Ash Wednesday is Feb. 17 and begins our 2021 Lenten Season
Ideas for Sacrificial Lenten Offerings
For JUST 40 days, we make sacrifices to help us return to God.
So choose something that will help you return to God. Once you have a Lenten plan, ask God if that's
sacrifice that will help you return to Him and ask for His help to strengthen your resolve.
Here are just some things to consider:
For JUST 40 days, we make sacrifices to help us return to God.
So choose something that will help you return to God. Once you have a Lenten plan, ask God if that's
sacrifice that will help you return to Him and ask for His help to strengthen your resolve.
Here are just some things to consider:
- Fasting - purifies the soul AND offers great health benefits!
- Participate in the 40 Days for Life Campaign
- Volunteer to help with VBS (prep or teach) - VBSatCorpusChristi@gmail.com
- Skip the Starbucks (or daily $5 drink) & donate the funds for almsgiving
- Give up lash extensions (or other nonessential primping) & donate to the Charity & Development Appeal
- Do something nice for our pastors or other clergy/religious
- Take a church employee, catechist, or ministry leader to lunch
- Write a letter of encouragement to a seminarian or missionary priest
- Pray daily for all souls in purgatory
- Reach out to a mom in need
- If you are a mom in need, be kind to yourself & email SGCspiritual.98@gmail.com for Cecyll's 40 Days of Adoration
Coffee Break Woman's Ministry:
A Woman's Bible Study
Explore Revelation. The study meets Wednesdays, September through May, from 9:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. in rooms 7 &8. Meet with woman of all ages from the parish and read and share the bible and learn more about scriptural passages you are reading from videos featuring lectures by renowned catholic bible scholar Jeff Cavin. It can really be a life-changing experience. Free childcare is provided. Email anne_n_young@yahoo.com for more information.