CHAPTERS WOMEN’S MINISTRY PRESENTS…….
A Lenten spiritual gifts mini-retreat God is calling you to a unique purpose in life. A work of love that only you can do. During this season of Lent, discover your spiritual gifts! Join us at Corpus Christi on either Friday, March 9th from 9 am – 12 pm or Thursday, March 15th from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Registration Deadline for both retreats: Monday, March 5th Materials Fee $10.00 To register call (949) 837-4441 or email Jackie Kleinhammes at jkleinhammes@cox.net
Networking and Employment Transition Support (NETS) Ministry
“Give first, give often, expect nothing.” This is networking at its best. Have you attended networking events that feel more like speed dating? Are you tired of hearing elevator speeches without making a real connection? Well, you are in for a treat! For NETS presenter, Ken Tudhope, networking is everything. As Founder and CEO of Project Pro Search, one of the most successful accounting and finance recruiting firms in Orange County, Ken Tudhope is THE connection for placement in the field. He is a licensed and active CPA and CMA, but his true gift and passion is building strong business relationships to benefit both companies needing finance specialists, as well as accounting professionals seeking a perfectly matched job for their skill set. Ken knows absolutely everyone in Orange County in his field because of his dedication to effective networking. His method is simple, constant, and easy to emulate. He knows people because he listens, connects, and finds common ground. As a result of the connections he makes, businesses hire and people find jobs. Ken’s considerable networking expertise, combined with his warm and engaging personality, promises an exciting and empowering presentation, entitled: “Finding a Job Through Expansive Networking: Building Connections One Person at a Time”. Join us on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP by contacting Ed Jordan at ejordan@noletspirits.com or 949-389-1715
Please keep these Adult Faith Formation dates on your calendar…with more information to follow:: February 27 & 28, March 5 & 6, 19 & 20, 26 & 27: The Theology of the Pascal Mystery Lenten special events: March 9th Friday – Soup — Movie/Reflections: “The Way March 16th Friday Soup — Prayer Labyrinth March 30th Stations of the Cross April 16 & 17, 23 & 24, 30 & May 1, 7 : Church History as Told Through the Great Popes May 21 & 22, 28 & 29, June 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19: The Book of Acts July 9 & 10, 16 & 17, 23 & 24, 30 & 31: God ~ The Evidence
Our POPs DADS are invited to a special evening of retreat and fellowship just for YOU, NEXT Saturday, February 25th from 7:00pm-10:00pm. $20 includes all you can eat, plus drinks and entertainment. If you have been one of our POPs dads, or you are a dad with kids (under 18), this evening is JUST FOR YOU. A chance to review the 2012 POPs calendar as well as simply be together and share the experience of being Dads. Sign-ups will occur this weekend and February 18-19. Space is limited, so don’t dawdle!
Next weekend, the 25th-26th, being the last one of the month, will be our Food Collection for South County Outreach. They are in particular need of PEANUT BUTTER, Cereal and Canned Chili. So…feel to bring whatever you feel inclined to offer, but if you are in the market and thinking about what to give, this is what they apparently go through the fastest and could use the most! Thanks.
Some thoughts to Lent by…..
While we still have a few hours of the President’s Holiday to enjoy (remember when Lincoln and Washington used to be celebrated individually???), this ASH Wednesday ushers us into Lent. Amid the turbulence life throws at us, Lent is not meant to be an added burden but a luxuriant opportunity to, with leisure, reflect upon and more closely look at the choices we are making, the direction of our lives…and most importantly, the condition of our relationship with the person of Jesus. It is easy to become distracted or engulfed by whatever issues consume the social and religious commentations filling the news. This being an election year, passions are running high, as are the labels and implied urgencies of jumping on this or that bandwagon. While all appropriate for our public dialogue, what can become lost is our focus on, and centrality of, the personal, private relationship/connection between our individual souls and our creator. Our distraction from this central strength can cause us to become spiritually exhausted, physically spent, sometimes even experiencing despair or hopelessness. Politics come and go, as do hot-button issues …Lent is our opportunity to make sure we are not defining ourselves simply as part of a ‘religion’ or political effort/social cause, but as God’s unique son or daughter. That is the root of Lent, not whether we are good Roman Catholics, but are we secure and alive within our relationship with God as his child, as someone for whom he will do anything and everything? Viewing all the dusty traditions and rituals of the season through these lenses can transform them from dismal/guilt-inducing chores into opportunities for conversations between God and us. (And not conversations to make us feel bad or simply beat us up…but conversations to lift us up and call us home to his heart….) Within our Lenten conversations, this year especially, let us strive to calm ourselves from the media frenzies and public distractions so as to engage God in conversation and hear, softly but with great strength, God’s whispered reassurance, even as we face our crosses, ALL WILL BE WELL. Love, FKB
What a week it’s going to be:
On Tuesday…
Corpus Christi Women’s Ministry-Chapters presents….FAT TUESDAY WINE TASTING EVENING!!! Join us on Tuesday, February 21st at 7 p.m. as we celebrate Fat Tuesday with some “girl time” and gourmet wines! We will be sampling an assortment of fine wines, learning about the art of wine tasting, as well as sharing delicious appetizers. What a wonderful way to gather with friends, taste different wines, and learn something new about the wines and each other! Please bring an appetizer to share and $5 for the wine tasting. RSVP NOW to Jackie Kleinhammes at 837-4441 or jkleinhammes@cox.net.
