirsty touches the other emotionally and spiritually as well. At the same time, comforting the afflicted might actually require us to take care of some physical or material need of our neighbor. For the next few weeks, I’d like to look at each of those works and use them as an examination of conscience.

–Fr. Rich Work of Mercy - Feed the Hungry The Widow of Zarephath (1Kings 17:7-8) For many people around the world, hunger is an ever-present reality of life. We don’t have to travel to Asia, Africa, or South America to find people who do not know from where the next meal will come. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2014 members of 6.9 million households in the U.S. did not have adequate food at times. What can we do? • Make it a priority to not waste food; portion out smaller servings and be creative in using leftovers. • Get involved locally by donating to or volunteering at the local food bank or soup kitchen. Here at St. Johns’, non-perishable foods are collected every weekend for the Mohnton

Works of Mercy in Action Feed the Hungry Support the Local

Food Pantry Don’t forget to bring your donation of non-perishable

food to Church. Leave your contributions in one of the baskets located at each entry. Donations support the local Food Bank in Mohnton. For more information call Lois Carrier at: 610.777.6947

Holy Week & Easter

Schedule

• PLEASE MAKE NOTE: THE MASS SCHEDULE FOR EASTER SUNDAY MASSES WAS LISTED WRONG IN THE EASTER FLYER THAT WAS SENT OUT BY OUR ENVELOPE COMPANY. MASSES ARE AT 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM NOT 8 & 11 AM • • SUNDAY, March 20, 2016 – 7:00 PM PARISH PENANCE SERVICE (Guest priest will be available last chance for Confession) • HOLY THURSDAY – March 24, 2016 MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER 7:00 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass (in Fr. Lyons Room – until 10 PM) NO CONFESSIONS TODAY • GOOD FRIDAY, March 25, 2016 3 PM Celebration of the Lord's Passion and Veneration of the Cross NO CONFESSIONS TODAY • HOLY SATURDAY – March 26, 2016 Blessing of Food – 12 Noon EASTER VIGIL LITURGY - 8:00 PM NO CONFESSIONS TODAY • EASTER SUNDAY –March 28, 2016 MASSES: 8:30, 10:30 AM NO CONFESSIONS TODAY • EASTER MONDAY – March 28, 2016 NO DAILY MASS ** ATTENTION ALL EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: All EM’s are requested to gather in the Fr. Lyons Room at 6:45 pm on Holy Thursday for the celebration of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper.**

Nacel Open Door is looking for host families for several international students who would like to attend Berks Catholic High School for the upcoming school year. These

F-1 visa students speak English, are fully insured, and have their own pocket money for personal expenses. Host families provide room and board and receive a generous monthly hosting stipend. If you have room in your heart and home, and for more information, please contact Angela Gable 610.698.2647, or agableNOD@gmail.com

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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?? AND CHEERLEADING??? BERKS CATHOLIC YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING will be holding registrations for the upcoming 2016 fall season on Thursday, March 10 and Tuesday, March 22, 2016 from 6-8PM in the main lobby of Berks Catholic HS. For more information, go to our website- www.leaguelineup.com/bcyfac or call Danielle Fowler 610-374-1695. You can also get to our website by going to the high school website at www. berkscatholic.org Athletics—BC Youth Football and Cheerleading.

BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN: Please return your filled, partially filled, or even empty baby bottles ASAP. Bottles are needed returned, in order to be used in future fundraisers. Any questions,

please call Bob Peters at

SPORTS & SPIRITUALITY WORKSHOP All CYO coaches, personnel and clergy are invited and encouraged to attend the workshop, Growing in Grace: The Integration of Sports & Spirituality, on Saturday, April 9, 2016 starting at 10 AM. This workshop features national, regional, and local speakers, including Mike Patin, Jim Rogers, Bill Hess, and Fr. Gene Ritz. This unique workshop will offer CYO personnel insight and practical ways on how to integrate sports/coaching and faith. There is no cost associated with this workshop, but all coaches and personnel must register at www.allentowndiocese.org/spirituality no later than April 1. Any questions, please contact OYYAM at 610.289.8900, ext. 23.

