Sunday, November 2, 2008
Our Lady of Lourdes 2nd Annual Picnic Celebration
Thursday, November 13th, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, $18.00 per person
Smart Discipline Program for Parents
America's most well-attended seminar! Here are the benefits:
Stops fighting & bickering • Stops disrespectful language • Puts an end to homework hassles
Instills positive beliefs • Gets kids to do what you ask the first time • Builds self esteem • Gets kids self-motivated • Curbs negative attitudes • Helps with ADD/ADHD kids
Call the Religious Education office at 483-2440 x 1423 or 1429 to register for the seminar.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 24th - 26th
40 Hours of Eucharistic Devotion
The Diocese of Palm Beach as a part of its 25th Anniversary Celebration has assigned each parish specific dates to hold a “40 Hours Eucharistic Devotion.” Our Lady of Lourdes Parish has been given the dates of November 24th, 25th and 26th.
What is Forty Hours Devotion? For a period of three days (approximately 40 hours excluding nights) the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed upon the main altar of the Church for adoration all day. Each day concludes with benediction. On the last evening there will be a festive celebration including a procession with the Eucharist.
Who should participate? Everyone in the parish is asked to visit with our Lord in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar during this three day period. All parish activities other than this Eucharistic adoration have been cancelled to allow all to participate. Each family is asked to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament as a unit if possible. The whole parish is encouraged to attend the closing of our 40 Hours Devotion on Wednesday, November 26th.
Schedule:
• 7:30 a.m. Mass with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament• 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
• 12:15 p.m. Rosary
• 2:00 p.m. Scripture Service and Homily
• 6:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
• 7:00 p.m. Benediction
Diocese of Palm Beach Celebrates 25 years
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Palm Beach Diocese several events have been scheduled across the Diocese. The celebration will begin October 24th, 2008 and conclude on October 24th, 2009.
In our own parish a celebration of Forty Hours Devotion will be held on November 24th – November 26th, 2008. The Forty Hour Devotion is an opportunity to gather as a community before the Blessed Sacrament and to pray before the Lord in solemn adoration. It gives us time to deepen our appreciation of the importance of the mystery of the Eucharist in our lives.
In the celebration of the Forty Hours of Devotion we are able to witness a fuller expression of our theology of the Eucharist. It is first and foremost about our participation in the Paschal Mystery through our celebration of Mass. In the celebration of Mass we participate directly in the saving acts of Christ and by the grace of the Holy Spirit unite the sacrifices of our lives with the one sacrifice of Christ on the cross. It is in this way that we give praise and thanksgiving to God for Jesus and participate in the true worship of our God by which we are sanctified as His holy people. This leads us then to live out our lives more fully in Christ. This devotion also gives an opportunity to give voice to our belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharistic elements. As the community gathers in prayer before the exposed Blessed Sacrament, it witnesses to our belief, as a Church, that what is before us is bread no longer but truly the Body of Christ.
