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We are a diverse Catholic Community that welcomes our visitors, serves all God’s Children, and gathers to worship with our Faith Community.

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February 16, 2020 Liturgy Schedule (until Memorial Day Weekend)

Holy Redeemer by the Sea - Kitty Hawk (HR) 301 W. Kitty Hawk Road

Kitty Hawk, NC 27949

Confession 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Sunday Mass 9:00 am Holy Trinity by the Sea Chapel - Nags Head (HT)

Milepost 16 at the Intersection of 12 & 158 Saturday Mass 7:30 pm (Bilingual) Sunday Mass 11:00 am

Y R Holy Redeemer by the Sea – Kitty Hawk

Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer 8:45 am Mass/Communion Service 9:00 am Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil Mass of the Day

7:30 pm: Bilingual at HT 9:00 am & 6:00 pm at HR

Healing Mass - 1st Wednesday: 9:00 am Adoration - 1st Friday: 9:30 - 11:00 am

C A Santo Redentor del Mar

Lunes - Viernes: Oración de la Mañana: 8:45 am Servicio de Misa / Comunión: 9:00 am

Días Santos de Obligación: Vigilia

Misa del Dia Misa de Sanación Primer Miércoles:

7:30 pm: Misa (Bilingüe) Santísima Trinidad del Mar 9:00 am y 6:00 pm 9:00 am

Primer Viernes: Adoración del Santisimo Sacramento

9:30 am—11:00 am

Saturday

Mass 5:00 pm

Sacraments / Sacramentos Sacrament of Reconciliation/Sacramento de la

Reconciliación: Holy Redeemer — Saturday, 4:00 pm and by appointment

4:00 los sábados, Santo Redentor Ministry to the Sick

We are grateful to know if there is a person you feel should be on our bulletin prayer list, or who would benefit by a visit from a Eucharistic Minister or anointing by a priest. Please ask the individual to call our office @ (252) 261-4700 with that request, or, if he or she is unable to call, please ask the next of kin or an immediate family member to contact us. In emergencies, when our parish office is closed, please call @ (252) 261-4700 x 215.

Ministerio para los Enfermos Estamos agradecidos de saber si hay una persona que usted siente que de-be estar en nuestra lista de Oración de Boletines, o quién se beneficiaría con la visita de un Ministro Eucarístico o la unción de un Sacerdote. Por favor advice al individuo que llame a nuestra oficina @ (252) 261-4700 con esa solicitud, o, si él o ella esta icapaz de llamar, por favor pregunte a los familiares o una familia inmediata para contactarnos. En las emergen-cias, cuando nuestra Oficina Parroquial esta cerrado, por favor llame a través de @ (252) 261-4700 x 215.

For All Other Sacraments Please call the Parish Sacramental Coordinator, Val Cummings, at 252-261-4700 or hlyrdmrwed@aol.com for information regarding all other Sacramental Programs.

Para todos los demás Sacramentos Por favor llame al Coordinadora Sacramental Parroquial, Val Cummings, @ 252-261-4700 o hlyrdmrwed@aol.com para obtener información sobre todos los demás Programas Sacramentales.

With the exception of the Anointing of the Sick and Graveside services, all Sacraments, Liturgies and other para-Liturgies take

place inside the Church/Chapel Building.

THE CHAIR OF ST. PETER THE APOSTLE

February 22 In brushing up for “Catholic Jeop-ardy,” it might help to know that there is only one feast on the calendar for a thing, rather than a person or mystery. It’s for a chair: Saint Peter’s chair in fact After the Resurrection, there can be no doubt that the disciples reserved a special place for Simon Peter in the upper room. Lat-er, Peter became the bishop of Antioch in today’s Syria, the place where we were first called Christians. From there, he went to Rome, the center of the Empire, where it is said that Peter sat in a chair in the house of Priscilla and Aquila to instruct his flock. Je-sus, in entrusting the keys of the Kingdom to Peter and his successors, entrusted his com-passion and mercy to them, and charged them with pointing to the Kingdom of God. Com-passion and mercy are to resonate through their teaching. Since the ancient sign of a teacher is the chair (“disciple” literally means one who sits at the feet of a teacher), Peter’s chair has long been treasured. Today there is a symbol-ic shrine of Peter’s chair above the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. This monu-ment is the last work of Bernini, a huge bronze throne supported by four doctors of the Church: Augustine and Ambrose from the Western Church, and Chrysostom and Atha-nasius from the East. High above it is the ala-baster window of the descent of the Holy Spirit. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Parish Administration & Support Pastor/Parroco: Parochial Vicar: Deacons: Business Manager: Executive Assistant: Financial Assistant: Bulletin Editor: Admin. Assistant: Coordinator, Religious Education: Consultant, Religious Education: Director, Youth Activities: Music:

Rev. Dr. William F. Walsh, osfs Rev. John A. Hanley, osfs Al Hallatt Wil Hollowell Tim Gregory Val Cummings Jane Parker Marian Sciacchitano Carol Gorman Anne Petera Barbara Nickerson Grace Ghirardi Open John Buford, Kim Kalman

Building Council Chair: Finance Council Chair: Liturgical Council Chair: Pastoral Council Chair: Stewardship Council Chair:

Bill Farrell Boyd Tolman Jane Parker Kris Felthousen Frank & Marian Sciacchitano

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order; Presidents’ Day Friday: St. Peter Damian Saturday: The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle;Washington’s Birthday

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 510

Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-0510

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Daily Schedule and Mass Intentions Holy Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Parish

Faith Development

The Sanctuary Candle burns this week in memory of Gino Oresti and the Gospel Candle burns this week in memory of Marie DelVacchio.

Monday — February 17 (Parish Office Closed) 8:45 am Morning Prayer 9:00 am Mass for † John Gregory at HR 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus 4th Degree at HR Tuesday — February 18 8:45 am Morning Prayer 9:00 am Mass for † Geri Zinghini at HR 10:00 am Crafty Ladies Wednesday — February 19 8:45 am Morning Prayer 9:00 am Mass for † Peter Esser at HR 9:45 am Little Rock Scripture at HR 10:30 am Parish Office closed until 12:30 pm (staff meeting) 6:00 pm Liturgy Council at HR Thursday — February 20 8:45 am Morning Prayer 9:00 am Mass for † Ralph & Catherine Colombell O’Connor at HR 6:30 pm Choir at HR Friday — February 21 11:00 am Funeral Mass for † Marie DelVacchio at HR 3:00 pm Bingo at Peak Resources Saturday — February 22 4:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation at HR 5:00 pm Mass for † Pat Froehlich at HR Celebrant: Fr. John Hanley, osfs 7:30 pm Mass for the People of the Parish (Living and Deceased) (Bilingual) at HT Celebrant: Fr. Bill Walsh, osfs Sunday — February 23 9:00 am Mass for † Agnes Bane Hively at HR Celebrant: Fr. Bill Walsh, osfs 11:00 am Mass for Steven Lopez Herring (Healing) at HT Celebrant: Fr. John Hanley, osfs 3:00 pm Divine Mercy

ThankyoutoCarolandJimGormanfortheAltarFlowersincelebrationoftheir54thWeddingAnniversary.

Congratulations!

ATTENTION 2020 College Bound High School Graduates

The Fr. Klaus Association presents two (2) $1000 schol-arships to deserving Catholic students annually. To be eligible students must be college bound, practicing Cath-olics and submit a Scholarship Award Application to: Holy Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Parish ATTN: Fr. Klaus Assoc. 301 W Kitty Hawk Road Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 Scholarship award criteria and application forms are available in the parish office. Please Note: Completed applications must be received no later then April 15, 2020.

Confirmation Retreat Faith Formation is hosting a Confirmation Retreat on Sat-urday, March 7th at 10:00 am at Holy Redeemer by the Sea parish hall. Our retreat leader is Bob Summers who is a youth ministry consultant from Pittsburgh, Penn-sylvania. Lunch, drinks and an afternoon snack will be provided. Confessions will be at 3:00 pm. The retreat will end following the 5:00 pm Mass. If you have any ques-tions or concerns, please contact Barbara Nickerson, Co-ordinator, Religious Education at (252) 261.4700. Please Note: This retreat is mandatory for Confirma-tion classes Year 1 and 2 (9th & 10th grades).

“Unplanned: The Abby Johnson Story” You are invited to a free matinee showing of the movie “Unplanned: The Abby Johnson Story” on February 23 at 1:00 pm at Holy Redeemer in the par ish hall. This remarkable movie is about a young woman who is an avid pro-life advocate. However, she finds her personal morals crossed by an event that made her reflect on her own values and choices. Since this is an R rated movie, anyone under the age of 17 MUST be accompanied by a parent or will be refused entry.