LOOKING FOR ANY ADULTS, 21 years of age or older, male or female, former Scouts, former Den/Cub Masters, retired persons or any interested adult, who would be interested in helping Cub Pack 237 by taking a leadership role as Cub Master. Interested parties should contact Retiring Cub Master Rich Kasting at 610.373.2575.

PRIME TIMERS NEWS • September 12-16, 2016 Fantastic Trip to MAINE: Trip features tours of Kennebunkport & Acadia National Park, Boothbay, Franciscan Monastery, Eartha, Maine Botanical Gardens and much more! $699.00 per person (double occupancy) $948.00 (single occupancy). Motor coach transportation. For reservations or questions, please contact Philomena Repoley 610.777.5063 or Larry Shepherd 610.777.8337.

Parish Happenings

Mary’s Shelter 21st Annual Bowl-a-Thon March 20, 2016 at Berks Lanes from 12:30-2:30 pm or 3:00-5:00 pm. Fun, Food, and

Prizes. Registration and Pledge Forms: www.MarysShelter.org. $125 lane sponsorships also available. Contact Laura at 610.603.8010 or email Office@MarysShelter.org.

The tradition of a quality Catholic education in the Diocese of Allentown is based upon the collaborative partnership between parents/guardians and the school. As part of the routine Diocesan

Administrative Assessment Process, a random sample of school families will be selected to complete a parent/guardian component of the Administrator Assessment. The input from this assessment will be kept confidential and will only be reviewed by the Diocesan Office of Education. In order to insure a more thorough assessment this process is taking place in a three year cycle: 2015-2016 Catholic Schools in Berks County; 2016-2017 Catholic Schools in Northampton and Carbon Counties; 2017-2018 Catholic Schools in Lehigh, Schuylkill Counties

Join us for good food and fun at Holy Guardian Angels Home & School’s Annual Spaghetti Supper. The event takes place on Saturday, March 12. Take Out is from 3 PM –

5:30 PM and Sit Down is from 4-8 PM. Adults $9; Children (10 & Under) $6. Meal includes: Spaghetti with homemade sauce and meatballs, salad, bread/butter, and a drink voucher (soda, water, or juice). Homemade desserts will be available for sale. Call 610.929.4124 for more information. Holy Guardian Angles School 3125 Kutztown Rd Reading, PA 19605

“Mary, Mother of Mercy- Gathering the Embers, Rekindling the Flame of the New Evangelization” workshop day hosted by the Allentown Diocese Charismatic Renewal Committee, will be held at St. Elizabeth’s of Hungary in Whitehall on Saturday April 2nd, 8 a.m. –3 p.m. Keynote speaker: Father Ed Essig, a day of celebration and contemporary worship, Adoration, Praise and Worship Band. Donation: Adult $20.00 Student: $10.00, includes lunch. Registration at the door. Info: song4thejourney@gmail.com

Mariawald (Mary of the Woods) Renewal Center in Shillington, Pa. is a ministry of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood. It is designed as a place for retreat and renewal. Facilities are available for private and group retreats. For private use the daily rate is $20, which includes lunch or $15 without meals. Overnight accommodations are available. The center is set in a beautiful rural area of Berks County. For more information, contact mariawaldcenter@gmail.com or 610.777.0135.

Will you stand up for life? The fifth annual Berks March for Life is scheduled for Sunday, April 24 at Berks Catholic High School. This year the event will begin with a rally 2:00 P.M. The March will begin directly following the rally at 3:00 P.M. and

proceed from West Reading over the Penn Street Bridge, ending at Holy Rosary Church. Buses will be provided to transport us back to Berks Catholic. We urge you to join us as we witness in the public square to the Unalienable Right to Life of our Brothers and Sisters in the womb who have no other voices but ours to defend them. For more information, contact: Marygrace Ewart at 610.929.5260.

