In four weeks we begin the celebration of the Lenten Season (a fitting time to climb the holy mountain of Easter). We use this season for penance and for the renewal of our baptismal promises. Traditionally the parish provides a series of daily Lenten Meditations to nourish our Spiritual growth during this season. We extend an invitation to all members of the parish to write a meditation they would like to share with everyone. The submissions will be written up in booklet form and shared with everyone. Please e-mail or drop into the collection basket your meditations no later than Jan. 31.

During 2009 we celebrated 38 Baptisms, 12 Marriages (plus an additional 10 prepared for out of state marriages), 5 Confirmations and 3 First Holy Communions. In addition two candidates in the R.C.I.A. were Baptized, two candidates were received into the Catholic Church while one completed First Holy Communion and received Confirmation. May God bless all of these good people and continue to guide and direct their faith formation! Pray for them.

End of Year Donations
As you approach the end of 2009 looking for charitable donations to lower your taxes please remember Saint Charles Borromeo Church. Your gift will allow us to continue the work of “spreading the Good News”!
Income Tax Charitable Donation Statements
We can provide end of the year statements of yourcontributions to St Charles Borromeo if needed for your income tax. I.R.S. regulations permit us to provide statements of contribution for cash offerings only if those donations are made in an envelope and we record them weekly. Sometimes we are asked to provide statements of contributions for cash placed in the basket on a weekly basis. This can only be done if those cash offerings are made in an envelope and recorded by the counting group each week.

The Web site committee is looking for Baptism, Confirmation and Wedding pictures which they could place on our web site from time to time. We have wonderful pictures of the Church but some pictures of Sacramental reception would be helpful. Please e mail your pictures to [email protected] .

Our Parish Vocation Committee and our Bulletin Board Committee need a “few good volunteers” to help with their important work. The Vocation committee works with the Diocesan Vocation Office to promote a greater awareness of the Call to Service while the Bulletin Board group try to visually highlight events in the Parish.