Saint Mary Magdalene Parish is offering Discovering Christ, a seven-week experience that invites you to hear the Good News and personally encounter Jesus Christ.
Wednesdays beginning March 1 through April 12 at 6 pm in Saint James Chapel.
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans.
President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”
The Disciple Maker Index survey that St. Mary Magdalene Parish will be participating in will be active from February 22 (Ash Wednesday) to March 31. The parish-wide survey conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute focuses on discipleship. It will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on our parish’s efforts to help you grow. All responses will be confidential and the parish will only receive information about the community as a whole.
All parishioners are asked to participate in the 10-15 minute survey online. We will share the link with you a bit closer to the February 22 launch of the survey. A paper copy will be available.
Fr. Thomas Burke is the host of the radio program, Catholic Education Plus, which highlights elementary and secondary schools; colleges; youth ministry programs; and more; and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on KDKA-Radio.
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Please consider signing a petition or sending a letter to Pope Francis in support of the canonization of six African Americans on the path to sainthood. Information, Petition, and Letter
Pope Francis consecrated humanity, and Russia and Ukraine in particular, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Friday, March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.
From the prayer:
“Therefore, Mother of God and our Mother, to your Immaculate Heart we solemnly entrust and consecrate ourselves, the Church and all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine. Accept this act that we carry out with confidence and love. Grant that war may end and peace spread throughout the world. The “Fiat” that arose from your heart opened the doors of history to the Prince of Peace. We trust that, through your heart, peace will dawn once more. To you we consecrate the future of the whole human family, the needs and expectations of every people, the anxieties and hopes of the world. “