Sunday, March 20, 2011

Welcome to the St. Michael Parish Faith Enrichment Team blog

Ongoing Events

The High Tech Catholic blog and bulletin series: to connect the modern Catholic with Catholic apps, websites, podcasts, eBooks and all things Catholic in Web 2.0 (http://www.hitechcatholic.com/).  Please friend us on Facebook, too! http://www.facebook.com/hitechcatholic

Adult Faith Formation column in the bulletin (http://stm-fet-weekly-reflection.blogspot.com/): a weekly reflection on the Gospel from the writings of Popes, Saints and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Upcoming Events 2012

Lake County Passion Play, May 19 and May 20
http://stm-fet.blogspot.com/p/lake-county-passion-play.html


Fortnight for Freedom, a call from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to rally all USA Catholics to demand religious freedom in America.  Read more from the Catholic News Service: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1201486.htm.  Read the Bishops' full text, "Our First, Most Cherished Liberty: A Statement on Religious Liberty" at: www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/our-first-most-cherished-liberty.cfm

Faith Enrichment Team planning meeting, August 11, 2012

50th Anniversary of the Oakland Diocese.  Many events at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland: http://www.ctlcathedral.org/

Faith Enrichment Team planning meeting, October 13, 2012

Little Blue Books for personal, daily devotion for Advent, 2012

Keep Christ in Christmas Campaign, Advent 2012.  At the request of Fr. Bob, we seek ways to celebrate local businesses and parishioners who remind our city that Christmas is about Jesus Christ.  We wish you a Merry Christ Mass!

Living Bethlehem, December 13-17, 2012: 30,000 sq ft re-creation of Bethlehem with live actors and animals!  Everyone please volunteer to do something by emailing Doug Fernandez livingbethlehem@aol.com.  This has been 3 years in the making so far.  What a marvelous way to Keep Christ in Christmas in Livermore!  Learn more at: http://livingbethlehem.org/wordpress/

Upcoming Events 2013

Faith Enrichment Team planning meeting, January 19, 2013

Walk for Life, San Francisco, January 26, 2013, http://www.walkforlifewc.com/

Little Black Books for personal, daily devotion for Lent

St. Valentine's Day Marriage Celebration, Saturday, February 9, 2013, 5pm Mass with Blessing of Marriages followed by a wine and cheese reception in the Hall

Ash Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Little White Books for personal, daily devotion for the Easter Season

Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013

Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013

Divine Mercy Sunday, April 7, 2013, with blessing of the Divine Mercy Image, praying of the Chaplet at 3pm, and promotion to the parish

Faith Enrichment Team planning meeting, April 13, 2013

Lake County Passion Play, third weekend in May 2013, http://www.lakecountypassionplay.org/

Parish Mission for Corpus Christi, May 31, June 1-2, 2013, Fr. Vito Perrone, founder of the Contemplatives of St. Joseph, http://www.catholic-sf.org/news_select.php?newsid=27&id=58008

Corpus Christi, June 2, 2013

Faith Enrichment Team planning meeting, August 24, 2013

Faith Enrichment Team planning meeting, October 5, 2013

Future Events

Called and Gifted Workshop, a parish-wide event.  Timeframe is TBD. http://www.siena.org/Called-Gifted/called-a-gifted