From your Parish Office

Friday, February 28, 2014, 12:00 AM

One-liner for the week:

"God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage."

Chick-fil-A Spirit Week ends Saturday!

Show your spirit and head over to Chick-Fil-A in Georgetown (on Cherry Blossom) to help support St. John School by Saturday evening! A percentage of the sales for the week will be donated back to our school! Look for extra Chick-Fil-A vouchers in the back of church or click here.

4:00 PM Mass MOVED: This Saturday, March 1st, the 4:00 PM Mass will be moved to St. John instead of St. Francis. We will resume our regular Saturday evening schedule on March 9th.

Mardi Gras Celebration! Come on down to the undercroft on (Fat) Tuesday, March 4th at 6:30 PM for some great "Cajun" food - jambalaya with rice, corn bread, King Cupcakes and, for the younger children, chicken nuggets. Plus a door prize will go to one lucky person who finds the "golden baby!" Suggested donation for the adult meals will be $8.00 and for kid's meals, $5.00. Proceeds will go towards the Washington, DC Social Studies Field Trip for the 7th/8th grade students in 2015.

The Best Way to Super-Charge Your Lent - Would you like a deeper, more powerful Lent this year? Start each day by drawing closer to Christ? Then sign up for Fr. Robert Barron's free daily Lent reflections list. Each day, from Ash Wednesday (March 5) until Easter Sunday (April 20), Fr. Barron will send you a short reflection, straight to your inbox. There's simply no better way to super-charge your Lent, to prepare yourself for Jesus' passion, death, and resurrection. So, sign-up at LentReflections.com. NOTE: Fr. Barron is the leader of the "Word on Fire" ministry and author of the "Catholicism" series currently being shown each Wednesday evening at Georgetown College.

TGI Friday - Mass Change, Fish Fry, & Stations of the Cross! With the Lenten season upon us, there are a few changes to note on your calendar:

1) Friday Masses have been moved from 5:30 PM to 6:30 AM (yes, AM!) every week during Lent (March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, & 11); 2)

The 17th Annual Knights of Columbus St. John Fish Fry starts next Friday (same schedule as listed above). It is from 5-7:00 PM in the Undercroft! Menu items include batter-dipped fried fish, popcorn shrimp, and grilled salmon; 3) Stations of the Cross will be held immediately after the Fish Fry at 7:00 PM in St. John Church (again, same dates as above).

Mark your calendars for:

4:00 PM Mass at St. Francis de Sales Church MOVED to St. John Church March 1st.
Catholicism Series Wednesdays, at 7:30 PM at Georgetown College - open to the public. Check bulletin and website for more information.
Mardi Gras Celebration (Fat) Tuesday, March 4th at 6:30 PM in undercroft
Ash Wednesday Services on March 5th:

6:00 AM - Mass and Ashes at St. John Church

8:30 AM - Ash Service Only at St. John Church

Noon - Mass and Ashes at St. John Church

7:00 PM - Ash Service Only at John L. Hill Chapel on Georgetown College Campus