At the beginning of this new year, which we start in Your name, under the protection of Your and our Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, we earnestly ask You: keep us in Your grace and love. Amen.
In the week of December 29, we have a mass on Tuesday at 5 PM at the Church of the Holy Family. It will be celebrated in gratitude for the past year. On Thursday at 7 PM, there will be a meeting in the Club discussing Scripture and its themes. On Saturday at 4 PM, we will hold a Living Nativity in the garden of the Home. We warmly invite all of you and will be grateful for help with organization, especially after the event. Next Sunday's mass will be a children's mass. After the mass, there will be parish coffee; please bring some refreshments. Thank you in advance.
In the week of January 5, we will celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany on Monday. During the mass, we will bless water, incense, and chalk, which you can take home after the mass to bless your dwelling. If you would like to bless gold items, please place them on the seat to the left of the altar before the mass. On Tuesday at 8:30 PM, there will be an online Bible study. On Thursday after the mass at 7 PM, there will be a concert by the children of Zlíchin Elementary School at the Church of the Holy Family.
In the week of January 12, there will be an online catechism class on Tuesday at 8:30 PM, and on Thursday at 7:00 PM, the pastoral council of the parish will meet in the Club.
In the week of January 19, there will be an altar server meeting on Monday at 5 PM at the Church of the Holy Family. On Tuesday at 8:30 PM, there will be an online Bible study. For next Sunday of the Word of God, Bishop Zdenek Wasserbauer sends us his message, which is attached to this article.
In the week of January 26, we have a prayer with songs from Taizé on Tuesday at 7:30 PM at the Church of the Holy Family. Following that, there will be an online catechism class at 8:30 PM. On Friday at 4:45 PM, we will start preparing children for their first Holy Communion in the Club. The date for the first Holy Communion is anticipated to be on the second Sunday of Easter, April 27. Next Sunday's mass will include a sermon for children. It will also be the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. You can have your candles blessed during the mass. Next Sunday after the mass, there will be parish coffee. Please bring some refreshments, thank you in advance.
The Community of Mothers' Prayers invites you to join in common prayer during the triduum.
When the groups of Mothers' Prayers spread around the world, the Solace community emerged. It includes Mothers' Prayers, Fathers' Prayers, and Children of Faith. Throughout the year, we pray every week for our children. After a short time (in 2003), we were invited to spiritually unite every quarter for three days of prayer for common intentions. This inspiration was received simultaneously not only by our founder Veronica but also by the former coordinator of Mothers' Prayers in the Czech Republic, Růženka from Brno. We are invited to fast on Friday and to atone for our sins. On Saturday, we are to forgive and pray for the conversion of those who have harmed us and our children. And on Sunday, we rejoice, praise the Lord, and give thanks for everything He has done in our lives. Today, the triduum takes place in many parishes in our country and around the world. If you want to get involved in organizing the triduum, don't hesitate; the most important thing is prayerful preparation.
Triduum MM - January 2025 (January 24–26, 2025):
Friday: Psalm 51:11–12
Saturday: 2nd Letter to the Corinthians 10:3–5
Sunday: 1 Chronicles 16:8–10
I wish you a blessed entrance into the new year 2025!
Gregory J. Žáček.
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