IN THIS EDITION: - CRS Rice Bowl: Help and hope for struggling families
- Pick up a CRS Rice Bowl in the narthex this weekend
- Read Bishop Walkowiak’s letter to parishioners
- Preparing for Lent at SRN: Preview Ash Wednesday Mass times and details on our website
- NEW! Wednesday evening Lenten series begins Feb. 25
- What’s Happening in the Narthex:
- Pick up your copy of the Lenten Magnificat companion booklet
- Eucharistic Adoration sign ups
- Reverse Raffle & Dinner ticket sales – Final weekend!
- Stop by the Welcome Desk to say hello, ask questions, learn about our ministries, volunteer!
- What Else Should I Know?
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Take home a Rice Bowl this weekend
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Take home a CRS Rice Bowl (see tables in the narthex) and place it on your family’s dinner table or another location where you’ll regularly see it. Then, incorporate the daily reflections and actions found in the Rice Bowl Lenten calendar each day.
- As you pray, please pray for people facing hunger around the world and here at home.
- As you fast, please remember those for whom fasting is not voluntary.
- As you prayerfully discern giving alms, please consider how your gifts will support the global work of the Church through CRS Rice Bowl, particularly at this moment when so many of our sisters and brothers are experiencing hunger and poverty.
To learn more or give online, scan the QR code, or visit https://www.crsricebowl.org/.
Read Bishop Walkowiak’s letter to parishioners in this weekend’s bulletin (p. 5), or at the link below (Diocese of Grand Rapids website):
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Begin the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday Mass
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Ash Wednesday Masses at St. Robert will be celebrated Feb. 18 at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. While not a holy day of obligation, Ash Wednesday draws Catholics to Mass because it serves as a powerful and tangible start to the Lenten season focused on prayer, fasting and repentance.
Please remember: - There will be no evening Faith Formation sessions, Community Dinner or confession on Feb. 18 due to Ash Wednesday Mass.
- Ashes will not be distributed from the school or parish offices.
- For additional Mass times at churches around the diocese, please visit the Diocese of Grand Rapids website.
For Lenten guidelines for fasting and abstinence from meat, and more information about Preparing for Lent, visit our website at the link below:
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NEW! Wednesday evening Lenten series begins Feb. 25
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with Jesus from the garden of Gethsemane to Mount Calvary. Every step of the way, Old Testament prophecies, messianic expectations, biblical symbolism, and historical context shed light on the mystery of Christ’s suffering and death. Experience a deeper understanding and appreciation of God’s immeasurable and unconditional love for you—grow closer to Jesus than you ever have before.
When: Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. (come for the Community Dinner from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. and stay afterward for this series!) Feb. 25 – March 25 Where: Newminster Hall (enter through Doors A or E) Additional details: No sign up needed, just show up! Childcare will be provided in the Parish Life Center.
Contact: Hans Whitmer, Director of Faith Formation
(616) 676-9111, ext. 117
hwhitmer@strobertchurch.org
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In the Narthex this weekend
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Pick up your Lenten daily companion
The Magnificat Lenten Companion is a guide for the 40 Days of Lent (from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday).
Read more about this resource on our Lent at SRN web page and pick up your copy from one of the tables in the narthex this weekend!
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Sign up for a Holy Half Hour!
THIS WEEKEND before and after Masses, we will be hosting sign-ups for those who have not yet participated in Eucharistic Adoration and would like to.
Consider spending just half an hour once a month in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesdays.
If you are interested, stop by the table in the narthex or contact Katie Mendenhall in the parish office to sign up for a half-hour time slot.
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Going, going, gone!
This is the final weekend of after-Mass ticket sales for the Knights of Columbus Reverse Raffle & Dinner. Stop by the table in the narthex and see Curt Reppuhn, K of C Council 8117 treasurer, to purchase raffle tickets and dinner. The event will be held Saturday, Feb. 21 at 6:00 p.m. in Newminster Hall.
Raffle tickets: $100 each;
Dinner: $30/couple.
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Tickets may also be requested online, visit
https://strobertchurch.org/ministry/knights-of-columbus/ or scan the QR code. Curt will contact you to complete the purchase and arrange ticket delivery.
Questions? Contact Curt, (989) 390-1454 (text preferred) or email careppuhn@gmail.com.
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- Father Tony returns from vacation and will be back with us this weekend to celebrate Masses, hear confessions and lead us into the Lenten season. Welcome back, Father Tony!
- During Lent (starting after Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18), we’ll be offering extended hours for reconciliation: Saturdays from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the reconciliation rooms of the Eucharistic Chapel (enter through Door C). A penance service with individual reconciliation is scheduled for March 12 and The Light Is ON For You: An Evening of Penance will take place Thursday, March 19 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
- Stations of the Cross begin Feb. 20 and will be prayed every Friday of Lent at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
- Fish Fry x 2: Back by popular demand, the HSA and Fish Fry committee have decided to host two Lenten Fish Fries this year! Join us for some amazing Lenten dinners, courtesy of Noto’s Old World Italian Dining. Thank you, Noto Family, for your continued generosity! Fish Fries will be held on Friday, March 20 and 27 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in Newminster Hall.
- Easter Memorials (due by March 22): Help enhance our Sanctuary for the Easter season by making a donation in memory of a loved one. Give online, or check the bulletin and complete and submit the Easter Memorials donation form found there along with a check made payable to “St. Robert of Newminster Parish” and drop them off at the parish office, or place the form and your check in the collection basket at weekend Masses. If you have questions, please contact the parish office, (616) 676-9111.
- Enhance your Lenten journey with resources from FORMED (our parish has a free subscription just for you!) Click here to sign up.
Visit our Lent at SRN page for more information about the above.
For for upcoming events, please view the parish calendar or upcoming events page of our website.
For our schedule of Mass, confession and Eucharistic Adoration times, visit https://strobertchurch.org/mass-times/.
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