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What are you called to this Lenten season? Dear friends, One month of 2021 is finished and we now enter February. If you think January went very quickly, hang on! February is shorter in days and full of events that keep moving us forward. Treasure each day, person and each event you experience. I learned this year that February comes from the Latin word, februa, which means to cleanse. The month was named after the month-long festival of purification and atonement, Februalia. According to a web search, the festival included prayer, sacrifice and atonement. February 17th marks the beginning of Lent, a time of prayer, sacrifice, and almsgiving, and cleansing. What has been your attitude toward Lent? How do you navigate it? Do you have new attitudes toward it? Has it been a time of cleansing for you? As I was growing up, emphasis was put on giving up our favorite food or past-time; praying and going to church more often, and giving alms to the poor. Much emphasis
was put on exterior acts, and not what was happening interiorly. I don’t remember much of a change in my interior life in my youth, and I might have been too young to comprehend this call. All I knew is that I was happy when Lent ended. Now that I am older, I look at Lent differently and I find myself loving Lent. I believe Lent calls me and us to something deeper, and it is good to know that at the end of the 40 days, we will not be perfect but will hopefully have taken a step further to deepening and cleansing our life of what gets in God’s way. Happy February, everyone. Happy and Holy Lent as well. May we be transformed by God’s great love for us and each other this Lent. Sincerely, Sr. Margaret Hickey, ND Provincial President, Notre Dame Sisters
Remembering Sr Mary Beth Kubesh, ND Sr. Mary Beth Kubesh, ND died Wednesday, February 3, 2021. She was a long time teacher in the community and devoted Notre Dame Sister for 68 years. She taught elementary and middle school at St. Adalbert, Assumption, Notre Dame Academy, Roncalli Catholic High School, Mercy High School, and Holy Name. She will be remembered for her master gardening skill which she used to begin the Northern Lights Garden Club in Florence. May her soul rest in peace.
Please be advised: Our annual Pork Dinner has been postponed until 2022 Each year, a traditional Czech Pork Dinner is hosted at St. Philip Neri/Blessed Sacrament Parish. In an effort to keep you and our community safe, we are postponing the event.
Join our friends, loved ones, and supporters near and far online to show support for us Notre Dame Sisters and our ministries. Enjoy our live auction featuring handmade items from our Sisters and our program of updates on the people we serve through our ministries. Join us for a gathering we look forward to every year, and help us feel your presence of spirit as we remain socially distant and safe.
How to participate: Visit one.bidpal.net/celebrationofspirit2021 The Notre Dame Sisters appreciate your participation this year more than ever. Seeing you online and chatting isn't the same as gathering in-person, but it is a great opportunity to see one another during the pandemic. We look forward to your support. You help us put our faith into action.