Parish Notices for the 5th Sunday in Lent

1. Lent is almost over, the coming days are consecrated for the meditation of the Passion, that means the suffering and death of Jesus for our salvation. Next weekend we celebrate Palm Sunday. 
2. On Tuesday, April 8th at 6PM, Our Lady of the Rosary Charismatic Prayer Group will host a Lenten Healing Mass. The celebrant: Fr. Reginald Hezekiah. You can bring Olive Oil, Salt and Water so that Father can bless it during the Mass. 
3. On Wednesday, 9^th April @ 6pm we will have another opportunity for Confessions. There will be a Penitential Service followed by Individual Confession. On Thursday, 10^th of April at 6 pm Confessions will take place in St. Theresa Parish in Barataria and in the church in Santa Cruz. Please use this opportunity to reconcile ourselves with God and the Community. 
4. Fridays of Lent – Way of the on the Calvary at 6pm and at Mt. D’or Stations of the Cross - at 5.30pm. At 12 noon there will be an Ecumenical Lenten Service in Holy Savior Anglican Parish, Curepe. All are welcomed! 
5. All about Natural Fertility Regulation is the theme of the seminar organized by the Family Life Commission. Saturday 12^th April, 3pm to 5pm, Fatima Parish Hall, Curepe. See Notice Board for more details. 
6. The meeting of the Social Justice Ministry, St. Joseph/Mt. D'or parish, will take place on the Saturday 12th April in the Parish Hall @ 4pm. 
7. The exercise to renew Leases in Church Yard and King Street cemeteries ends on Wednesday of Holy Week – April 16^th. All cemetery spots not renewed by this date will revert back to the parish. Please call the Parish office to schedule an appointment before coming. 
8. Archdiocesan Catechetical Office invites everyone to “Resurrect Your Faith” series of talks about teaching of the Church. On Saturdays of May, in the Bourg Malatresse Parish Hall, from 2.30 – 5 pm. For more details and to register, please contact Mrs. Lynette Taitte. 
9. Attention! To celebrate St. Joseph our Protector and to build bridges between us we would like to invite you to participate in a 5K marathon from St. Michaels Parish to St. Joseph Church – early in the morning on Saturday (3^rd of May). It will be a beautiful opportunity to have fun together, to burn something and do something positive as the entire family. The event is organized by our two parishes: St. Michaels and St. Joseph. On the Catholic News stand you may collect the registration forms, which should be brought back to the Church next weekend. The cost is 40$ per person. Children younger than 10 years old and Adults above 70 years old are admitted free. Who will be faster than Deacon Jeffrey? Please come and run and help us to organize. Donations for water, snacks, prizes would be appreciated.

Blessings to ALL our parishioners this week!