CUA visits again this year!

Catholic Campus Ministry at The Catholic University of America (CUA) spends the day at St Mary's, Above Rocks. This is CUA's fourth visit to St Mary's. This year the group had four nursing students who helped in the clinic for the day. The remainder of the group assisted at St Mary's All Age Sport's Day. Thanks to Jeff (Co-Minister from CUA) and the group for a great visit.

TWIN PARISH - St Louis, Batesville, IN

The week of February 21st through 28th we hosted the medical team from our Twin Parish - St Louis, Batesville, IN. Dr Stephen Glaser, is a family practice doctor, Jane Wilke, doc's clinic assistant and member of the parish mission team, and Fr Stephen, parochial vicar at St Louis, joined us for a week of clinics, house visits, sick calls, Masses and Stations of the Cross. Dr Glaser saw in excess of 200 people during his 4.5 days of seeing patients... Jane was at his side for every person gathering data and collecting scripts from the pharmacy. Fr Stephen jumped right in, visiting the sick and home bound on Tuesday, taking a Mass on Ash Wednesday, and helping to put in the new playground at Sacred Hearts Basic School, Pinto.

A special word of thanks to the medical team and the entire mission team back in Batesville, IN. May the Lord bless you one hundred-hold for your generous support of St Mary's and Missions.

ASH WEDNESDAY - National Holiday in Jamaica

Let us turn away from sin and

believe in the Good News!

"Today, God brings us to the beginning of Lent.
We pray that in this time of salvation
God will fill us with the Holy Spirit,
purify our hearts,
and strengthen us in love."
-from the Intercessions of Lauds of Ash Wednesday
Liturgy of the Hours

From the Friars and Sister a Blessed Ash Wednesday and Lent to you all!

Notre Dame HS - Fairfield, CT

February 15th through 20th brought Fr Cipriani and his crew to St Mary's for a service week. Fr Cipriani met the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist while he was studying in Rome, now Campus Minister at Notre Dame, he organized a group of six for the week. In addition, Father's brother John and Family joined the crew for the week. Once again we ran a Brain Camp for our 9th Graders who need some extra attention. Thanks to Fr Cipriani and The Crew!

SMC & UK

Recently Father Michael met with Mr. Basil Hylton, a past student of Saint Mary's College and other past students to discuss the possibility of twinning with Saint Marys College in England. Mr Hylton has called the UK his home for many years and is interested in setting up this partnership. If this program comes to fruition it will help our Jamaican students connect with others across the pond.

WCSU, Newman Club -- Jan 10 - 17, 2009

ST JOHN - Service Week - Jan 3 - 10, 2009