Children's Christmas Gifts - "My Mass Kit" (Catholic Caucus)

Wee Believers ^

[baa39]

800, wow! We have about 12! This is a rural area with a median age of 62 and a very low percentage of Catholics in the population (Oregon, the “most un-churched state”). Hard for me to imagine a parish as large as yours.

[baa39]

Your priest was quite generous. I would have told the man he could start by acknowledging the error to his CONSTITUENTS, how about a press release, statement of apology for voting to kill babies....deathbed confessions I’m sure are heartfelt and sincere, but when a man has chosen a life as a public servant, with the public trust, let him finish his life as a public servant.

[Salvation]

I used a darling picture from another diocese for our Prayers for Vocations. We pass out a cross at each Mass and a parishioner takes home the cross and the prayers (or chooses some of his/her liking) and prays for onr week and then returns it for the next person the next week.

We have done it at three Masses for three months. Just think of all those prayers for vocations!

[Salvation]

What did you play as a young boy?

Several priests have shared that they “played” Mass as a boy. Why question a simple thing?

[Salvation]

Sacrament of the Annointing of the Sick

Yes, they do. And there are sometimes deathbed conversions when the priests administers the Sacraments of
Baptism
Eucharist
Condiemation
and Annointing of the Sick.

Our priest performed a fifth Sacrament for a dying man — a marriage to his lady friend of many years. (They were long term members of the parish in good standing.)

[Salvation]

That's the one I used when advertising our Vocation Cross campaign! Thanks!

Isn't it darling?

[Salvation]

That’s a great idea too.

[Tax-chick]

We have over 1,600 registered families, which comes out to a slew of kids. We have classes Sunday evenings, Monday afternoon, Monday evening, Tuesday afternoon, Tuesday evening, Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday evening.

[voiceinthewind]

I know, he’s a real cutie-pie!