Show News from Saint Helen's Catholic Church by Father Pellegrino SPECIAL MASS DAYS Holy Mass will be offered this Friday at the church for the First Friday of the month of February in honor of the Sacred Heart of the Those making the nine First Fridays should remember Mass will be at with confession at Communion calls will be made on the previous day at and Anyone with sick ones at home should call the pastor for home visitations and the sacraments Phone is Saturday will be the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the It is the day on according to Mosaic Mary went to with the Christ Child to present Him to his Heavenly Father and give a gift In It is the day after the Nativity Simeon and the both recognized Jesus as the foretold Candles are blessed in all the Catholic Churches of the world on this day in honor of the the Light of the world The burning candle symbolizes the Light of the and also our Christian Mass will be at 7 o'clock at the church with the blessing of the candles and their distribution after Holy Mass and Holy All Catholics should have two blessed bees wax candles in their homes for sick in case of as This is the time to obtain BLESSING OF THROATS Tins 3 After both Masses Sunday a.m. and pastor will confer the blessing of the throats in honor of the Feast of St. bishop of Myra in Asia He shed his blood for Jesus Christ in the early second Honored by the east and western the following prayer is said in the blessing of the throats the intercession of St. Bishop and may Almighty God deliver you from all evils of the throat and from every other in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy READERS ASSIGNED Readers for the month of February are Henry Cuch for the 8 o'clock and Harold Deller for the 10 o'clock Mass each FUEL SUNDAY As previously this Sunday will be Sunday in our The offering for this day will go toward the fuel MASS AT H ANNA 4 Mass will be said in Hanna on Members of the parish who reside in that area are reminded not to break the fast in order to receive holy You should fast for three hours from solid and one hour from liquids Mass will be at the Al Defa A sermon will be and confessions will be heard before ALTAR SOCIETY TO MEET The ladies of the Altar So-city will meet at p.m. at the rectory Prior to the business the Rosary will be recited at the church A list of the ladies who will cook the Thursday meals for the Sisters is posted in the back of the For information regarding call Altar Society Cam at the Frontier Motel KINDERGARTEN NEWS Monday was at St. Helen's The little children stayed while the parents made a visit at the school to talk over the progress of their It is very gratifying to report that every child was represented by a We wish to thank all those who took time out to school a Chief of Police Dave Roberts will talk to the children Thurs-j Hay He will give them safety advice going to and from school and while at play at home and in the I |