02.24.19

The Lord is Kind and Merciful As many may know by now, my mother, Jo'an Hennen, passed away this past Tuesday.  She was 88 years old and lived a full, beautiful life.  And while my family and I are sad now because we miss her so dearly, everything happpened as it should.  We knew that this would be coming soon: after a cancer diagnosis in January, she entered Hospice (with whom she herself had volunteered for many years) and she passed very peacefully with her husband of nearly 65 years and her children at her side.  I was blessed to give her Holy Communion and to offer the prayers for the commendation of the dying just moments before she passed.  It was truly a beautiful death and I know that we could not have asked for anything more.  The words of the psalmist in the response for this Sunday and the words of Jesus in the Gospel are ringing in my ears as I think of the events of the past few days: "The Lord is kind and merciful" and "Give, and gifts will be given to you: a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap."  Thank you to all who have expressed their heartfelt sympathy to me and my family in these days.  May we all live and die so beautifully.  Fr. Thom LAST: Life Advocacy Student Training Saturday, March 2 @ 9am - 1pm SIGN UPS DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Campus Ministry is hosting a pro-life advocacy training right here on campus on March 2.  All students interested in pro-life issues are encouraged to join for LAST: Life Advocacy Student Training.  Click here to register! In Loving Memory Jo'an Hennen Jo'an Hennen, mother of Fr. Thom Hennen, passed away on Tuesday, February 19.  A funeral mass will be held at 10 am on Monday, February 25 at St. Mary of the Visitation in Ottumwa, Iowa.  Remembrances and condolences may be expressed online here. Please keep Fr. Hennen and his family in your prayers. Service on Saturdays Local service projects every weekend!  Contact Kaitlin to learn more. Saturday, February 23 8am - noon Davenport Community Food Pantry Thursday, February 28 Between noon - 5pm Help a refugee family move into a new home. Mardi Gras Party Saturday, March 2 9:00 pm - Beehive Join the Peer Campus Ministers for a Mardi Gras party on March 2 @ 9pm!  Come enjoy the movie Princess and the Frog and take part in some traditional Louisiana food! Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 6. Masses with ash distribution in Christ the King Chapel will be offered at 12 noon, 4:30 pm, and 9:15 pm.  All are welcome. Online Stations of the Cross NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS We are now accepting student submissions for our Online Stations of the Cross.  Each station will feature current student reflections on the particular station, along with Fr. Ed Catich's beautiful stations found in Christ the King Chapel.  Click here if you would like to submit a reflection, and click here to see past years' submissions.  Current reflections will be posted on Ash Wednesday, March 6! Eucharistic Adoration & Praise and Worship St. Paul the Apostle Church Tuesday, February 26 from 7:00-8:30 pm Join for a night of praise and worship music before the Blessed Sacrament at ADORE, at St. Paul the Apostle Church (916 E Rusholme Street).  Contact us if you would like to carpool there.                    QUICK BUZZ                    Take part in the Sacrament of Reconciliation before every weekday mass!  Confessions are offered from 11:15am - 12 noon Monday/Friday; 3:45 - 4:30pm Tuesday/Thursday; and 8:30 - 9:15pm Wednesday.   BeesKnees is our prayer chain for the needs of our St. Ambrose community.  Email BeesKnees@sau.edu Have a prayer request, or want to join.

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