Caroling at the Nursing Homes 12/15

Tonight we went out Christmas caroling at a couple of nursing homes in Conway. We sang several standard songs like Silent Night, Jingle Bells, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The residents were very welcoming and often joined in the singing. All agreed we must make this an annual event. Thanks Katie for making all the arrangements! Merry Christmas, everyone!

Small Group Meeting 12/12

Tonight we practiced our Christmas carols for our up coming event at the local nursing homes.

We also made social and service projects plans for January and February.

Mike talked about child care starting in January. Also starting in January, a new small group focusing on topics for young married folks. (Single people can attend if they like.)

A list of the carols are here: http://frassatiplans.blogspot.com/2013/12/here-are-christmas-carols-we-are.html

The 12/5 Meeting AND Snow Tubing are Cancelled Due to Weather

NOAA Weather is forecasting freezing rain and a temperature drop tonight. Therefore, we need to stay safe and warm and off the roads. Tonight's meeting (12/5) is cancelled.

Wild River Country is closed for the weekend also. We'll reschedule for another, nicer day.

Stay warm! God bless.

December Calendar

December 2013 Calendar
12/5 (THR) - Study on Mary, Part IV, 7pm in the Parish Admin office (PAO) - Practice Christmas carols
12/7 (SAT) - Snow Tubing at Wild River Country, Meet at 12:30pm at the PAO
12/12 (THR) - Study on Mary, Myths and Misunderstandings, 7pm (PAO)
12/15 (SUN) - Singing Christmas Carols at Nursing Homes, Meet at 5:30pm at PAO
12/19 (THR) - Christmas Party, 7pm (PAO)
12/26 (THR) - Merry Christmas! (no meeting tonight)

Frassati Feeds the Homeless

"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me..." - Matthew 25:35

On Saturday, November 30, just days after celebrating Thanksgiving dinner with our own families, members of Frassati came together to prepare and serve a meal to many of our homeless brothers and sisters at Bethlehem House here in Conway. 

Bethlehem House offers case management, employment assistance, life skills training, advocacy, education, vocational counseling, transportation, guidance, love and the support necessary to recover from the devastation of homelessness.

Many thanks to all of those who were able to help prepare and serve this important meal. With your help, we were able to serve about 60 men, women, and children. God bless you all.

http://bethlehemhouse.net/ 

Thanksgiving Dinner

We had our Thanksgiving dinner tonight. Lots of food! Thank you to everyone for helping out. 

Best main dish - roasted chicken (Kroger's)
Best appetizer - TIE - cheese & sausage platter (Robert B.) / cocktail shrimp (Joe R.)
Best side dish - chicken fried rice (Katie S.)
Best dessert - chocolate cake (Brooke S.)

After dinner, we went over to the church and reflected on what we are thankful for through Lectio Divina and St. Luke's gospel on the ten lepers. Luke 17:11-19

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

UPCOMING EVENTS - Nov. 17, 2013

11/21 (THR) - Thanksgiving Meeting, 7pm,
Meet at the Parish Admin Office (PAO)
Bring a dish if you can, we'll have plenty of food, come hungry.

11/28 (THR) - Thanksgiving Day (no meeting tonight)
  

11/30 (SAT) - Serve Dinner at Bethlehem House Homeless Shelter, Meet at the Parish Hall at 5:15pm, back by 7:15pm (If you want to help prepare, please let me know.)

Movie and Game Night

Looks like our Movie Night has turned into a Movie and Game Night! Doors open this Saturday at 5pm. At 6pm, we'll order pizza. WHERE? It'll be located at the Bob Nabholz Youth Center 1313 Deer St. (renovated Boys and Girls club). There is a basketball gym, pool tables, ping pong, foosball, etc. Dress is casual.

See you there!

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Pictures from the night:

The movie we watched.