Polka Spring Fling with the Boys from Baltimore: Sunday, April 17 at St. Mary’s Church in Hamburg. Music from 1-5 PM. Doors and

kitchen open at 12 PM. Tickets $25, includes hot buffet. Cash bar available. Contact St. Mary’s Parish Office 610.562.7657

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YOU ARE NOT ALONE If a Prenatal Diagnosis identifies a possible disability…You are not alone. There is help. The Diocese of Allentown has a network of concerned parents and professionals who have experienced or worked closely with issues surrounding a poor prenatal diagnosis. For support, contact: Sr. Janice Marie Johnson, jjohnson@allentowndiocese.org or 610.289.8900 x 42

Renew Your Habit of Personal Prayer For Lent

Maybe this season of Lent is the year you will hear the call to renew your habit of personal prayer. Spiritual Direction can help you discern the method of prayer most suitable to you. Arlene Seeber holds an M.A. in

Religious Studies from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia and completed a two -year training in Spiritual Director at the Jesuit Center, Wernersville.

Arlene offers her practice as a volunteer ministry to St. John’s family of faith. Individual sessions are private

and held in strict confidence. For more information or to schedule an appointment you can reach Arlene by

phone 484.794.8027 or by e-mail arleneseeber@icloud.com.

St. Mary’s church in Reading will be holding their Lenten Pierogi Sale from 10 am – 3 pm every Friday during Lent up till March 18 in the Parish Lower Hall (12th & Spruce Sts.). $8 per dozen. For more information please call St. Mary’s 610.376.6321.

Berks Catholic Presents: ANNIE Show times:

Friday, March 18th at 7 pm Saturday, March 19 at 1 pm Matinee

Saturday, March 19th at 7 pm. Tickets available online at www.berkscatholic.org

Or at the Berks Catholic Box office located in the Franco Post Auditorium on SUNDAYS ONLY

from 1:00- 5:00pm

Works of Mercy in Action: Feed the Hungry Our Opportunity to Serve the Hungry on Sunday, April 3 Opportunity House has solicited our parish to serve lunch at noon to the residents at the shelters (430 North Second Street, Reading) on Sunday, April 3. The shelters are full year-round (approximately 40 men, 35 women/children). Their transitional housing and permanent housing holds approximately 10 families (various sizes). Volunteers Are Needed If you would like to help prepare this lunch, donate food items, or help serve on April 3 get in touch with either Cheryl Colella- Gehrke (717.327.8973 or cherylcolella@yahoo.com) or Sonia Hyneman (smhyneman@gmail.com).

Catholic Social Teaching on Hunger “Faced with a world today where so many people are suffering from want, the council asks individuals and governments to remember the saying of the Fathers: "Feed the people dying of hunger, because if you do not feed them you are killing them," and it urges them according to their ability to share and dispose of their goods to help others, above all by giving them aid which will enable them to help and develop themselves”. (Documents of the Second Vatican Council, Gaudium et Spes (1965), paragraph 69) “Jesus taught his disciples to pray by asking the Heavenly Father not for "my" but for "our" daily bread. Thus, he desired every person to feel co‐responsible for his brothers so that no one would want for what he needs in order to live. The earth's produce forms a gift which God has destined "for the entire human family”. (Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus, 12 November 2006) Pope Francis “A way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close the gap between the affluent and those who must be satisfied with the crumbs falling from the table, but above all to satisfy the demands of justice, fairness and respect for every human being”. (Pope Francis, Address to the Food and Agricultural Organization, June 20, 2013) Statistics About 795 million people of the 7.3 billion people in the world, or one in nine, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2014-2016. Almost all the hungry people, 780 million, live in developing countries, representing 12.9 percent, or one in eight, of the population of developing counties. There are 11 million people undernourished in developed countries (The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, December 2015) Each year since 2008, the number of food-insecure people in the United States has hovered between 48 million and 50 million, approximately one in six people in the country. Food insecurity increases, by nearly 50 percent, a person’s chances of becoming a high-cost user of healthcare. Last year hunger and food insecurity cost the U.S. $160 billion in health expenditures. (Bread for the World, July 2015)

Saturday, March 19 - Sunday March 20 11am - 4pm

$2.00 Donation to benefit La Salle Technology

Food, raffles, art and more! Homemade Polish, Italian and other delicious

treats! Join us for a day of family fun!

