MAY PROCESSIONS
Several parishes and schools will honor the Month of Mary with May Processions and Crownings.
St. Anne Chapel on St. Thomas will have its annual procession and crowning on Saturday, May 6, beginning at 4:30 p.m. followed by a 5:00 p.m. Mass in the chapel.
The Spanish-speaking community at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on St. Thomas will crown an image of Mary at the Sunday Mass on May 7 at 12:30 p.m.
Ss. Peter and Paul School on St.
Thomas will have its crowning at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on Wednesday, May 10, at 8:30 a.m.
Holy Cross Church on St. Croix will have its celebration on Sunday, May 21, after the 11 :00 a.m. Mass.
MAGNIFICAT 20
The St. Croix chapter of Magnificat will be celebrating its twentieth year as a ministry to Catholic women with a luncheon at the Marian Hall of St. Ann Church on Sunday, May 7, at 12:30 p.m. Babsie Bleasdell and Bernadette Patrick of Trinidad and Tobago will be special guests. Tickets are avail able for $25 from Magnificat members.
BLUE ARMY 20
The Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima will celebrate its twentieth anniversary on St. Croix with the recitation of the rosary, a movie, hymns and refreshments in the McAlpin Hall of Holy Cross Church on Sunday, May 28 beginning at 4:00 p.m.
MOTHERS DAY LUNCHEON
The Children of Mary will honor Mary John of Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Gwynneth Moolenaar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Evelyn Simon of Holy Family Church and Corinne Warner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at the 26t annual Mothers Day luncheon at Holy Family Columban Hall on Sunday, May 14, at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children.
CHILD PROTECTION
Religious Education teachers and other parish staff and volunteers who have regular contact with children in the course of their ministries are required to attend Protecting God 's Children, a video and discussion seminar on protecting children from abuse. Others are welcome to participate. The three-hour program will be presented at the following dates, times and locations.
On St. Thomas, the seminars will be presented at the Columban Hall of Holy Family Church on Thursday, May 11, and on Tuesday, August 22, at 6:00 p.m.
On St. Croix, the seminars are offered at the Marian Hall of St. Ann Church on Thursdays, May 18 and August 24, at 6:00 p.m. and at the Hospitality Lounge and Learning Center at St. Joseph Church on Saturday, August 26, at 9:00 a.m.
HOLY WEEK SEDER
Sixty people participated in the annual Holy Week Seder meal sponsored by the Secular Franciscans at the Franciscan House on St. Croix on April 12. Deacon Raymond Leonce, SFO, of St. Joseph Church presided with Louise Hanson of St. Ann Church.
EVANGELIZATION OFFICE SETS GOALS
Parish representatives met in March on St. Thomas and St. Croix to help chart the course of the diocesan Office of Evangelization, led by Sr. Patricia Alexander, WIF. In order for all to come to "a knowledge and a personal loving relationship with Jesus Christ," five clear objectives were decided: basic evangelization formation for parish teams; formation for lay leaders and potential leaders; the nurturing of the Catholic identity; techniques for witnessing; the establishment of parish intercessory teams. The Zion Community's Gethsemane Institute in Trinidad now will prepare to meet these needs and set dates to teach corresponding courses at the Light of Christ Retreat House on St. Croix and a similar location on St. Thomas.
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