Prayer Quote of the Week (May 27, 2007)

"When we pray with attention and humility of mind and heart, we quit the earth and rise to Heaven. We reach the outstretched arms of God. We talk with the angels and the saints."

St. John Vianney

Prayer Quote of the Week (May 20, 2007)

"Prayer is the most powerful means to give peace to souls, fill them with happiness and bring them closer to God's love."

St. Maximilian Kolbe

Prayer Quote of the Week (May 13, 2007)

"Prayer is as necessary as the air, as the blood in our body, as anything to keep us alive - to keep us alive to the grace of God."

Mother Teresa

Eucharistic Quote of the Week (April 8)

FOOD for THOUGHT

Lord Jesus, in the sacrament of the Eucharist you give your body as my food and your blood as my drink. Deepen my awareness of your living presence as I share in the Eucharist, and help me to use every opportunity to draw closer to you.

Stephen J. Binz, author of "Eucharist" (Threshold Bible Study series)

Spaghetti Supper

Our communion class celebrated their last lesson on Monday April 2nd -- a prayer service followed by a pasta supper. Parents and teens helped decorate, prepare and serve the supper. Many thanks to them.

A special thanks to all our teachers who spent the year sharing their faith and love of the Eucharist with our children.

Eucharistic Quote of the Week (April 1)

FOOD for THOUGHT

For just as the bread which comes from the earth, having received the invocation of God, is no longer ordinary bread, but the Eucharist, consisting of two realities, earthly and heavenly, so our bodies, having received the Eucharist, are no longer corruptible, because they have the hope of resurrection.

St. Irenaeus of Lyons circa 180 AD

$2000 raised for St. Teresa's

This year's SJV Religious Education Lenten project was a wonderful success raising $2000 for St. Teresa's, our twinning parish. Each religious ed class was asked to participate in the "Walk for Change" by doing a neighborhood walk, walking the labrynth at Church or walking the outdoor Stations of the Cross at Mt. St. Rita. Each student was responsible for earning pledges by either giving up something or doing something to help someone in need.

St. Teresa's will use the funds to buy books, crayons and other supplies for their religious education program.

Congratulations to all that participated in this wonderful project!