We are allowed to join this period and reflect daily on his presence in our lives.
On Sunday, March 31st, on Easter Sunday, Masses will be held at the Church of the Holy Family at 9:00 AM and at St. Martin's at 10:30 AM. After the Mass at the Holy Family, there will be parish coffee. On Monday, there will be Mass at 9:00 AM. This Tuesday there will be no online meeting. On Thursday at 7:00 PM, there will be a meeting in the Club to discuss Scripture and topics. On Friday at 4:45 PM, we will continue preparing for First Holy Communion. Next Sunday, there will be a children's Mass. I invite you to the solemn Vespers with a procession to the baptismal font on Sunday, March 31st, and Monday, April 1st at 7:30 PM in the Strahov Basilica.
In the week of April 7th we have an online catechism class on Tuesday at 8:30 PM. On Thursday at 7:00 PM, the parish pastoral council will meet in the Club. On Friday at 4:45 PM, we will continue preparing for First Holy Communion in the Club. On Saturday, April 13th, from 2 PM to 6 PM, there will be a course for lectors at St. Vojtěch’s Church in Dejvice. The preparation will be led by P. Mgr. Ing. Michal Němeček and MgA. Jan Horák. The program of the course includes teaching proper text delivery and clarifying liturgical guidelines for proclaiming God's word during the liturgy and in the community. Pre-registration is not necessary. Next Sunday’s Mass will be broadcast on Czech Radio. The collection next Sunday is for the support of the priests' salary fund. This collection will be the only one this year, and its proceeds will be included in the new Donator application, which was launched at praha.donator.cz. The purpose of this application is to provide a way to regularly support the salaries of clergy, which the Archdiocese manages and for which other funding sources are insufficient. Detailed information, questions, and answers are in the attachment to this article.
In the week of April 14th, we will continue with an online Bible study class on Tuesday at 8:30 PM, where we will resume reading Jesus' Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew. On Friday at 4:45 PM, we continue preparing for First Holy Communion in the Club. Next Sunday at 10:30 AM, Patrik Body will be baptized at St. Martin's Church.
In the week of April 21st, there will be a servers' meeting on Monday at 5 PM in the Church of the Holy Family. On Tuesday at 7:30 PM, there will be a prayer with songs from Taizé at the Church of the Holy Family. Then at 8:30 PM, there will be an online catechism class. On Friday at 4:45 PM, we will continue preparing for First Holy Communion in the Club.
In the week of April 28th, there will be an online Bible study class on Tuesday at 8:30 PM. On Thursday at 7:00 PM, there will be a meeting in the Club to discuss Scripture and topics. On Friday at 4:45 PM, the preparation for First Holy Communion continues in the Club. Next Sunday, there will be a children's Mass at 9:00 AM, followed by parish coffee. Please bring refreshments. Thank you in advance. In May, on weekdays, there will be a May devotion at the end of the Mass. The collection next Sunday is for persecuted Christians.
In the article's attachment, we publish two invitations to St. George's Basilica at Prague Castle and to the celebration of St. Vojtěch's feast in the cathedral...
I wish you a joyful Easter season!
Gregory J. Žáček
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