Healing Mass: The next Healing Mass, where the Sacrament of the Sick is administered, will be celebrated Wednesday, March 4 at Holy Redeemer.

The Chrism Mass will be celebrated by Most Rev. Luis R. Zarama, Bishop of Raleigh, on

Tuesday, April 7, at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh, at 10:30 a.m. All parishioners are invited to

a end this Mass during which the Sacred Oils used for Sacraments during the coming year will be blessed and

distributed to each parish.

Our condolences and prayers are extended to the DelVacchio Farmily on the recent loss of

their mother, Marie DelVacchio. May she rest in peace.

Our bulletins are available online at: www.obxcatholicparish.org

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Holy Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Parish welcomes Michael & Valerie Machajewski of Kitty Hawk to our parish family. If you are new to the area and wish to register, forms may be obtained from the bulletin board in the Parish Gathering Space or from the parish office. You may register on our website: www.obxcatholicparish.org. La Parroquia Católica de Santo Redentor les da la bienve-nida a los nuevos miembros de nuestra familia parroquial. Las inscripciones se encuentran en la parte de atrás de la iglesia.

Reflecting on God’s Word We live in a country where we pr ize our freedom, cling to our right to choose, and even define our home-land as “the land of the free.” Today’s scriptures remind us that along with rights come responsibilities. We are to respond to our God who made us and calls us to be a peo-ple of the new covenant, ratified by the saving death of God’s Son on the cross. “If you choose you can keep the commandments, they will save you,” says Ben Sira (Sirach 15:15). For the Jewish people the law was a blessing and those who chose to keep the law would be blessed with life. That choice is still before us today. Jesus’ teachings reveal his wisdom in understand-ing the law of the Mosaic covenant. His grasp of what was at the heart of the law can be clearly found in the long form of today’s Gospel. While there is an option for a shorter version, spend some time with the longer read-ing (Matthew 5:17–37). We are to live as kin in what has been called the “kin-dom” of God. In a world that justifies preventative strikes, Jesus forbids not only killing but even getting angry and bearing a grudge. He teaches that reconcilia-tion takes priority over worship, that the prohibition against adultery extends even to looking with lust at an-other, reducing a person to an object for self-gratification. Finally, he asks us not to swear but to speak with simplic-ity and integrity. Some might dismiss all this as impossible to achieve. But, as a young virgin was once told: “Nothing will be impossible for God” (Luke 1:37). —James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Copyright © 2013, World Library Publications. All rights re-served.

Kim Kalman, one of our music ministers, has released several Christian CDs which can be purchased through her newly designed website:

www.kimkalman.com or by mail via PO Box 1993, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948. CDs are $15 plus $3 for shipping.

Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary Sunday, February 9, 2020

Offertory $ 6,317.00 Capital Improvement $ 20.00

The Liturgical Color to wear next weekend is Green.

Stewardship - A Way of Life Music Ministry

Living God’s Word We can pray for the Holy Spirit to open our minds to un-derstand what is at the heart of Jesus’ teachings, and that we both discern what God asks of us and respond wholeheartedly. Thus we witness to others what it means to walk in the law of the Lord. Copyright © 2012, World Library Publications.

If the Precious Blood Spills, What Do I Do? If there is an accidental spill of the Precious Blood on the floor, please notify a Eucharistic Minister immediately so it can be cleaned properly. If the Precious Blood spills on your clothing, you will be invited by the Eucharist Minis-ter to meet after Mass where you will be instructed on how to proceed.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 16, 2020 What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him, this God has revealed to us through the Spirit. — 1 Corinthians 2:9-10

Sexto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 16 de febrero de 2020 Lo que Dios ha preparado para los que lo aman, ni el ojo lo ha visto, ni el oído lo ha escuchado, ni la mente del hombre pudo siquiera haberlo imaginado. A nosotros, en cambio, Dios nos lo ha revelado por el Espíritu. — 1 Corintios 2:9-10

Welcome to our visitors. We are glad you could join us.

Divine Mercy Devotion We are so blessed to have the Divine Mercy Devotion every Sunday afternoon at Holy Redeemer by the Sea Church at 3 PM. Please contact Marcy Martin at 252.261.7946 if you would like us to pray for a loved one or you wish to a have a Special Intention included in the Intentions Journal.

