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Anyone who currently works with or plans to work with children or youth and is not certified needs to attend our next Safe Environment Training session on Saturday, Jan. 6, from 9 a.m.-noon in the Adult Education Room. The certification lasts 5 years. You must be pre-registered to attend any training. Please contact Deacon Dave or Mary Rausch at 806-681-9146 or email [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

The Endow Women's Group will be studying St. Therese of Lisieux -- The Science of Love. Email [email protected] for more information and to sign up. We will meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall. Join us on Tuesday, Jan. a6, for an Epiphany party!

Last year, our warrior gentlemen embarked on a 90-day program to enhance their spiritual growth. This year, there is a similar program for ladies called FIAT90. This is a 90-day program that begins on January 1st and ends on March 31st (Easter Sunday6). FIAT90 is an opportunity for women to grow closer to God, closer to each other, and closer to the authentic femininity to which we are called. Through 90 days of prayer, fasting, and asceticism, we will choose to submit our lives more fully to God's will. Most of the program is a very personal journey, but there will be a weekly meeting requirement (time and date TBD, but will try to coordinate for the same Exodus 90 day/time). If you are interested in learning more, please call or text Jinjer Mitchell. Her phone number is in the December 24 bulletin. And just in case you were wondering--no cold showers involved!

Exodus 90 has helped tens of thousands of men since it was founded in 2015 by embracing three essential elements of conversion: prayer, asceticism (acts of self-denial), and fraternity. These elements, or pillars, are based on Christ's own roadmap to freedom--freedom to love and serve our families and the Church as God calls us. The penitential season of Exodus lasts 90 days and starts January 1. To join in this exercise or for more information, contact Bryan Crabtree. (Bryan's phone number is in the December 24 bulletin.)

Do you want to help with RCIA but have little time and don't want to commit? One way to help is to sign up to bring a snack on a Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and spend a few minutes getting to know the class! You could share your testimony, a ministry you are involved in, or just why you love being Catholic! Just a few minutes of your time, one time is all, and the snacks don't have to be fancy. Come meet the people seeking to join us! There is a sign up sheet in the narthex.