UPCOMING EVENTS

11/14 (THR) - Study on Mary, Part III, 7pm,
Meet at the Parish Admin Office (PAO)

11/16 (SAT) - Movie Night starting at 6:30pm,
Meet at the Parish Admin Office

11/21 (THR) - Thanksgiving Meeting, 7pm (PAO),
More info to follow

Last Night - Mary - Part II

Last night, the Frassati study group met and continued our study on Mary.  
 

With a baby in her womb, Mary traveled over 80 miles with Joseph to Bethlehem where the prophecy "a virgin shall conceive and bear a son" (Is 7:14) was fulfilled. After escaping to Egypt and living there for a time, the Holy Family returned to Nazareth for the "quiet years" of Jewish family life. Joseph and Mary taught their only son Jesus to pray. She remained a virgin. As Mary was the door for the Son of God to enter the world, she now opens the door to Jesus' public ministry at the wedding of Cana where she demonstrates her role as intercessor (Jn 2:1-11). 

Join us next week for Part III. 

 

November 2013 Calendar
11/7 (THR) - Study on Mary, Part II, 7pm in the Parish Admin office (PAO)
11/14 (THR) - Study on Mary, Part III, 7pm (PAO)
11/16 (SAT) - Movie Night (6pm, meet at PAO)
11/21 (THR) - Thanksgiving Meeting, 7pm (PAO), More info to follow
11/28 (THR) - Thanksgiving Day (no meeting tonight)
11/30 (SAT) - Serve Dinner at Bethlehem House Homeless Shelter, Meet at the Parish Hall at 5:15pm, back by 7:15pm (If you want to help prepare, please let me know.)

December 2013 Calendar
12/5 (THR) - Study on Mary, Part IV, 7pm in the Parish Admin office (PAO)
12/7 (SAT) - Snow Tubing at Wild River Country, Meet at 12:30pm at the PAO
12/12 (THR) - Study on Mary, Myths and Misunderstandings, 7pm (PAO)
12/15 (SUN) - Singing Christmas Carols at Nursing Homes, Meet at 5:30pm at PAO
12/19 (THR) - Christmas Party, 7pm (PAO)
12/26 (THR) - Merry Christmas! (no meeting tonight)

Frassati at Petit Jean Mountain

What an incredibly beautiful day for hiking at Petit Jean Mountain. We were delayed by a busted train in town, but it wasn't a show stopper. We saw a lot, enjoyed being together, and finished with some excellent food.

Moses to Mary

This past Thursday, we finished our study on Moses. Luke Bryan was in town, and several people went to his concert. Finishing the video, we were really surprised at how much foreshadowing there was in relation to the New Testament. This Thursday, we'll move on to learning more about Mary.

 

Chapter 1: The Daughter of Zion 

Mary was a typical Jewish girl in many ways. She was specially chosen to be the New Eve, made “full of grace” to bring Jesus—the Word of God— into the world. At the Announcement (or Annunciation) of the angel Gabriel, Mary said “Yes” to God and became the Mother of God. With the Incarnate Word in her womb, this young teenage girl became the Ark of the New Covenant, and a fulfillment of some very important Old Testament types and prophecies.

Upcoming Event - Hiking at Petit Jean on October 26

Petit Jean Mountain is an absolutely amazing place to visit.  On Saturday, October 26, join us for a trip to Petit Jean. We'll do a little hiking and really see God's glorious creation up close. We'll have lunch, look around, and take advantage of the beautiful surroundings to spend some time in reflective prayer through Lectio Divina (a traditional Benedictine practice). I promise you'll be glad you came. Let's meet at the parish admin office at 9:15am. We'll leave at 9:30 and be back by 3pm. If you have any questions, please shoot me an email, text, or call. Hope to see you there!

10/10 Frassati Study Group - Moses

(We did not finish this week, so we'll get to Chapter 4 next week.)

