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The
Catholics Come Home-
initiative for the Diocese of St. Petersburg is a media
campaign intended to show the beauty of our faith and to
invite those who have left the Catholic faith or just
"wandered away" to come back home. The Advent/Christmas
season provides an excellent opportunity to invite people to
come home to the Catholic Church. From December 16-January
22 television commercials will be aired on almost every
network and cable station in the Tampa Bay media market.
These are positive messages that will evoke pride in our
Catholic faith and will allow viewers who have been away
from the practice of the Catholic faith to say, "There's a
place for us/we are invited back!" The television ads alone
are not sufficient. The invitation, witness and hospitality
of all parishioners is needed. We can invite family members,
friends, neighbors and fellow workers to rediscover their
Catholic faith or embrace it for the first time. Invite them
home this Christmas! For more information and to find out
how you can help, visit: www.dosp.org and click on the
Diocese of St. Petersburg/Catholics Come Home- logo on the
front page of the website.
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Don't forget to check out our
Happenings
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2nd Annual Catholic Men's Conference
February 18, 2012 - 6:30am-3:00 pm
Higgins Hall-5235 N Himes Ave Tampa, Fl
Speakers: Dr. Scott Hahn
( www.ScottHahn.com)
Gus Lloyd
(www.GusLloyd.com)
Tickets may be purchased at:
www.SunCoastCatholicMinistries.com |
Clearwater Central Catholic
High School Student
Ambassadors invite
parents of 7th and 8th graders to
Discover CCC Daytime. Choose from January 24,
February 14, or March 13. Meet ambassadors at 9:00
a.m. to begin your tour of campus. You will be able to
observe some classes as well as meet teachers and
administrators. To pre-register or for more information
contact Helen Lambert, Director of Admissions (727-531
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SACRAMENTAL
PREPARATION
REMINDER:
There will be a First
Reconciliation Meeting on
Tuesday February 7th from 6—8 p.m. in JF
Rooms 1-3. Parent(s) & child are required to
attend. Remember to bring your red folder
with you! Any questions please contact Debbie
@ 442-7081.
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The Light of Christ Communication &
Technology ministry will be offering a free computer
class Saturday, February 18th from 10:00 am to noon in
the John Francis wing. The topic of the class is
Computer Maintenance. The class will cover the basics of
file maintenance, optimization suggestions, system
software updating and basic security software. If you own a
laptop computer, you are encouraged to bring it to the
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Prayer Chalice
On the 1st Sunday of Lent
(Feb. 26th ) we as a parish, are being invited to become a
part of a program initiated in many parishes throughout the
country. It is called the Prayer Chalice Program.
This is how the program
will work: Each Sunday a family, couple, or
individual will be called forward at the close of Mass to
receive the Prayer Chalice with special prayers written to
accompany it. In taking the Chalice, they commit themselves
to pray, in the name of our parish, in thanksgiving for all
those generously sharing in Church ministry and in
particular for the gift of sisters, brothers, priests and
deacons. They are also asked to pray for our current
seminarians and for an increase in holy vocations. All of
you are invited to participate in this program. There is a
sign up sheet in the back of church. We encourage you to
sign up for one of the weeks on the sheet and then to attend
9:30am Mass that week to receive the Chalice. The Prayer
Chalice is to be returned to the sacristy the following
Sunday prior to the 9:30 Mass. It is our hope that this
experience will encourage each of us to take seriously our
vocation as a member of the Body of Christ and encourage ALL
of us to pray for the gift of vocations to the priesthood
and religious life (not just the family with the chalice for
the week!). We believe the Spirit is calling forth men and
women from our faith community for theseroles of service.
May our prayer help to inspire young men and women to be
attentive to the movement of the Spirit within them and to
step forward in faith and with generous hearts to wherever
the Spirit leads them. Questions? Call Belinda Major
442-7879 or Sharon Jill 797-3627
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Light of Christ
Rosary Cenacle
Come join us and
Pray the Rosary! Friday nights at 7:30 pm in the Church.
