Weekly Announcements

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SJA NEW CLASSROOM PROJECT 

Our goal is to reach $225,000. We need your spiritual and financial help. YOU can help our youth become better Catholics! Please see Ron Smith or Trish Speers for more information.

2025 PAINTED CHURCHES BUS TOUR 

We will be chartering a bus to Schulenburg to tour Painted Churches in the area on February 21, 2025! We plan to stop for lunch and a wine tasting. If you are interested in going, contact Kim Effenberger at 979-417-7520 to reserve your seat on the bus. We have a few seats left.

VOLUNTEERS FOR CPR & AED TRAINING

 We are looking for 2 to 3 volunteers from OLPH (preferably from the Spanish Mass) and SJA to take CPR and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Training! For questions, or if you’re interested, please contact the Parish Office or Ron Smith (979) 248-8868 by February 17th to sign-up.

UPCOMING BAPTISM CLASS

Our next baptism class will be Saturday, March 1st @ OLPH from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM.  Classes are in English and Spanish.  Please call the office to register. 

LENTEN RETREATS

Lenten Retreat 1: We Are Called Saturday, March 8th | 9 am — 4:45 pm | SJA hall Guest Speakers: Adam Brill and Derek & Dana Maresh Will include light breakfast, lunch, adoration, and conclusion with 5 pm Mass. All are welcome!

Lenten Retreat 2: Saturday, April 12th | 9 am — 4:45 pm | SJA hall Guest Speaker: Gabriel Castillo Will include light breakfast, lunch, adoration, and conclusion with 5 pm Mass. All are welcome!

2025 PILGRIMAGE MEETING 

There will be an informational meeting for the Marian pilgrimage trip to Fatima and Lourdes on Saturday! If you are interested in going, then please join us @ 6 pm in the SJA hall. Lori Janak, will be sharing details and answering your questions!

ANNUAL CHILI SUPPER 

Mark your calendar! The OLPH Altar Society’s Annual Chili Supper is scheduled for Fat Tuesday, March 4. There is a signup sheet for in kind donations, at the back of OLPH. We’re also seeking monetary donations to purchase meat, paper goods, and other needed items. This is the only fundraiser for the Altar Society, which maintains the needs of our worship services and cares for the altar, sacristy, and sanctuary at OLPH. More details to come!

Granite Pavers

If you are interested in purchasing a black granite paver in honor or memory of a loved one, please pick up a form at the back of either church and turn it, along with your money, in to the regular collection. Pavers are $125.00 each!

The flowers on the altar this weekend at SJA are in memory of Edward Smith, from Naomi Smith and Jana Ogilvie.

$25 IN 25 — COMMIT TODAY $25 a month for 2025 

Help Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School continue to offer a superior Catholic Faith education and a superior Scholastic education. Together we can build the congregations of tomorrow. Become a donor today! Make a difference in the life of a child. To donate, scan the QR code on the flyers at the back of either church. For questions, contact Lauri Weigle 979-265-3909 or lweigle@olqpschool.org.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK

• Saturday, February 15 6:00 pm Pilgrimage Meeting — SJA hall
• Sunday, February 16 9 — 10:15 am 1st Communion Class — SJA hall 1:30 pm Social Sunday — OLPH hall (Following 12:30 pm Mass)
• Monday, February 17 Presidents’ Day 8:15 am Legion of Mary (English) — SJA hall 6:00 pm Legion of Mary (Spanish) — OLPH hall
• Tuesday, February 18 9:00 am Bible Study — OLPH hall
• Friday, February 21 Painted Churches Tour!!! 5:30 am That Man Is You — OLPH hall
• Sunday, February 23 9 — 10:15 am Confirmation 2 Class — SJA hall