GENERAL REMINDERS:
Weekend Masses –    Saturdays at 5 pm;
 Sundays at 9 & 11 am.
Weekday Masses – (Mon.-Fri.) at 8:30 a.m.
Confessions: Saturdays, 4-4:45 p.m.

As you enter the Church you will see on our Gifts Table a container of Communion Breads, and the Communion Basket for you to make your offering (NOTE: We do not “pass the basket,” but YOU PASS IT ON YOUR WAY TO PRAY.)  Our Prayer List is there for you to write in your petitions and we will join you in prayer.  Welcome to new members.  Please fill out the Census Form found on the table in the vestibule and return it to the Church Office, or put it in the Gifts Basket.  Thanks.

HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH
 MISSION STATEMENT:
“We, the community of Holy Spirit Church,
   will continue the work of Christ on earth through a shared faith in God’s Word,
                        our many Ministries,
and our welcoming all whom we encounter
 to be a part of us.”

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

 “FRYDAY FISH FRY”
Join the Festivities Planning Team at St. Martha Church, 2555 Apollo Drive, Harvey, for “Fryday Fish Feast”, on Friday, March 19th in the Parish Hall beginning at 5 p.m. till 7:30 p.m.  Tickets are $8.00 for Adults, $6.00 for kids.  Plates include:  Fried Fish, Cole Slaw, French Fries, and Homemade Cornbread.  Desserts are available for a donation.  Take-out plates will be available.

Spaghetti Dinner
Sponsored by the St. Andrew’s Ladies Guild
       Sunday, March 7th from 10:30 – 1:00 p.m.
In the St. Andrew’s Cafeteria
Dinner is $7.00/adult - $3.00/child.
Raffle tickets are $1.00
Adult grand prize is $1000.00
Children’s grand prize is a wii.
Desserts & Baked Goods - on sale.
Takeouts available…..
Containers of meatballs & gravy will be sold
                for $9/qt. Or 3 qts. for $25.00.

The Friends of the Library of
Our Lady of Holy Cross College

You are invited to a book presentation and signing by LEAH CHASE  of her new book “AND I STILL COOK”  on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in the Moreau Center , with a reception to follow.  This  is free and open to the public, but an RSVP to 398-2100 would be appreciated to reserve a space. 

Hospice Volunteers Needed!
You can make a difference through volunteerism – a life-changing journey of the heart.  Provide flexible patient/family visits, calls, or bereavement support.  Choose your own hours and area of town.  Office assistance of all ages is welcomes; fulfill student service hours.  If you are working, retired, or semi-retired, there is something for you!  Discover what you can become in the service to others…..Call Terry at Serenity Hospice Services (504) 366-3996 about our March 27th Orientation/Training and Luncheon.

The “Beaders Art Guild” will be meeting on Saturday, March 6th, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Holy Spirit Church in the Parish Life Center.  They will meet again on Saturday, March 20th, same time and place.  If you are interested in joining this group, contact LEONA TOUPS at 394-4293.
The Bead Guild promotes the fine art of beaded jewelry, clothing and other beaded items.

MERCY:
The quality of mercy is not strained;
It  droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath.  It is twice blelssed---
It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes.
-----William Shakespeare

Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak:
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed.
___Psalm 6:2

A Prayer for Priests
 and Priestly Vocations

Heavenly Father, please grant to Your faithful servants, the grace and strength to carry out Your mission for the church each day.
  Keep our priests close to You and continue to inspire them to serve others in Your holy name.
  Please help to inspire all who are called to a priestly vocation to answer Your call and participate in the fullness that You have planned for them.  Amen.

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS:

   Good and gracious God, hear our prayers for an increase in priestly vocations.  Touch the hearts of young men in our world today. Instill in them a burning desire to serve you.  Give them the courage to answer your call with generous hearts.
   Reveal to them a vision of your Kingdom.  Help them to see the joy of priestly ministry.  Lead them in the footsteps of your Son, Jesus Christ.
    We ask you to bless our seminarians and guide them on the path toward priesthood.  Strengthen them as they are educated and formed in the duties and responsibilities of the priesthood.  Help them to become faithful servants and leaders in the Church today.
    We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns now and forever.  Amen.

A Timely Prayer

Lord, I have too much
to do,
but it’s all important.
Help me to set priorities
so that I don’t feel lost
in the pace and the pressure.
Give me the wisdom
and energy
to accomplish what’s necessary
without wasting time or effort.
And help me make
the best use
of my day,
remembering that time
from You.

SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND:
February 27 and 28TH --
The great needs of the Church in Central and Eastern Europe were recognized more than two decades ago with the fall of communism, and they still remain.  In most parts of the region, the Church cannot yet support its own renewal and growth.  You can give faith to a new generation through scholarships for ministry formation, social programs, and essential pastoral projects.  Please be generous in your support of the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, and give faith to the future

PRAYER PARTNERS – 2010-2011:

                We now have the printed list of Prayer Partners, and it is on one of the tables in the vestibule.  Please look for your name and your Prayer Partners name and phone number.
                 The idea is not to burden one another with too frequent appeals, but to ‘be there in the face of God’ on a regular basis to call down God’s blessings on this particular individual.

A REMINDER:
We are now in the season of Lent -  and we want to remind you that each Friday evening at 7 p.m. we will pray the Stations of the Cross here in church.  We invite you to come to this Lenten devotion.