The St. Columba Shepherd 2/9/24

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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ST. COLUMBA SHEPHERD GUIDANCE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

DATES TO REMEMBER 2/12 - 101st Day of School - K & 1st Celebration 2/13 - Burning of the Palms - 10:00 2/13 - Valentine’s Parties - 2:30 2/14 - School Mass - 5th Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 Ash Wednesday 2/19 - No School - Presidents Day 2/20 - Stations of the Cross - 2:00 2/21 - School Mass - Kindergarten Leading Liturgy - 8:15 2/23 - History Day 2/24 - Preschool Open House 11:00-1:00 2/27 - Stations of the Cross - 10:00 2/28 - School Mass - 6th Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 2/29 - K-8 Open House for New Families 3/4-3/8 - ITBS Testing 3/5 - Stations of the Cross - 2:00 3/6 - School Mass - 3rd Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 3/7 - Prayer & Praise Assembly - 8:15 3/7 - 6-8 Adoration - 1:00 3/11-3/14 - ITBS Retakes 3/12 - Stations of the Cross - 10:00 3/13 - School Mass - 2nd Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 3/14 - Lenten Penance Service - 10:10 3/15 - No School - End of Quarter/Professional Development 3/18-3/22 - No School - Spring Break WWW.STCOLUMBASCHOOLDURANGO.ORG/

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You’re invited to a parish and school town hall meeting!

We would like your input on our big picture plans for improving our parish and school facilities. A team of volunteers has worked for 18 months to help analyze our parish and school needs. Your input will help us prioritize our plans.

Options: Thursday evening, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the gym Saturday, Feb. 10 before Mass at 3:15 p.m. in the parish center Sunday, Feb. 11 after Mass at 11 a.m. in church.

Please contact the church office if you'd like to sign up for child care during a town hall. We also plan to offer a Zoom town hall meeting the following week.

In addition, we will be conducting an online survey to ensure we receive as much feedback as possible.

Thank you in advance for your participation in this important process as we ensure proper stewardship of God's many gifts at St. Columba!

TAKE YOUR SWEETHEART OUT AND LEAVE THE KIDS WITH US! SIGN UP NOW! PLEASE FEED YOUR CHILD DINNER BEFORE BRINGING THEM OR SEND THEM WITH A SACK DINNER. LIGHT SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED.

THE PRESCHOOL CORNER

REFLECTION QUESTIONS FR. KEVIN PROVIDES WEEKLY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION QUESTIONS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS ENRICH THEIR FAITH BY CONTEMPLATING SUNDAY READINGS.

Based on the readings for the sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/1 Cor 10:31—11:1/Mk 1:40-45 (77) U p u n t i l f o u r y e a r s o r s o a g o , i t w o u l d b e d i f f i c u l t f o r u s t o im a g in e a dis e a s e l i k e l e p r o s y t h a t w o u l d s e p a r a t e u s f r o m a l l o u r l o v e d o n e s . C o v id c h a n g e d t h a t . D o y o u r e m e m b e r a d e a r o n e o r m a y b e y o u r s e l f n e e din g t o k e e p y o u r d i s t a n c e f r o m e v e r y o n e e l s e ? C a n y o u s h a r e a l i t t l e bit a bo u t t h a t pa in w it h o t h e r s ? W h a t w a s y o u r p r a y e r l i k e d u r i n g t h a t t i m e ? W h a t did y o u dre a m about doing with a loved one when the disease abated?

W e c o n t i n u e t o r e a d P a u l ’ s i n t r o d u c t i o n t o h i s o w n c a ll o ffe re d t o t h e c o m m u n i t y i n C o r i n t h t o d a y . H e a s k s o t h e r s t o i m i t a t e h im a s h e im it a t e s C h r i s t . H e n e v e r c l a i m s t o b e t h e C h r i s t h o w e v e r . C o u ld it be t h a t w e s o m e t i m e s l e t o u r s e l v e s o f f t h e h o o k o f f a i t h b y p l e a din g in a de qu a c y ? M a y e O s c a r W i l d e ’ s q u o t e c o u l d h e l p . “ I m i t a t i o n i s t h e s i n c e re s t fo rm o f fla t t e ry t h a t m e d i o c r i t y c a n p l a y t o g r e a t n e s s . ” O r m a y b e A A ’ s g u ida n c e , “ F a k e it u n t i l y o u m a k e i t ” c a n r e l e a s e u s f r o m t h a t f a l s e s e l f - d e pre c a t io n .

M a r k ’ s g o s p e l f e a t u r e s a r e c u r r i n g m e s s a g e , “ T e l l n o on e . ” R e fe rre d t o a s t h e M e s s i a n i c S e c r e t , J e s u s a d d r e s s e s t h i s t o p e o p l e h e h a s c u re d a n d t h o s e w h o h a v e c a u g h t a g l i m p s e o f h i s d i v i n i t y . W e e n c o u n t e r t h a t in t o da y ’ s h e a lin g of the leper. It seems in Mark’s gospel that Jesus wants to have the changei n - d i s c i p l e s - b e c a u s e - o f - J e s u s t o b e t h e p r o c l a m a t io n o f G o o d N e w s . S t F r a n c i s t e l l s u s , “ P r e a c h t h e G o o d N e w s . U s e w o r d s w h e n n e c e s s a ry . ” H o w is C h r i s t ’ s p r e s e n c e i n y o u r l i f e s h o w n o n y o u r h a n d s a n d fe e t ? H a v e y o u , lik e P e t e r ’ s m o t h e r - i n - l a w , b e e n t o u c h e d b y C h r i s t s o t h a t y o u ’ re a ble t o s e rv e ?

THE PARISH CONNECTION

A T S T . C O L U M B A C H U R C H , W E A R E D E D IC A T E D T O C RE A T IN G A V IB RA N T A N D W E L C O M I N G C O M M U N IT Y F O R F A M IL IE S A N D IN D IV ID U A L S S E E K I N G F A I T H F O R M A T I O N . H E R E A R E S O M E O F T H E E X C IT IN G A C T I V I T I E S T H A T W E O F F E R E A C H W E E K . W E IN V IT E Y O U T O J O IN U S F O R T H E S E E V E N T S A N D E X P E R IE N C E T H E W A R M T H A N D H O S P IT A L IT Y O F T H E S T . C O L U M B A C O M M U N IT Y .

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