THIS COMING SUNDAY

February 22, 2015; The First Sunday in Lent

• SUNDAY'S APPOINTED MASS READINGS: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-6; I Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15.  Guest preacher:  David DeLauro, M.Div.
• FIELD TRIP:  After mass, Adult Christian Education (ACE) is sponsoring a field trip to the Museum of Biblical Art in Manhattan.  On exhibit are renaissance-era sculptures from the Duomo in Florence.  All are invited.  Tickets at the Museum door will be $15.
• EASTER FLOWERS:  Sunday’s bulletin will contain a special envelope for use in making contributions to Easter’s floral memorials and thanksgivings.

OUTREACH

• SUNDAY SCHOOL FOOD DRIVE: Students encourage us to share of our abundance with the less fortunate through our Lenten Food Drive.  Non-perishable foods may be brought to mass and left in the specially prepared bins at the rear of the nave.  In lieu of gifts in kind, cash donations to the cause may be left in the St. Anthony’s Bread Box which is attached to the pillar nearby the bins.

SPECIAL MID-LENT CONCERT

• DANCE OF LIFE:  Mark your calendars now, and plan to attend the March 8th, or 12th performance of Roxanna Panufnik’s US premier performance of “Dance of Life—Tallinn Mass” under the direction of Vince Peterson, including St. Paul’s Choir!  It will be held at the DiMenna Center in midtown Manhattan.  See www.choralchameleon.com for more details.