OCTOBER WOMEN OF PRAYER EVENT

Monthly Prayer Meeting

Our next Women of Prayer Meeting will be on Saturday, October 25th beginning with the 9:00 a.m. Mass, and a light breakfast in the Church Hall. Fr. Avelino Gonzalez will be our speaker.

Save the Dates: Future Women of Prayer Meetings in 2008 are - Nov. 15th, Dec. 13th. Please call Mary Eustice at 301-977-3911 or email mweustice@yahoo.com for questions.

PROJECT TILMA - PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

We are inviting you to join us as we create handmade shawls for those seeking life's comfort, hope, and solace. We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm at Fr. Meyer House. Yarn, needles and instructors are available.

To sign up, please contact Luz at 301-208-0525 or 301-728-8007. or Sara Adams at (301) 252-9024 or saraaadams@yahoo.com. Visit www.shawlministry.com, and learn how this prayerful ministry has brought comfort to others for over a decade.

PROJECT PERSONAL TEMPLE

Take a spiritual leap with God, increase energy, confidence and rejoice in your life. Make "exercise" a time of worship and an opportunity to move deeper into a healthy condition to do God’s will. Join us for a class or for a 4 week session at a reduced rate. The class is led by a professional trainer with experience helping people with arthritis and injury. We will exercise to Christian Music. For schedule details, please contact Mary Eustice at 301-977-3911 or email mweustice@yahoo.com.

MEN OF EMMAUS

The Men of Emmaus meet every Saturday morning in the basement of St. Martin's Church, from 7:30 am - 8:55 am. They meet to pray together as men building a love and understanding of Jesus Christ's call. Invite your husband, friend or co-worker to one of their Saturday meetings. For more information, checkout the Men of Emmaus website.

PILGRIMAGE

TOUR OF VATICAN CITY AND ITALY
Msgr. Michael Mellone, former pastor of St. Martin’s, will lead a pilgrimage to holy sites in Rome, Venice, Padua, Florence, and Assisi on November 4 to 13, 2008.

Brochures are available in the parish office or call Peter’s Way Tours, 1-800-225-7662 or e-mail peter@petersway.com.

THE FOUR PILLARS OF FORMATION We encourage you to learn more about Christian Human Formation:        Relational Pillar        Spiritual Pillar        Intellectual Pillar        Apostolic Pillar See the slide presentation by Father Avelino Gonzalez to learn more about the Four Pillars of Formation.                                     view slide

PLENARY INDULGENCE 2000th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE

The Apostolic Penitentiary, in conformity to the wishes of the Holy Father, has issued a Decree on granting and obtaining a Plenary Indulgence to all the faithful on the occasion of the 2000th anniversary of the birth of St. Paul, the Apostle, valid for the duration of the Pauline year which ends September 29, 2009.

Individuals may benefit from the Plenary Indulgence both for themselves and for the deceased as many times as they fulfill the required conditions, but only once per day. The required conditions to be fulfilled for obtaining a Plenary Indulgence are: Sacramental Confession, Eucharistic Communion, prayers for the Holy Father’s intentions, reciting the Our Father and the Creed, adding invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Paul, and if possible, visit a holy place dedicated to St. Paul.

Each person who meets these requirements will be granted the Plenary Indulgence from temporal punishment for his/her sins, once sacramental forgiveness and pardon for any shortcomings has been obtained. Anyone prevented by illness or another legitimate and important cause, who is detached from sin and with the intention of fulfilling the usual conditions as soon as possible, will also be able to obtain the Plenary Indulgence, as long as they spiritually join in a Jubilee celebration in honor of St. Paul, offering their prayers and sufferings to God for Christian unity.