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Peace and Justice

Mark Your Calendar Holy Redeemer by the Sea Parish

Lenten Mission with Fr. Fred Smuda, osfs

March 15, 16 & 17 (Penance Service on March 17)

The parish office is closed Monday, February 17 in observance of President’s Day.

Women's Day of Reflection Please join us this Lent as we reflect on Spiritual Friend-ship through the lens of Salesian Spirituality. The Women’s Day of Reflection will be held on Saturday, February 29 from noon to 4:30 pm at Holy Redeemer by the Sea. The presenters are Lynn Sale, Pastoral Associ-ate, Holy Infant Durham, Frances Harris, Directress of the N.C. Daughters of St. Francis de Sales, and Linda Bedo, member of the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales. The day will begin with lunch, introductions and getting to know one another. Then, you will be lovingly intro-duced to St. Jane de Chantal, learning about her life and spiritual journey. You will also learn about the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales, an international Catholic group of women, who live by St. Francis de Sales mantra: "Be who you are and be that well." Please RSVP to Val Cummings at hlyrdmrwed@aol.com or 252 261 4700 by Ash Wednesday, February 26. See you there!

Knights of Columbus “Coats for Kids” Program

The Knights of Columbus has a national program called “Coats for Kids” that provides free coats for deserving children during cold winter months. In December, our council bought 48 coats which were distributed to needy children on the Outer Banks by brother Knight Nick Facci and his wife Carol at an event held by the Elizabethan Gardens.

If you are visiting the Outer Banks, please consider dropping off surplus food on your way home. There are baskets in the Church’s Gathering Space at Holy Redeem-er for food donations. All food donations are welcome, but the Beach Food Pantry is especially in need of the following items: laundry detergent (30-40 oz.), bar soap, single wrapped rolls of toilet paper, ketchup, mustard, salad dressings, oil, healthy snacks, coffee, tea, nutritious cereal, oatmeal & instant oatmeal, mayonnaise, canned vegetables (NO green beans or garbanzo beans), canned spaghetti sauce, canned meats, tuna fish, canned soup with at least 7 grams of protein and unopened small trav-el toiletries. WE NEED Paper Bags. Your donations are appreciated. Please do not give out-of-date, opened, used or perishable items, as health laws do not allow us to distribute these items. For more information on the Pan-try’s mission and needs, please visit: beachfoodpantry.org

Friday Stations of the Cross

and Soup Supper During Lent we are all invited to

discover the true purpose of our beautiful Stations of the Cross as an inspiration for prayer and contemplation on the journey of Jesus to his cross, death and resurrec-tion. Each Friday during Lent (February 28 to April 3), our faith community will gather in to prayerfully remember Christ's journey to Calvary. Im-mediately following the Stations, we will share a light supper of soup and bread prepared each week by a differ-ent Parish group. This supper of the poor will put us in mind of our less fortunate brothers and sisters. An offer-ing will be taken up to help feed those whose plates are empty. February 28 will be hosted by the Liturgical Ministers.

Security Update ALL outside locks have been eliminated, and the only entry to the locked building is through the three electronic locks - the front door, the choir door, and the education wing. If you currently have an outside key and have an ongoing need to enter the building when it is locked, please call Tim Gregory at (252) 261.4700 about obtain-ing a key fob. NB: The current keys will still work on the inside locks (sacristy, etc.).

Widows and Widowers Luncheon Please join us for lunch on Thursday, February 20 at Rooster's Southern Kitchen, 804 S. Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills. This is a great way to share a meal and have a good time getting to know other parishioners. For more information, please contact Sheila Chieco at scobx@aol.com

On Sunday, March 8 at 2:00 PM, Dr. John Pendergrass, Director of Child and Youth Protection for the Diocese of Raleigh, will offer training on how to recognize and report the signs of child endangerment. The training will be held at Holy Redeemer in the parish hall. Father Bill has requested that all volunteers attend this training, and complete the accompanying back ground check so that we may all be ready to respond to a child in need. If you volunteer in any ministry and have not yet taken this course, please call Val Cummings at the parish office, (252) 261.4700 to confirm your attend-ance. All are welcome to attend even if you are not yet volunteering in a ministry. This is an enlightening presentation given by a highly qualified presenter which will enable our parish to continue to be a place of safety for the children entrusted to our care. Thank you.