Chapter 3 - Not by Bread Alone
The change of scenery was dramatic—from lush greeneryto sand and rocks. Food and water were not to be found. The great escape now seemed like a suicide march. Even though the Hebrews grumbled, God freely gave them all the provisions needed for the journey to the Promised Land. These provisions were types of the sacraments that Jesus would later institute. God spoke to the people at Mount Sinai and formed them into a nation with a covenant and a law. But they continually rebelled against God and grumbled and he condemned the unbelieving generation to wander in the wilderness for forty years before the new generation could enter the Promised Land.

Next week (10/17), Chapter 4: "Listen to Him"

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Respect Life Sunday

Today is respect life Sunday. Our mission is to pray for all unborn babies that their mothers will choose life, and to remember the over 50,000,000 abortions that have been performed since 1973 Roe vs Wade. Pray not only for the aborted child but for the mother these mothers need prayers too because this act will change her life. Join me today with other members of our church from 2-3 at the intersection of Harkrider and Oak st for the Life chain in an hour of silence and prayer for the respect of Life.
Katie

Frassati Feeds Confirmation Students

Members of Frassati recently volunteered their time to help the St. Joseph Confirmation class. Students in the class were spending the weekend on retreat, and we were able to provide them with lunch. Pizza and popsicles (not pizza popsicles) seemed to be a crowd pleaser.

Katie, Joe, and Mike introduced the kids to Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati through a question and answer sessions. Winners won first pick at the popsicle assortment.

Left over pizza was donated to Bethlehem House.

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, please pray for all of our confirmation students. Pray that each one will open themselves up more fully to the Holy Spirit and grow ever closer in their relationship with the Lord.

Moses - Signs, Sacraments, and Salvation

Tonight we began the two parts series on Moses. The host, Steve Ray, is a best-selling author and popular Bible teach. We watched chapter 1 and 2 and saw many of the places Moses is thought to have visited thousands of years ago.

Chapter 1:
Steve first reviews the time when the children of Israel became slaves in the land of Egypt. As the Israelites continued to grow in number, the king of Egypt feared their growing size and instructed the midwives to kill new born boys.

The classic story of Moses' birth, placing in the basket in the Nile River, and being found by the Pharaoh's daughter is told. Moses is given his name which means "I drew him out of water".

Moses grows up in the pharaoh's family.

After he was grown, he one day he witnesses an Egyptian severely beating of one of Moses' kinsmen. Moses kills the Egyptian, buries him in the sand, and flees to Midian. (Exodus 2:11-12)

(more tomorrow)
The study guide can be found here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4PKabpuecVDZW1vMDIzWkJpOUE/edit?usp=sharing

OCTOBER 2013 CALENDAR

9/26 THR 7-8:30pm "Foot Prints of God: Apostolic Fathers Part 3" at Parish Admin Office (PAO)
10/3 THR 7-8:30pm "Foot Prints of God: Moses Part 1" at Parish Admin Office (PAO)
10/5 SAT 11:30am-2:30pm Service Project - Serving lunch to the confirmation students on retreat. Meet at the PAO
10/10 THR 7-8:30pm "Foot Prints of God: Moses Part 2" at Parish Admin Office (PAO)
10/17 THR 7-8:30pm "Foot Prints of God: Moses Part 3" at Parish Admin Office (PAO)
10/24 THR 7-8:30pm "Foot Prints of God: Mary Part 1" at Parish Admin Office (PAO)
10/26 SAT 9:30am-3:00pm Social Outing - Hiking at Petit Jean State Park. Meet at 9:15 at the PAO.
10/31 THR Halloween - BOO! - no meeting tonight
11/7 THR 7-8:30pm "Foot Prints of God: Mary Part 2" at Parish Admin Office (PAO)

 

Who was Frassati?

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The Frassati Blog

We opened the gmail account to create a central point to share information about what our Frassati group is doing at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Conway, Arkansas. Our Frassati group is Catholic and is intended for young adults interested in growing in their faith and walk with our Lord Jesus Christ. Check back for regular updates. May God bless you. -MikeM