Friday Flash

March 3rd, 2023

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THIS WEEKEND

WEEKEND MASS PRAYERS

Download our weekend Mass Prayers and continue to pray alongside our Parish every weekend for:

1st Weekends: Men & Fathers

2nd Weekends: Women & Mothers

3rd Weekends: Young Adults & Teens

4th Weekends: Children (Living & Lost) and their Families

5th Weekends: St. Andrew Parishioners

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PLEASE STOP BY THE TABLES OF RELIGIOUS WARES (Nativity set, rosaries, statues, crucifxes, charms, etc.) AFTER ALL THE MASSES THE WEEKEND OF (March 4th & 5th).

Ayman Khair is representing about 180 Christian families from Bethlehem. These families have been dependent upon sales of their hand carved religious articles to tourists of the Holy Land. Due to the confict in the Middle East and the Pandemic, tourism has been stopped completely from March 2, 2020 till February 2022 and it is very slow now.

It is very important to support them at this critical time since they have no income and there is no government to take care of them and help them. In order to survive, they have turned to Christian communities in the United State to purchase their articles.

These hand carved religious articles are beyond description. Carved from wood of the sacred Olive tree, this workmanship has been traditional for these families for hundreds of years. It is hoped that through the efforts of Mr. Khair, these families who have little income and are able to stay living and survive in the Holy Land. Sadly enough, the Christian population dropped from 22 % to less than 2% in the last 20 years.

Thank you in advance for your support.

PARISH WIDE UPCOMING EVENTS

Dear March attendees,

On behalf of the March for Life and the Arizona Life Coalition, THANK YOU for joining us Thursday for the 2023 Arizona March for Life at the capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona! Together with thousands of other Arizonans, we stood for our state’s most vulnerable citizens—the unborn—for their right to life, and for their mothers and families to be supported and protected.

By participating in the Arizona March for Life, you made your voice heard, inspired the next generation with your conviction, and provided a witness to your neighbors (and elected officials), that every human life has inherent human dignity.

If you have not already, please contact your Arizona state legislator today, calling for protections for babies that survive a failed abortion at https://stndrw.cc/marchaction

Take Action!

Yesterday’s Kids meeting will be Monday, March 6, 2023 at 12:00 pm in Hennessey Hall. It will be a Potluck lunch. Please bring an entree, salad, or dessert to share. All kids 55+ are welcome to join us in social, fun and games. We may play Bingo if we get enough people to play, so join us. New members are welcome!

Committed married love looks foolish to the world! Come make this April Fools day a helpful, and inspiring one for your marriage.

• Early Bird $55/Couple; $75/Couple After March 19th
• Featured speaker: Fr Daniel Cuicci, Pastor Most Precious Blood, Denver CO.
• Retreat includes: Inspiring talks, Individual couple time, continental breakfast, full lunch and goody bag!

Register Today!

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY EVENTS

We are happy to welcome and offer complimentary registrations to all clergy and religious of the Diocese of Phoenix for the 14th Annual Nun Run on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Kiwanis Park in Tempe.

The first race begins at 7:30 a.m. and the event will be over by 9:30 a.m. There are 4 options (10K, 5K, 1mile walk, or just come and visit with 1,000 folks!) Follow this link for more information desertnunrun.com. When registering through Active.com use the Coupon Code John8:36 at payment and hit “apply” for zero balance.

Confessions are offered at this event and priests are welcome to participate as fits into their race schedule. Also, thank you for inviting your parishioners and students to sign up for this “fun” fundraiser, children 18 and younger are always $15 and adults get the best price when registering before February 19, 2023.