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Bulletin Notices: Please email your information to Marian Sciacchi-tano at sciacch@yahoo.com. Deadline for the bulletin is noon Wednesday of the previous week.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jas 1:1-11; Ps 119:67-68, 71-72, 75-76; Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18; Ps 94:12-13a; 14-15, 18- 19; Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday: Jas 1:19-27; Ps 15:2-4ab, 5; Mk 8:22- 26 Thursday: Jas 2:1-9; Ps 34:2-7; Mk 8:27-33 Friday: Jas 2:14-24, 26; Ps 112:1-6; Mk 8:34 — 9:1 Saturday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13- 19 Sunday: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12- 13; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48

Ministries to the Sick—The compassion and caring of the parishioners of Holy Redeemer by the Sea for the sick and homebound are truly a work of mercy. We are grateful to know if there is a person you feel should be on our bulletin prayer list, or who would benefit by a visit from a Eucharistic Minister or anointing by a priest. Please ask the individual to call our office (252) 261-4700 with that request, or, if he or she is unable to call, please ask the next of kin or an immediate family mem-ber to contact us. The Sacrament of the Sick is available to all in need of healing. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT until death is imminent to offer your loved one this grace.

Please pray for the sick especially Marion Romans, Jane Trout, Russ Whaley, Carol Meekins, Marie Fletcher, Tammy Roughton, Cat Glass, Joseph Rock, Pam & Hampton Wolfe, Barbara Prendergast, Lucy Caputo

Karp, Phyllis & Mike Kalman, Ed Chessick, Norma Pease, Sandra Meyer, Monica Walker, Sheila Chieco, Angela Wamp, Ginny Taylor, Mary Doyle, Elizabeth Coppedge, Nancy Rostron, Zachary Peden, Kevin McGrath, Martha Butcher, Kendra Hurley, David Byberg, Karen LaFave, Matthew Cabana, Bailey Miller, Judy Lu-tolf, Chloe Ingram, Richard Haims, Michael & Helene Schaefer, Patricia Maier, Ellen Reach, Judy Echols, Mary Keohan, Pam Puhak, Kim Kalman, Donna Precord, Nonia Gay Jones, Liam Bane, Victoria Hively, Cornelius Bane, Luis Rodrigues, Michael Norrell, Tom DeSocio, Audrey Meekins, Kim Dixon, Sean Rolleri, Debbie Miley, Carol Watters, Stephen Yaciuk, Gloria Malinowski, Carol McCombs, Nessa Vayette, Megan Vayette, Louann Mast, Fran Montgomery,Daniel Rafferty. Names will be kept on the prayer list for 1 month from the time they are requested.

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Low Gluten Hosts Available We have low gluten hosts available for Communion at all Masses. If you need a low gluten host, please make the request to one of our Eucharist Ministers before Mass.

Please contact the parish office, (252) 261-4700, if you would like to receive your 2019 contribution

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2020 Bishop’s Annual Appeal Most Parishioners realize that their Bishop’s Annual Ap-peal gifts support the hungry, the homeless, the frail and the sick. But your help goes beyond that. Every Parish-ioner benefits from the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Every Catholic school and Parish faith formation program, like the one here in our Parish, is helped by your gift. Mar-riage preparation programs, seminarian and deacon for-mation as well as a host of other spiritual and educational activities exist through God’s grace and your generosity. If you have not yet made your pledge to the Bishop’s An-nual Appeal, we ask you to do so by using the pledge card you received by mail. Bishop’s Annual Appeal pledge envelopes are also available in the Gathering Space or you can donate online at GivetoBAA.org

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule February 26, 2020

9:00 am — Mass at Holy Redeemer by the Sea Church Celebrant: Fr. Bill Walsh, osfs 6:00 pm — Mass at Holy Redeemer by the Sea Church Celebrant: Fr. John Hanley, osfs

