Parish News
Adult Faith Formation Starts on Feb. 22nd - 2/17/2018
Classes in Adult Faith Formation for the season of Lent will continue on Thursdays at 10:00 am in the library. As usual the classes will use DVD's on a variety of topics. These classes will continue on each succeeding Thursday through March 22nd. The next two classes we will view a brand new series dealing with the topic of suicide. This series title is Finding Hope After Suicide Loss. Kay Warren wife of Rick Warren who wrote Purpose Driven Life will discuss their own son's death by suicide. Marjorie Antus will discuss My Daughter Her Suicide and God and finally Father Ronald Rolheiser will speak about a pastoral approach to ministering to those who suffered the loss of a loved one through suicide. After that we will spend two classes looking at a video by Father Robert Spitzer S.J. dealing with the subject Why Would An All Powerful God, All Loving God Allow Suffering?
Father Spitzer by the way is legally blind which adds a sense of credibility to the topic. In the final class we will view Bishop Robert Barron's DVD on the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Lively Virtues. Bishop Barron in his typical insightful style will show how the Capital Sins of pride, envy, anger, sloth, gluttony, avarice and lust lead to patterns of dysfunction. However Bishop Barron presents the antidote to each sin and helps set us on the right path to healing and happiness. Please plan to join us for these classes. Gift Shop News - 2/16/2018
As the season of Lent is here, we have a variety of books to enrich your prayer life. Stop by and we will ssist you with your selection.
The New St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church - 2/16/2018
A wonderful day has come at last! The construction is complete at the new St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church on Rt. 158 West Business, Warrenton, NC. All are welcomed to a Community Open House on Saturday, February 24th from 10:00 to 12:00 Noon.
Come visit and see this wonderful addition to our community, meet parishioners and enjoy light refreshments at 113 Joshua Way, Warrenton, NC. USO Breakfast Fundraiser on Jan. 28th - 1/7/2018
The Knights of Columbus Council #9365 will be sponsoring a breakfast to benefit the USO at RDU airport. The USO at RDU supports our military by giving our traveling men and women and their families a place of comfort and rest, as well as, meals while they pass through on their way to destinations around the country and world. This will be a "donation only" fundraiser with breakfast provided free of charge. We will be issuing tickets in advance, so that we know how much food to prepare. We thank you in advance for your continued generosity and hope that you can join us on Sunday January 28th beginning after the 10 am Mass in the St. James Parish Hall .
Diocese News
Feb. 16 Edition of "Raleigh to Rome" - 2/17/2018
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Hope House News - 2/17/2018
For the first time the Homeless Shelter transition house is near full capacity. It accommodates room for up to six men plus the house manager. They live here 24/7 working or working on getting work while provided with a mentor to advise/ coach them on their journey back to independent living. Each man has a different need, each with a different background of education and experiences. This is a safe place for them to grow and rediscover their strengths and abilities and to utilize them. Each man is very grateful for the opportunity to reside here knowing it is just that a “House of Hope” founded on God’s loving presence working in their lives. The immediate need has been to get a new refrigerator. If you can help please send your donation to: Community Partners of Hope, PO Box 1791,
Henderson, NC 27536. Day of Spiritual Reflection - 1/7/2018
The Knights of Columbus Father Emil J. Kapaun Assembly will be hosting a "Day of Spiritual Reflection" for men at St. James Parish Hall Saturday, January 20th. All the men of St. James are encouraged to attend. The event will be lead by Fr. William Lesak, U.S. Navy Chaplain retired, K of C State Chaplain and State Friar of the N.C. Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. This is not a Knights of Columbus recruitment event! The subject matter is designed to reflect on our faith to hopefully, inspire and rejuvenate our spiritual growth as Catholic men. Possibly reigniting our eagerness to grow our faith and share that faithfulness with others! We are hoping for a great turnout! The event will kick off with Mass at 8 am and the retreat should rap up by 1 pm, a light lunch will be provided after so please sign up in the Narthex so that we know how many to expect.
Women of Grace Foundation Study - 12/26/2017
January 19 to May 11, 2018 Friday’s, 9:30 AM Our Lady of Lourdes, Fallon Center Join other women on a journey to discover your mission and purpose in the world today. Grow closer to Christ and His Church through Scripture, the Catechism, and wisdom of early Church fathers and Popes. Childcare available for a nominal fee – indicate if needed. Cost $50 for book and workbook. Please contact Cathy Gephart (cathy@gephartbuilt.com) to register.
Ignited by Truth Conference - 2/15/2018
The 15th Ignited By Truth Catholic Conference will held on April 28, 2018 at the Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh. The theme this year is “Bringing to light the truth of the teachings of the Catholic Church and igniting in all hearts a love for the Faith”. The speakers are Dr. Scott Hahn, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, Mark Hart, Fr. Donald Calloway, and Fr. Robert Spitzer. For more details, visit www.IgnitedByTruth.org.
