"Wherever two or more of you are gathered in My name. I will be with you." MT18:20

To help you in your Lenten journey, we are encouraging you to join a Small Group or facilitate your own. Our parish provides the resources. This year we will be offering "Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving" by Kevin Perrotta. We have the following groups available starting Feb. 26:

Sundays 11AM led by Adele Morales

Sundays 1PM led by Nikki Wankum and Sharon Davis

Mondays at 2:30PM led by Lucille Johnson

Tuesdays at 7pm by Scott Lake

Wednesday at 6:30am by Fr. Joe and Joe McGraw

Wednesdays 7PM led by Linda Lake.

Call Rosie at 565-5000 for more detail.

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For more information call Rosie at 785-565-5000

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on April 21. If you have missed receiving this sacrament and are an adult, please call the Rosie at 785-565-5000 ext. 115 for more information.

GriefShare

It may be hard for you to feel optimistic about the future right now. If you’ve lost a spouse, child, family member or friend, you’ve probably found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel.

This can be a confusing time when you feel isolated and have many questions about things you’ve never faced before.

GriefShare groups meet weekly to help you face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life. Each GriefShare session has three distinct elements:

Video Seminar with Experts - Each week your GriefShare group will watch a video seminar featuring top experts on grief and recovery subjects. These videos are produced in an interesting-to-watch television magazine format featuring expert interviews, real-life case studies, dramatic reenactments and on-location video.

Support Group Discussion - After viewing the video, you and the other group members will spend time as a support group, discussing what was presented in that week’s video seminar and what is going on in your lives.

Workbook-based Personal Study - During the week you will have the opportunity to use your workbook for further personal study of the grieving process and to help sort out your emotions through journaling. Your group will spend time discussing questions and comments from the workbook study.

You are welcome to begin attending the GriefShare group at any session. Each is “self-contained,” so you do not have to attend in sequence. You will find encouragement and help whenever you begin. You will be able to continue with GriefShare through the next 13-week cycle and view any of the videos you have not seen.

GriefShare is for people grieving the death of a loved one. Many other life situations bring deep grief, such as separation and divorce, a loved one who is dying, estrangement, loss of a loved one to a cult, loss of custody of a child through divorce and more. If you are struggling with a loss not due to a death, GriefShare is not designed to meet your grief needs for healing. We encourage you to ask your pastor or a church leader for guidance in finding a support group or counselor.

Each week your group will watch a video seminar on DVD. The GriefShare videos cover topics essential to your recovery from the hurt of grief and loss. The videos are produced in a compelling television magazine format and feature interviews with grief recovery experts, dramatic reenactments, on-location video and real-life stories of people who have experienced the death of a loved one. On the back of this brochure is a list of the weekly topics.