RE-MEMBERING CHURCH

Catholic Parishes of Sioux City
LENT 2009
“I came that you might have life…”
Outreach to in-active Catholics

Blessed Sacrament – Cathedral – Immaculate Conception –
Nativity – St. Boniface – St. Joseph – St. Michael – Sacred Heart
Parishes of Sioux City invite you to REKINDLE your FAITH.

Re-Membering Evangelization Period: Weekly Invitation Theme

Feb.  21-22     Parish Evangelization > To Use ‘Give a Name’ Slips

Feb 28-Mar 1  1st Sunday of Lent > To Celebrate the ‘Lord’s Day’

Mar.  7-8       2nd Sunday of Lent > To Return to the Sacraments

Mar.14-15      3rd Sunday of Lent > To be part of Parish Family

Re-Membering Immaculate Conception Parish Center
Host Site: 1212 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, Ia.
Contact: Dn. Dick Billings 293-0618 (Site Host) 7:00 – 9;00 PM

Re-Membering CREDO Program Begins:

Mar. 15: Story Telling and Goal Setting
Mar. 22: Subjects: God: Father-Son-Spirit / Mary
Mar. 29: Subjects: Eucharist / Reconciliation
Apr. 5: Palm Sunday: Re-Membering Reconciliation Service
Apr. 9: Holy Thursday Liturgy (Immaculate Conception 7:00)
Apr. 11: Celebration of Lord’s Resurrection / Easter Sunday

For Information Contact: Your Parish Pastor or Dn. Dick Billings 293-0618, Dn. Fred Karpuk 255-6259 or Dn. Larry Sitzman 239-4852

John 10:10 “…I came that you might have life and have it to the fullest…”

Re-Membering Lent 2009: “that you might have life…” John 10:10

Dear Pastors and all other interested persons,

Enclosed please find a schedule for the upcoming Re-Membering program for Lent 2009. The first part starting Feb 21-22 weekend is the Evangelization period. And we plead with you to give us as much help as possible to get the word out through your parish. Examples are Homilies, Announcements, Posters and referrals. We again will place posters and ‘Give-a-Name’ slips in each parish with your permission.

This year we have permission to be apart of Liturgies at St. Michaels and St. Boniface on weekend Feb. 21-22 and St. Joseph on Feb/Mar. 28-1. It is our goal to raise awareness of the plight of 30-50% of people who call themselves Catholic…that they are not practicing their faith for many varied reasons. And that it is our duty to pray for them and invite them to Return in some manner. Re-membering is there to help this return.

The second part of the schedule is the actual ‘Credo’ program where we work directly with any potential returnees. This starts on the evening of Mar. 15th. The newest twist in this years outreach is that Immaculate Conception is site host. This will make Re-Membering more of a city wide effort. In future years we would like to use other sites as well. We will again work with and make every pastor aware of any people who want to return to his parish. Our goal is to listen to each persons story and help them overcome any obstacles to practicing their Catholic Faith especially attending Sunday Mass and receiving the Sacraments. We can cover all aspects of this program but one. And that is the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It has been a part of our belief in the program for 15 years, that holding it on Palm Sunday evening for only those who can return makes is very special time and experience of God’s Love for them. So we are seeking 2 priests to be apart of our team that evening. We have our feelers out to a number of ‘Retired’ priests etc. because we would like to retain this very important step as planned.

We thank you for your support and cooperation of the efforts of the Re-membering community. We would like to see our numbers grow. So if you have anyone from your parish who would like to help us out, please give us their name so we can invite them to be apart of this
Outreach to the in-active. If you have any questions feel free to call.

Yours Truly,

Dn Fred Karpuk
Dn Dick Billings
Dn. Larry Siztman

2009 RE-MEMBERING

When was the last time you knelt down to take a prayerful ‘inventory’ of your spiritual life? Let’s see:

Your attendance at Mass is miserable.
You can’t remember your last confession.
You haven’t taken step 1 to remedy your marriage situation.
Fact of the matter is, You haven’t prayed, let alone KNEEL down.

For your physical well being…

You go on a diet… to the gym…
For your Spiritual well being, it’s time to go to your church.

The Catholic Parishes are offering Re-membering. Beginning Mar. 15 or 22. Host parish is Immaculate Conception. Call Deacon Fred Karpuk at 255-6259 for information. It’s time for you to… GET IN SHAPE.

LENT is a spiritual opportunity to clarify questions of the Heart: What is the Purpose of my Life? And What does God want for me?

Lent helps you to FOCUS by avoiding the things that distract.

Lent helps you to TUNE OUT the chatter so that God’s voice might be heard.

But what if I am struggling or inactive in my Faith? Well, LENT will help you Reconnect to your church .

The Catholic Parishes of Sioux City are offering a Lenten Re-Membering Program. Starting March 15 or 22 at 7:00 PM . Remembering is Hosted by Immaculate Conception Parish on Morningside Ave, Remembering is a CARING effort to help you return to the Sacraments.

Call your local pastor or Deacon Fred Karpuk at 255-6259 for information to Remember.

RE-MEMBERING CHURCH