November 2024

November brings the anticipation of the Thanksgiving holiday at the end of month as we count our blessings and celebrate our many gifts with friends and family. The falling leaves and colder weather also remind of changes, especially as we remember those who have passed into eternal life. Let us remember our loved ones and pray for their souls. As you rake leaves or prepare your holiday meal, remember the goodness of life and the blessings God bestows.

Please take a few minutes to scan through the following list of offerings and resources. You might discover something helpful or that you would like to share.

Annual Anniversary Mass

We are offering the 9th Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass for couples celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries. This Mass is celebrated by Bishop Peter Christensen on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at St. John's Cathedral. The Mass begins at 11 a.m. during which couples receive recognition for their years of marriage along with an apostolic blessing from our bishop. For the anniversary couples and their guests, a lunch follows in the parish hall. Please see the information below for the registration flyer and sign up sheets.

Have a grateful November!

Blessings,

Jay Wonacott, MTS

Marriage and Family Life

Respect Life

208-350-7535

Email: jwonacott@rcdb.org

It is time to celebrate your milestone wedding anniversary!

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Check-in: 10:30 a.m. Mass: 11:00 a.m.

Registration Required; Closes Nov. 15

To register, go to: www.catholicidaho.org/event

See attachments below for printable flyer and registration forms in English and Spanish. Please print out and use in your parish.

The Beginning Experience® Ministry is a peer led ministry that serves those grieving the end of a marriage or spousal relationship due to death, divorce, or separation.

This fall, we invite men and women of all ages and faiths to attend our upcoming program, In the Beginning…Coping with Life Alone. This is a one-day remote via Zoom program which will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Mountain Time). For information or to register, please call Jim at (845) 220-7883 or Denise at (845) 325-3147.

EMAIL: beginningexperienceofhv@gmail.com

WEBSITE: www.beginningexperiencehv.org

Desert Stream/Living Waters Ministries provides help for Christians struggling with sexual and relational problems. Our help is based on the biblical foundation of compassion, integrity, and dependence on God.

Many people do not know, or have no picture of what God’s best looks like for their sexuality and relationships. Because we have experienced His love and restoration first hand, we know God responds powerfully with healing to those who cry out for mercy.

Nourish for Caregivers is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit. Their mission is to support and empower caregivers through the gift of faith. They offer parish-based resources for caregiver support! Check out their membership opportunities and benefits.

All of us are wounded and in need of healing. In these pages, Dr. Gerry Crete accompanies you on your journey to overcome anxiety and traumas, big or small. You will benefit from his “parts work” therapeutic approach to find inner harmony, greater life fulfillment, and a deeper, more intimate relationship with God.

Dr. Gerry guides you in identifying and understanding past wounds to achieve healing and experience lasting freedom. You will learn how to enter into your inmost self, created in the image and likeness of God. You will also learn how to develop the “eight Cs”: to be calm, connected, compassionate, clear-thinking, curious, creative, courageous, and confident. Additionally, you will learn to foster the “five Ps”: patience, persistence, perspective, playfulness, and presence.

As you rest in the spiritual center of your soul, you will learn to lay down your burdens and feelings of being overwhelmed. Above all, you will find how to truly experience God’s love and learn to love Him and others fully.

We know that in God’s embrace we can find safety and that God can heal all of our wounds with loving care,” Dr. Gerry explains. “God truly knows us, sees us, and wants the very best for us. And God delights in watching us discover our true selves."

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2025. More information to come.

Heart of a Child Ministries is coming to Holy Apostles to present age-appropriate pro-life education to our youth. Click https://heartofachildministries.org/ to see presentations on the Heart of a Child Ministries website.

Friday, Nov. 8, 2023 | 8:30am-4:30pm

Nampa Civic Center, Nampa, ID 83651

Co-hosted by Nampa Fire & Police Departments.

Training Credits available: Idaho POST & Fire/EMS (7 hrs.). CEUs available for QPR Suicide Intervention Training.

Please join us for an entire day of national & local speakers in keynote addresses, break-out classes, interactive trainings, breathwork sessions, a large mental health & wellness resource fair, as well as a special Veterans Day Tribute. The focus of this symposium is to educate, provide connections to tangible resources, raise awareness for suicide prevention, honor the fallen & raise funds to save the lives of our Everyday Heroes & their families. (For first responders, military/veterans & those that care about them.)

This month Pope Francis asks us to pray this month For anyone who has lost a child. We pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community and receive peace and consolation from the Holy Spirit.

Imagine recovering time for yourself by putting your phone down and feeding your imagination and intellect through reading great books. The Well-Read Life: Nourish Your Soul through Deep Reading and Intentional Friendship is a step-by-step personal guide to reading well and reading often. No matter where you start, you can succeed by taking small but determined steps in the company of like-minded friends.

In The Well-Read Life, Marcie Stokman and Colleen Hutt of Well-Read Mom, a rapidly growing national women’s book club, offer practical, inspiring advice based on their own experiences and the experiences of others just like you to help you rediscover the importance of reading and setting your own reading goals. With the authors by your side every step of the way, you will learn to:

• Rebuild and strengthen your intellectual, imaginative, and spiritual capacities that have been dulled or weakened in the digital age.
• Identify and reclaim leisure time and space so that reading time becomes the best, most anticipated part of your day.
• Understand and apply what you read in a way that allows you to grow personally and spiritually.
• Connect with others in more meaningful ways, especially through the sharing and discussing of worthy literature.
• Choose books with characters who will inspire you and enrich your life.
• Make room in your life for things that matter—the ideas and images based on goodness, truth, and beauty that lead us ever closer to God.

Each chapter contains down-to-earth advice on how to step away from your screen and create a space to learn and grow at your own pace, free of guilt and pressure. Action steps at the end of each chapter will help you set and achieve your reading goals, evaluate worthwhile reads, overcome reader’s block, and find reading groups near you.

Discover the liberation and confidence that come from exploring and understanding the moral imagination and creative genius of the literary greats of the ages. Through great and worthy books, you will begin to reclaim your life—and your world—and make room for all that is good, true, and beautiful.

“Marriage for Life” English and Spanish decals are available. The cost of a single decal packet in English or Spanish is $3.00. However, the bulk rate price is $2.50 for the purchase of 25 or more decals. These funds go toward sustaining the Marriage for Life Campaign. Each packet includes a decal, instructions for application and a beautiful Marriage for Life prayer.

“Marriage for Life” lapel pins are also now available. The cost is $2 per pin. Orders can be made through the Marriage and Family Life Office. You can contact us directly at 208-350-7535 or email jwonacott@rcdb.org.

Please continue to support this effort by directing your parishioners to the www.marriageforlifedecal.com webpage.

Tenemos calcomanías disponibles en inglés y español de “Matrimonio para toda la vida”. El costo de un paquete de calcomanías en inglés o español es de $ 3:00. Sin embargo, el precio de mayoreo es de $2.50 por la compra de 25 o más calcomanías. Estos fondos se destinan a sostener la campaña Matrimonio para toda la vida. Cada paquete incluye una calcomanía, instrucciones para la aplicación y una hermosa oración de Vida Matrimonial.

Los pines de solapa “Marriage Life” ahora también están disponibles. El costo es de $2 por pin. Los pedidos se pueden hacer a través de la Oficina de Matrimonio y Vida Familiar. Puede contactarnos directamente al 208.350-7535 o enviar un correo electrónico a jwonacott@rcdb.org

Continúe apoyando este esfuerzo dirigiendo a sus feligreses a la página web http://www.marriageforlifedecal.com/