On Wednesday….
WEDNESDAY….February 22nd – ASH WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE
A particularly Catholic-Christian ritual, the placing of ashes on our foreheads in the rough shape of a cross, is scripturally inspired. It is meant to call to mind the references to Old Testament repentances of putting on ‘sackcloth and ashes’ as a way of externalizing our internal disposition. Our Simple Ash Services will commence at 4:00 a.m. for those who commute and need to get on the road. This will be followed by Services at 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. and a Mass at 8:00 a.m. and then a final Simple Ash Service at 10:00 a.m. If anyone needs to receive ashes prior to 4:00 a.m. ….simply call Fr. Fred (389-9011) on Tuesday morning (February 21st) to arrange a meeting at the Church anytime after Midnight, February 22nd.
And finally, on Thursday….
Corpus Christi DINER’s NIGHT at The ELEPHANT BAR….
Ash Wednesday (February 22), with it’s FASTING and abstaining from meat can be tough….especially when followed in two days by the FIRST FRIDAY of LENT (February 24th) when AGAIN we abstain from meat…but this year WE HAVE YOU COVERED…with a perfect solution….Corpus Christi Diner’s Night at the Elephant Bar Restaurant in the Laguna Hills Mall on THURSDAY, February 23rd. A perfect opportunity to re-nourish from the heavy fasting the day before…and eat your fill of meat before the Lenten Friday abstaining from tasty burgers, bacon and roasts! Oh…and did we mention that they will be providing a 20% rebate to our Corpus Christi Building Fund on all the food you purchase (but not the alcohol, so go light!) Next weekend will have a coupon inserted in the Bulletin for you to bring with you to the restaurant…so, come on out, and be well-fed for your Lenten journey!
A reminder from Family Faith Formation….
A reminder from our Family Faith Formation (FISH) that the NEXT Sacramental Preparation PARENT Session is drawing near on Thursday, February 23rd, with a Morning Session from 10-:11:30AM OR an evening Session from 7-8:30PM. Participation with one of the Parent Sessions is a prerequisite for you and your child to participate in the Sacramental Preparation Retreat scheduled in April (or later). Participants will receive the materials and information you will be using to begin the next step in your child’s sacramental journey. Please note: Participants need to have been REGISTERED (not just ‘attending’ with Corpus Christi for a minimum of three months before seeking sacraments. These sessions are required for all families, both those seeking the sacraments for the first time or those who have had multiple children. Fresh attendance for each child is necessary. For more information please contact Cathy Allard at 389-9209 or via cathyallard@corpuschristialisoviejo.org. Thanks!
Christi Kids is on the pad for Re-Launching!!!
Our Children/Family Faith Formation Team is excited to announce the ‘RE-LAUNCH’ of Christi Kids on Wednesday, February 29th. Christi Kids will be a service program for our children to learn and invest their time to provide service to those who in need locally as well as internationally. We will offer a variety of service opportunities for our sons and daughters can select each week, such as: sack lunches for Isaiah House, no-sew blankets for CHOC, birthday bags for South County Outreach, cards and letters for wounded soldiers, knitting caps for CHOC, recycling and Penny Harvest for Heifer International; .as well as prayer, reflection and of course…snacks! The 6-week session will be available to all Corpus Christi kids and their friends, grade K-5, offered on Wednesdays from 3:30pm -5:00pm, families need to commit to all 6 weeks, it is not a drop in-drop out sort of program. Cost is $25 per family and each family must contribute snacks for one session. Full information can be obtained by contacting Cathy Allard at 389-9209 or via cathyallard@corpuschristialisoviejo.org. Thanks!
Wow….what a Food Fair it was…organized, delicious and FUN! Thank you Tim Moran for your oversight, all those who helped set up the canopies, our cookers and mixologists, and all those who staffed and served. With close to a $7,000 profit for our Building Fund…it fattened our coffers as well as our bellies! And a HUGE thank you to all who lingered, chatted, ate and supported our efforts! THANK YOU!
* JAMs on Feb 26th: We will have our JAMs event on Feb 26th at 5:45pm
*HAVEN YOUTH-Confirmation: Confirmation is around the corner and so is our confirmation retreat. If you have NOT been contacted about the upcoming events and you believe you have completed all the requirements and are a confirmation candidate for 2012 please contact Vini Nunez our Youth Ministry Coordinator vininunez@corpuschristialisoviejo.org / 949-831-2349. The upcoming confirmation retreat (March 2-4th) is required to complete Confirmation for 2012.