2018 Women's Retreat - 12/23/2017
2018 Women's Retreat on Charisms and Contemplative Prayer Led by Angela Neumann February 23rd - 25th, 2018 Avila Retreat Center, Durham NC The gorgeous grounds of the Avila Retreat Center provide the perfect backdrop to strengthen our faith life. Through insightful sessions and discussion, Angie will help us improve our contemplative prayer life and learn our charisms, or gifts, that we can use in lives of service and faith as women of grace. Presented by Full of Grace Women's Ministry at Our Lady of Lourdes. Cost is $180 for 2 nights, including meals.– checks payable to OLL. Contact Ami Robbins (arobb20@gmail.com) to register.
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National News
U.S. Bishops Declare National Call-In Day To Urge Congress To Save DACA - 2/19/18
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After the Senate failed Feb. 15 to garner the 60 votes needed to move a bill forward to protect the "Dreamers," officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced a "National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers" Feb. 26.
"We are deeply disappointed that the Senate was not able to come together in a bipartisan manner to secure legislative ...Read More |
9/11 "Can't Become Just Another Day As The Years Passed - 9/11/2014
This evening the “Tribute in Light” — two beams of light symbolizing the former twin towers of the World Trade Center — will illuminate the New York skyline as the city’s observance of the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks comes to a close.
The day began with the somber recitation of the names of the victims of the 2001 attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people in New York, Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon. Read More |
Young People Find Healing, Purpose, God's Love in Theology of the Body - 7/14/2014PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- For campus
minister Amy West, St. John Paul II's theology of the body is more than
just the late pope's writings on the human body, the creation of male
and female, marriage and human sexuality. It is a means of healing and
self-discovery for young people.
"What I see with each coming year is that students are wounded. They're wounded by their upbringing, by the evermore secular culture, by the evermore sexualized culture, and they've never learned or they've lost the value of their own self-worth and their own dignity," ...Read More |
Lead By Example: Pope Offers Abuse Victims Open Ear, Open Heart - 7/10/2014
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than a meeting and homily, Pope Francis laid out a clear road map for the church when he celebrated Mass and welcomed abuse survivors to the Vatican.
The morning he dedicated to six men and women who had been abused by clergy was a powerful combination of upholding the importance of having the letter of the law and displaying the proper spirit behind it. Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a German psychologist and ...Read More |
Holy Land Bishops Criticize 'Collective Punishment' of Palestinians - 7/9/2014
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called for an end to the cycle of violence and criticized Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and its collective punishment of Palestinians.
"Using the death of the three Israelis to exact collective punishment on the Palestinian people as a whole and on its legitimate desire to be free is a tragic exploitation of tragedy and promotes more violence and hatred," said a July 8 statement from the Assembly of ...Read More |
Hundreds Gather in Washington For Fortnight For Freedom Closing Mass - 7/7/2014
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A deep appreciation for religious liberty brought Anh Thu Vu of the Binh Thuan province of Vietnam to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the Fortnight for Freedom closing Mass July 4.
She told Catholic News Service about her experience with religious persecution. "We lived in a small town and in school they would teach us that there is no God, and they would make it hard for us to ...Read More |
Boomers Can Have Good Lent Even When Not Needing To Fast - 3/7/2014
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic rules for fasting during Lent no longer apply when you turn 59. This applies not only to senior citizens, but a growing number of baby boomers as well. And there's still nearly a decade's worth of baby boomers closing in on age 59.
So how does one have a "good Lent" without fasting? It helps to keep in mind that fasting is just one of what the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops calls the three "pillars of ...Read More |
Lent Comes "To Reawaken Us", Pope Says At Ash Wednesday Mass - 3/5/2014
ROME (CNS) -- Lent is meant to wake up Christians and help them see that God can give them the strength to change their lives and their surroundings, Pope Francis said.
Before receiving and distributing ashes at an evening Mass March 5, Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis gave a homily focused on a line from the prophet Joel: "Rend your hearts, not your garments." The prophet, he said at the Mass at Rome's Basilica of ...Read More |
"Life-Changing" Jerusalem Trip Was Cornerstone For New "Jesus" Book - 3/5/2014
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jesuit Father James Martin today has a hard time believing that he initially turned down a suggestion to go to Jerusalem as source material for his newest book, "Jesus: A Pilgrimage."
"Initially, I didn't want to go because I thought my own mental images of Gospel passages and stories that I'd prayed over for years and years would be supplanted by touristy locales," Father Martin ...Read More |
Chruch Rebuilding After Storm Will Take Time, Philippine Priests Told - 2/25/2014
PALO, Philippines (CNS) -- Since November, any time it rains the interior of the Archdiocese of Palo's Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord gets good and wet.
Without a roof, most of the church's interior is open to the skies. Mass is celebrated at a portable altar set up under a tent in the one wing where the roof remains intact. Only a couple of hundred ...Read More |
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