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1st Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13; Gospel: Luke 4:21-30
Adults: What do you do when a message you are trying to deliver “falls on deaf ears”?
Children: Are there times when you have not listened as well as you could to what someone was telling you? Why didn’t you?
Due to the inclement weather all Eau Claire Area Catholic Churches, including St. Olaf, are canceling Religious Education this evening.
Monday, January 28: Date Night, 6:00 PM in the Gathering Space; Tuesday, January 29: Women's Faith Sharing Group, 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM; Wednesday, January 30: Religious Education Classes for grades 1-7, 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM; grade 8, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM; NO High School Youth MInistry; Thursday, January 31: Men's Faith Sharing Group, 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM in the Gathering Space; The Bible and the Mass, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Conference Room; Friday, February 1: St. Olaf Men's Club, All You Can Eat Fish Fry, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM; Sunday, February 3: Sunday School 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM
1st Reading: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27; Gospel: Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21
Adults: What do you believe that the anointing you received at Baptism requires you to do?
Children: What could you do this week for someone who has less than you?
Monday, January 21: Holy Hour of Life, St. Mary's in Altoona, 7:00 PM; Tuesday, January 22: Women's Faith Sharing Group, 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM; Wednesday, January 23: NO Religious Education Classes for grades 1-8, Catechist In-Service at Immaculate Conception; NO High School Youth MInistry;Thursday, January 24: Men's Faith Sharing Group, 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM in the Gathering Space; The Bible and the Mass, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Conference Room; Sunday, January 27: Sunday School 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM; 1st Communion Parent/Child Preparation, 1:00 PM in the Fr. Robert Agnew Parish Center
Reading 1: Isaish 62:1-5; Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Gospel: John 2:1-11
Adults: When have you stepped in, as Mary did at Cana, to try and make a difficult situation easier for someone?
Children: What can you do this week to help make someone’s job a little easier?
Lord Jesus, you have chosen your priests from among us and sent them out to proclaim your word and act in your name. For so great a gift to your Church, we give you praise and thanksgiving. We ask you to fill them with the fire of your love, that their ministry may reveal your presence in the Church. Since they are earthen vessels, we pray that your power shines out through their weakness. In their afflictions let them never be crushed, in their doubts never despair, in temptation never be destroyed, and in persecution never abandoned. Inspire them through prayer to live each day the mystery of your dying and rising. In times of weakness send them your Spirit, and help them to praise your Heavenly Father and pray for poor sinners. By your same Holy Spirit put your word on their lips and your love in their hearts, to bring good news to the poor and healing to the brokenheart- ed. And may the gift of Mary, your Mother, to the disciple whom you loved, be your gift to every priest. Grant that she who formed you in her human image, may form them in your divine image, by the power of your Spirit, to the glory of God the Father, Amen.
Tuesday, January 15: Women's Faith Sharing Group, 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM; Wednesday, January 16: Religious Education Classes for grades 1-6, 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM; grade 8, 6:00 PM to 7:30; NO High School Youth MInistry;Thursday, January 18: Men's Faith Sharing Group, 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM in the Gathering Space; The Bible and the Mass, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Conference Room; Friday, January 18: St. Olaf Men's Club All-You Can Eat Fish Fry, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Fr. Agnew Parish Center; Friday, January 18 & Saturday, January 19: Deanery Wide Marriage Preparation Session, Friday evening and all day Saturday in the Conference Room; Sunday, January 20: Sunday School 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM
Reading 1: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Reading 2: Titus 2:11-14, 3:4-7; Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22
Adults: Do you think that God was “well pleased” by your actions in recent weeks? Why?
Children: What good thing could you do this week that would be pleasing to God?
Tuesday, January 8: Women's Faith Sharing Group, 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM; Wednesday, January 9: Religious Education Classes for grades 1-7, 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM; grade 8 Small Faith Groups scheduled to meet this week; NO High School Youth MInistry;Thursday, January 10: Men's Faith Sharing Group, 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM in the Gathering Space; Sunday, January 13: Sunday School 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM
1st Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6; 2nd Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
Adults: When have you been jealous or fearful of another person? When are such feelings harmful?
Children: When have you been jealous because something good happened to another person instead of you? What is the problem with feeling that way?
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, S.C. Founder of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph. Considered founder of the Catholic School system in the US.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was the charming "belle of the ball" as a young woman in New York City, linked to all the first families. At the age of 19, she fell in love and married the wealthy, handsome William Magee Seton. The two had a very happy marriage, raising five children. Ten years after they were married, William's business and health both failed, and Elizabeth was left a poor widow with five children to raise alone. Her love for the Eucharist led her to convert to Catholicism and founded the first order of religious women in America, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, a religious community based on the Rule of St. Vincent De Paul. She was able to still raise her children, as well as live the life of a sister and found several schools. She became the cofounder of the first free Catholic School in America.