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FORTY DAYS OF PRAYER FOR LENT Fifth Week of Lent – Forty Prayers for Forty Days

Mar. 14 - Day 29 – To be far more loving. Jonathan Swift made this sad judgment: “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” Prayer: Dear God, Help me to love everyone and show that all are included in your love. Scripture: 1 Pt 4:8. Mar. 15 - Day 30 – For patience in suffering. St. Ignatius of Loyola made this interesting observation which can be a guide during challenging times: “If God sends you many sufferings, it is a sign that he has great plans for you and certainly wants to make you a saint.” Prayer: Dear God, let me bear troubles and traumas with patience and with trust in you. Scripture: Prv 3:5. Mar. 16 - Day 31 – To resist temptation. Temptation is not a sin; it’s a call to battle. Prayer: Dear God, grant me the grace to resist the worldly temptations of materialism, commercialism and greed. Scripture: Jas 1:14. Mar. 17 - Day 32 – For perseverance in good works. “No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted,” wrote Aesop. Prayer: Dear God, protect me from discouragement as I serve others in your name. Scripture: Gal 6:9. Mar. 18 - Day 33 – To be a mirror. Father Edward Hays reminds people to “simply be the mirror in which others can see themselves as God sees them.” Prayer: Dear God, may I reflect back to people, their own essential desire to love, to care and be kind. Scripture: 1 Thes. 5:11. Mar. 19 - Day 34 – For an open heart. God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves. Prayer: Dear God, let me have an open and receptive heart. Scripture: Eph 1:18.

PARISH ADVOCATE CONFERENCE 2016 “ ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH MINISTRY”

How persons with disabilities inspire us, each other, and those touched by their spirituality. The 2016 Ministry with Persons with Disabilities Conference for all Parish Advocates will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at St. Mary Parish Religious Education building, Kutztown. Registration and light refreshments begin at 8:30am and the Welcome and Opening Prayer will be at 9:00. The morning will conclude around noon. All advocates are strongly urged to attend. (If they are unable to do so a representative should be sent in their place). This is often the only time during the year we are able to meet with advocates in person to provide direction and catch up with the latest news and developments. Our evaluations last year suggested that people in ministry in the church want to share how their ministry with persons with disabilities (PWD) has enriched their lives. For that reason the emphasis this year is on “Enriching Lives Through Ministry” There will be three speakers sharing how the lives of persons with disabilities have been enriched through their participation in ministries in their church. Also, how the lives of those who advocate for PWD have been enriched by helping them participate and how the parish community is enriched by experiencing the involvement of PWD in

FIFHT WEEK OF LENT Work of Mercy - Instruct the Ignorant

“One does not live by bread alone.” (Mat. 4:4) Education is often the key that unlocks the prison cell of poverty, whether we talk

about mastering reading, writing, and math skills, or about faith. Spiritual poverty is soul-crushing, because it diminishes the religious imagination, which is necessary for living in Christian hope. In what ways do you instruct others? Our parish and Diocese offers many opportunities such as volunteering as a catechist or RCIA sponsor. Helping our youth through the CYO and it’s many facets. Get involved in our parish Youth Ministry with our teens. If teaching isn’t your personal calling, how might you still support education efforts in our parish or community? La Salle Academy would be more than willing to find a place or a way for you to help by your financial support.

POPE FRANCIS'S PRAYER TO END HUNGER O God, you entrusted to us the fruits of all creation so that we might care for the earth and be nourished with its bounty. You sent us your Son to share our very flesh and blood and to teach us your Law of Love. Through His death and Resurrection we have been formed into one human family. Jesus showed great concern for those who had no food – even transforming five loaves and two fish into a banquet that served five thousand and many more. We come before you, O God, conscious of our faults and failures, but full of hope, to share food with all members in this global family. Through your wisdom, inspire leaders of government and of business, as well as all the world's citizens, to find just, and charitable solutions to end hunger by assuring that all people enjoy the right to food. Thus we pray, O God, that when we present ourselves for Divine Judgment, we can proclaim ourselves as "One Human Family" with "Food for All".