Find stories of hope, reflections, family resources and Lenten recipes at the Rice Bowl website. Download the CRS Rice Bowl app and you can put Lent at your fingertips with new daily reflections and recipes, integrated social sharing and a new way to track your Lenten sacrifices!
Check out these photos from our March faith formation gatherings, "Amazing Grace," when we explored the Sacraments of Healing, Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick.
While many associate this day with corned beef and green beer, not many know the real story of how St. Patrick came to be the patron saint of Ireland. Click to read more...
Parishioners gathered on Shrove Tuesday to burn last year's palms to use on Ash Wednesday, celebrate Mass and have a Mardi Gras celebration. Pancake supper, ice cream sundaes, crafts, games and clowns assured fun for all! We closed with a parade into the gathering space, rolled up the Alleluia to bury and quietly left as we marked the beginning of Lent. Check out the photos here.
Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are at the heart of the forty days of Lent. Here are some strategies for helping your kids get involved in these traditional penitential practices.
Pick a three leaf clover or use our coloring page to discuss the Holy Trinity. Did you know it is said that St. Patrick used a 3-leafed clover to explain the Trinity? When speaking with people he would bend down, pick a shamrock, and show it to them, as he explained how the three leaves are part of the one plant, and how similarly the three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, are part of one God. Click here for a picture you can print and color.