We are a LOC prayer group that has been meeting in
various homes for the past 18 years to answer Mary's
call to "Pray the Rosary. We pray for: Life, Church,
Religious, Families, Country, Peace, and personal
intentions. The evening includes the Rosary, music, and
a reading from the book "Marian Movement of Priests.
Prayer Intentions - Call Deacon Jim Hassett at
727-447-6373 or Don at 727-244-7495 or drop off your
intentions at the rectory.
Serving God's
People
Cluster Information Corner
LIGHT OF CHRIST CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH
PICNIC 2012 - Sunday March 4, 2012
The schedule of the Parish Picnic planning meetings
for Jan. 2012 is given below. All parishioners
willing to offer heir time and talent for the
success of the picnic are invited to attend. We
welcome your ideas and comments. It is also very
important that all chairpersons from last year
attend the January planning meetings. It is
important to the success of the picnic that the
chairpersons from last year commit to being
chairpersons again this year. The efforts you
provided last year are greatly appreciated and
needed again this year.
The meetings for January 2012 will be held
on:
The next meetings are
February 16th and 23rd at 7:00 pm
PICNIC FLYER
Vocation Corner
Please remember in your
prayers our four new seminarians who will be starting
seminary next month. They are : Lou Turcotte (
Light of Christ) , Tim Williford (Light of Christ) Kevin
Yarnell (Incarnation) and Alec DeDios (Cathedral of St.
Jude) You can learn more about them on the
Vocations webpage http://www.spvocation.org We now have
33 seminarians studying for the priesthood for the
Diocese of St. Petersburg. Please continue to pray for
vocations especially on Wednesdays, our diocesan day of
prayer for vocations. Maybe the Lord is calling you to
put other things aside in order to enter the seminary or
a house of formation in order to truly discern whether
or not the Lord is calling you to the priesthood or
religious life. To explore the possibility of a vocation
to the priesthood or religious life, contact Fr. Blum or
Fr. Melchior at (727) 345-3452 or spvocation@dosp.org
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): AN OPEN
INVITATION
One important aspect of our life at Light of Christ is our continued
effort to share our faith with others. We do this in many ways -
through liturgies, education, socializing, and hospitality. It's our
intent to create an atmosphere where God's presence is seen and felt.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is meant for 3 groups of
people: Those never baptized Those baptized in another Christian
faith, Baptized Catholics who have not received additional sacraments
and/or who have not been raised Catholic. We encourage you to
prayerfully consider the people you know: spouse, friend, relative,
etc. and then take a chance - extend the invitation! Sometimes all it
takes is a simple invitation. Sessions will begin on Thursday,
September 8, 2011. For more information please call 442-7081.
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION
Light of Christ Early
Childhood Center will begin registration for the
2011-2012 school year on Monday, February 1st. Light of
Christ ECC offers both full and half day preschool
programs for children ages 2 to 5. We also participate
in the states Voluntary Pre-k Program (VPK), which
offers a free half day program for children age 4 on or
before September 1st. For more information please
contact the Center's office at 442-4797.
Lighthouse Catholic
Media CD of the Week
The Dead Sea Scrolls by Dr. John Bergsma
- Dr. John Bergsma is an Associate Professor of Theology at
Franciscan University of Steubenville, and was a Protestant
pastor for four years before converting to the Catholic
Church. In this enlightening talk, Dr. Bergsma shows how our
respect for the traditional canon of Scripture, as well as
our understanding of the Catholic Faith, can be greatly
enhanced by the Dead Sea Scrolls— the greatest
archaeological discovery of all time. Your donation of $3 or
more per CD enables us to continue to offer great titles.
Donations can be deposited into the kiosk donation boxes
located in the Church or MAH outside the Resource Center.
Checks should be made payable to Light of Christ.
Click Here to Join the Lighthouse Catholic Media CD
of the Month Club
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MAH Library/Reading room
Reminder - LOC Library - You are invited to visit the LOC
Library - located in MAH - where in comfort you can sit and
read, or browse books on our Catholic Faith. New books
appear periodically. No Library Card is required. There are
no fees. Read it here or take it home. This room is
available whenever the Hall is open. A serene statue of Our
Lady greets you as you come in. Come and enrich your faith.
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