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Stations of the Cross will be on Fridays during Lent, starting 2/24 and ending 3/31. Using Form I of the Stations in the St. Gregory’s Prayer Book, page 275, it will be in the church, starting at 6:30 pm, followed by a potluck soup and salad dinner, with bread provided by the parish, and NO DESSERTS.

On March 4th we will be discussing Natural Family Planning in the parish hall from 2:30 to 4:30pm for parishioners. To RSVP, please contact Audrey Elizondo at [email protected] ASAP.

The 2023 Bishop’s Appeal commitment weekend will be held February 18-19. This is our opportunity as a Parish/Parochial Community to unite with our Ordinariate family to support our shared mission of evangelization. Our Parish goal is $12,000. In the coming week, please take the time to prayerfully reflect on the gifts that you have been given by God and respond to Bishop Lopes’ appeal as generously as possible. Your participation is essential to the success of the Ordinariate. Please join other Catholics from throughout the Ordinariate in supporting this very important appeal next week. Thank you for your support.

The Adoration chapel is ready to receive weekly flowers beside the altar. A sign-up chart is on the outside wall to the right of the chapel. Your arrangement will be cared for & removed as necessary; once the flowers have been disposed of, your vase will be placed in the chapel on the left for you to pick up.

Lenten Discernment Nights for high school & college men will be held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. It will begin with a holy hour followed by dinner. Dates are as follows: Feb 23rd, Mar 9th, Mar 23rd, & Mar 30th. To register email [email protected] or call 817-945-9321.

Peter Stur of In-Ipso (Sign-up at https://in-ipso.org/god-within-2023/) will be coming to St. Thomas Becket for our Lenten Mission each Monday evening throughout February and March (Septuagesima and Lent). He asks for RSVPs by Feb 1. There is a cost associated, but it is small, and the parish is paying half of it. Please see the posters and flyers at the church.

Have you been searching for ways to enrich your marriage and family life? Are you looking to meet couples within our parish who are striving for holiness? St. Thomas Becket is looking for married couples to accompany other couples through the Together in Holiness Formation series: Year-round marriage enrichment that equips spouses with encouragement, support, and practical tools to grow together and form their children in the Catholic faith.