Dear Friends,

I hope to see many of you Friday night at the Chili Dinner being organized by the Mission and Outreach Team of our parish. It will be an opportunity for some good old-fashioned fellowship, and an opportunity to learn about a Diocesan Program called Plainsong Farm. There will be a representative from Plainsong Farm at the dinner, who will share information about their ministry. Free-will donations from the Chili Dinner will go to support this program. Also, there will be an auction for prizes and some great chili. Children and grandchildren are welcome. There will be a table for crafts and activities for the children. Sounds great, doesn’t it? You will notice a ramping up of activities around St. Gregory’s, especially now as the season begins to change. Your participation and support is necessary and appreciated. We all need to show up.I will also be leading an activity that offers a different way to experience Holy Week, either as an alternative to or alongside the traditional Worship Services, Stations of the Cross, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday.  Consider taking the journey with Jesus that last week of his life before his death and resurrection through the show “The Chosen”. Season 5 of this series is called The Last Supper and it takes us through that last week from his entry to Jerusalem on a donkey to his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane. Understanding that although this is a very good rendering of events, it is not all biblical, but a story that fills in the gaps and those are not scriptural. This will be a marathon, 3 nights of movie. We will start at 5:30 pm. We will have a light dinner available each night. Bring a comfortable chair to sit in, a snack, and anything else you need to be comfortable. The dates of the 3-night marathon are Monday, March 30, Tuesday, March 31, and Wednesday, April 1 after Stations of the Cross at 5 pm. The movie starts at 5:30 pm and will end at 8:45 pm each night. I hope to see some of you there.The other exciting events that are typical of this time of year is the Pancake Supper on Feb. 17 and the Ash Wednesday Services that I will be presiding at; St. Paul’s at noon and St. Gregory’s at 6 pm on the 18th. We will have our Lenten program every Wednesday  throughout Lent with soup and bread. Again, I hope to see people show up and participate in all or in something that we are doing.Scout Sunday (which we do every year to honor them) is this upcoming Sunday. This is another opportunity to show up and support our relationship with the scouts. See you on Sunday.

Warmly, and with many Blessings,

Mother LIly