Our local Msgr. Kane Atlantic Knights of Columbus will be preparing Lenten meals each Friday from February 24th through March 31st. Dinner selections include Fried Alaskan Pollock with a baked potato, green beans, and coleslaw or Shrimp Alfredo and coleslaw for $15.00 or Macaroni & Cheese with green beans and coleslaw or Alredo Pasta and coleslaw for $10.00. Join us in enjoying a dine in or takeout meal and support our Council this Lent.

Please join us at SSPP each Lenten Friday at 5:00 PM for Stations of the Cross. St. Mary's will also offer Stations of the Cross at 7:00 PM on March 10th, March 17th, and March 24th. We hope you are able to participate in this devotion to commemorating Jesus Christ's last day on Earth as a man.

Please join us for Ash Wednesday Masses and distribution of ashes during the following times 7:00 AM (SSPP), 5:00 PM (SM), and 7:00 PM (SSPP & Livestream). SSPP will also have a distribution of ashes at noon. We hope all may find themselves closer to the Lord this Lent through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We wish you a blessed Lenten season.

Tuesday, February 21st is Father Al's birthday - may God's goodness over him renew from year to year and His mercies be timeless as grace endureth in all seasons of life. If you see Father Al this week, please wish him a Happy Birthday!

The WWP Women Study Group will begin a Lenten study Tuesday, February 28th at 6:30 pm. The six-week study will explore Living in the Father's Love. Please contact Maggie Muller (712) 249-7899 or Kate Hoffmann (515) 450-3990 for additional information.

The CCW online auction will be ending tonight at 10:00 pm. Be sure to get your final bids submitted! Winning bidders may collect their items after Mass Saturday, February 4th or Sunday, February 5th. We appreciate your generosity.

Attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas Day) on February 2nd is a day of prayer for men and women in consecrated life. This day when candles are blessed symbolizing Christ who is the light of the world so too are those in consecrated life called to reflect the light of Jesus Christ. This year we will celebrate during the weekend of February 4th - 5th. Please pray for all the men and women in consecrated life and for those discerning a place in these communities.