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Salesian Sunday Reflection

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 16, 2020

Today the Responsorial Psalm tells us to “Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord.” St. Francis de Sales elaborates on this intention: How do we “follow the law of the LORD” so as to live well? First, we must purify all our intentions as far as we can. We must make a firm purpose to use the day well for the intention of living as best we can in conformity with God’s ways. An-ticipate what tasks, transactions and occasions for serving God you may meet to-day. What temptations will you be exposed to, such as anger, self-centered love, or some other irregularities? Carefully prepare yourself to avoid, resist, and overcome whatever might hinder you from authentically living Jesus. To follow the law of the Lord, first make a holy resolution to grow in the love Je-sus exemplified. To prepare yourself to put this resolution into practice, ask our Savior to help you make the best use of the means available to you to grow in holy love, and serve Him. Admit that you alone cannot carry out your decision to avoid evil and do the good that God desires of you. Hold your heart in your hands and offer it with your good desires to Our Savior. Ask Him to take your heart under His protection and strengthen it so to grow in His authentic love. To follow the law of the Lord, train yourself to pray. Receive the sacraments often. As you perform the important tasks of your vocation, never forget to practice hu-mility, gentleness, patience, and simplicity, virtues that grow like flowers at the foot of the Cross. As you care for your family with all the diligence required, bring these souls to love God by infusing good inspirations into their hearts. Great opportunities to serve God rarely present themselves but little ones are frequent. As you carry out your responsibilities so that they give glory to God, all your activities, even eating, drinking, sleeping or recreation, will be done in the name of God, who leads you to authentic wholeness through Jesus Christ.

(Adapted from the Writings of St. Francis De Sales) https://www.oblates.org/home

Knights Council Lamb Program The Knights of Columbus LAMB Pro-gram of North Carolina, named after the biblical quotation, “Whatsoever you do to the Least Among My Brethren, that you

also do unto me.”- Matthew 25:40, provides grants to Dare and Currituck County for exceptional children's teachers for their class programs. The evening of January 27, 2020, the teachers were invited to Holy Redeemer to receive funds collected by the Knights during their annual LAMB campaign. Approximately $17,000.00 was distributed this year. Brother Knights and their guests were happy to hear how the individu-al teachers were able to use the money to help in their classrooms. The event was led by the LAMB chair-man brother Nick Facci. The Walter Gray award was given to brother Knight Brian Kelly for his great work in the campaign.

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Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020, and Good Friday, April 10, 2020, are days of fast-ing and abstinence. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence. Fasting is to be observed by all 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and juices, are allowed. Absti-nence is observed by all 14 years of age and older. On days of abstinence, no meat is allowed. Note that when health or ability to work would be seriously affected, Church law does not oblige. When in doubt concerning fast and abstinence, the parish priest should be consulted. Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are the three traditional disciplines of Lent. The faithful and Catechumens should undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance and of preparation for Initiation into the Church or the renewal of Baptismal Promises at Easter.

El miércoles de ceniza, 26 de febrero del 2020 y el viernes santo, 10 de abril del 2020, son dí-as de abstinencia y de ayuno. También deben abstenerse los viernes durante la Cuaresma. Todas las personas a partir de los 18 años de edad y los que no hayan cumplido los 59 años de edad, deben ayunar. Se permite comer una vez durante el día de ayuno, aunque también pueden comer dos veces para man-tener la energía, según la necesidad de cada individuo. Sin embargo, estas dos comidas no deben igualar a la cantidad de una comida completa. No se puede comer entre comidas, pero está permitido tomar líquido, in-cluyendo leche y jugos. La abstinencia se debe cumplir desde los 14 años de edad en adelante. En los días de abstinencia, no se debe comer carne, aunque si la salud o la habilidad para cumplir su trabajo se ve seriamente afectado, la ley no lo obliga. Si tiene alguna duda sobre la práctica del ayuno o de la abstinencia, consulte al sacerdote de su parroquia.El ayuno, la limosna y la oración, son las tres disciplinas tradicionales durante la Cuaresma. Los feligreses y los catecúmenos deben realizar estas prácticas con seriedad en espíritu de peniten-cia y en preparaci6n para la Iniciaci6n a la Iglesia o para la renovaci6n de las promesas Bautismales durante la Semana Santa.

The 2020 Bishop’s Annual Appeal funds more than 40 minis-tries in the areas of charity, evangelization and worship. The greatest area that your donations are used is through charity to those in most need. The Bishop’s Annual Appeal provides one-third of all funding for Catholic Charities. Last year alone, they served over 68,500 individuals; many of these mul-tiple times in a year. In addition to food, clothing, and hous-ing, Catholic Charities provides baby supplies, adoption assis-tance and immigration services. Overall, the Bishop’s Annual Appeal will provide over $7 million in the upcoming year to help those in physical and spiritual need.

Message Page Bulletin Number: 300250 Church Name: Holy Redeemer by the Sea City & State: Kitty Hawk, NC Contact Person: Marian Sciacchitano Telephone Number: 252-261-4700 E Mail: sciacch@yahoo.com Number of Pages (not including Message Page): 10 Software: Microsoft Publisher 2003 Printer: Comments: 1) Please send 700 copies