PARISH & FAMILY LIFE
Happy Birthday this week to: Shannon Copp (3-7), Noreen Flohr (3-7), Jessica Leaf (3-7), Brian Spiering (3-7), Mickey Moure (3-7),
Kelsey Rowe (3-8), Charles Smith (3-8), Dominick Simms (3-9), Pegeen McGlathery (3-10), Caitlin Griffin (3-11), Pat League (3-11),
Linda Mann (3-11), Christopher Spinner Jr. (3-11), Virginia Fleming (3-12), Michael Nickum (3-12), Jessica Bish (3-13), Mellinee
Casale (3-13), Tasha Haight (3-13), Jacob Waltrup (3-13)
NOTE: If you were born on the 1st day of any month,
please contact the Parish Office and let us know.
80th Birthday Celebration Honoring Terri Wood
Family and parish family & friends invite you to join us on Sunday, March 19th as we take time to honor parishioner
Terri Wood on the occasion of her 80th birthday. A Luncheon will be served at the Family Life Center in Ridgely at
1:00pm. The luncheon will follow the 11:15am mass at St. Elizabeth which will be offered for Terri’s intentions.
Please, no gifts, but cards are welcome.
Soup & Bread Dinner
Soup & Bread dinners sponsored by various parish committees will be offered every Wednesday evening during Lent from 5-7pm. A
variety of soups, bread & crackers, and beverages will be served. There is no cost for the dinner, but a basket will be available for
monetary donations. You may also bring donations of boxed cereals and canned soups to benefit the Samaritan House pantry.
Retrouvaille Marriage Program
Retrouvaille is a program for stressed or broken marriages. If your marriage is tearing you apart, and there is little or no meaningful
communication, then Retrouvaille may be able to help you. The next program will be offered on the weekend of April 21-23. Please
Youth Ministry News
Casting Crowns Concert
– 58 youth & adults are headed to the concert in Salisbury this Thursday, March 9. Tickets will be out to
you this week and carpools communicated. If you haven’t paid for your ticket yet, it’s $16.00 to St. Benedict/St. Elizabeth. A good
number of the youth tickets have been paid for by donations from attending adults. Questions, call Fr. Carroll.
Spaghetti Dinner
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Support our Youth Ministry and celebrate our parish family on Saturday, March 18 from
5:30-8:30pm in the Parish Hall. We will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day over dessert and St. Joseph’s Day over
spaghetti. Tickets are $5/each or $20/family and will be sold after all masses this weekend (3/4 & 5) and next
weekend (3/11 & 12). Questions, call Chris Spinner (479-2090).
NEXUS
– The Diocesan Youth Conference is Sunday, April 2 at St. Thomas More High School in Magnolia, DE. This event gathers high
school youth from across the Diocese for a day of prayer, song, motivation and dance. The cost is $25.00. Plan on being part of our parish
group! Our parish has been well represented in years past. Contact Fr. Carroll.
** All Confirmation candidates are required to attend as part of our sacramental prep program and will therefore be registered. Their
registration fee was included in the Confirmation fee.
SOCIAL MINISTRIES
OPERATION RICE BOWL
Operation Rice Bowl is Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten program that calls all participants to:
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Pray –
with their families and faith communities
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Fast – in solidarity with those who are hungry
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Learn – about the joys and challenges in the lives of
our brothers and sisters around the world
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Give – sacrificial contributions to those in need around the world
75% of your contributions support Catholic Relief Services and 25% remain in the Diocese to fund local poverty and hunger alleviation
efforts. Rice Bowls and calendars can be obtained at the entrances of either Church. Donations received at the March 15th Soup &
Bread Dinner will directly benefit Operation Rice Bowl.
Habitat for Humanity News
The next Habitat for Humanity Breakfast will be offered on Saturday, March 18th from 8-10am in the Parish Hall. Join us for a
delicious buffet breakfast and help us to “raise the roof” on the next Habitat for Humanity home. Cost for the breakfast is just
$5/person.
Items for the Habitat Yard Sale (which will be held on Saturday, April 22) will be accepted at the parish hall on Saturday, March 25
and during the week of April 17-21. Please refrain from delivering large items (furniture, appliances, etc…) until the week of April 17-
21, as we do not have sufficient storage for these items. All flea market worthy items will be accepted, so clean out your attics and
garages and the nooks and crannies of your home and deliver the items to the hall on one of the scheduled dates.
Please pray…
Senator Richard Colburn is working with a significant number of key state senators to defeat Senate Bill 144, “Maryland Stem Cell
Research Act of 2006”. This measure will devote $25 million of state money to funding human cloning and embryonic stem cell
research. The senators are trying to defeat the bill by conducting a filibuster, which is expected to last several days. It will start
Tuesday, March 7th. Please pray for Senator Colburn, asking that the Lord grant him strength to continue to support the filibuster until
the bill is defeated. IF you would like to send a word of encouragement to Senator Colburn, visit the Maryland Catholic Conference
