OLV PARISH MISSION: PLEASE NOTE

Please take note: OLV will sponsor a parish mission beginning Monday evening, March 10th and concluding on Wednesday evening, March 12th.(Mr. and Mrs.) John and Kathleen Colligan will conduct the mission. John and Kathleen led me and my parishioners at my last parish on a parish mission. They have been giving much of their adult lives -- after the children moved away from home -- in offering retreats and missions as well as spiritual direction to people throughout the United States.I personally look forward to their joining us for the three days. The talks will take place at 7 PM each evening.

John and Kathleen were wonderful preachers at the parish mission in my previous parish, Jesus the Divine Word Parish. I believe that they will offer you and much that will assist us in our Lenten journey. A memo from our DRE follows:

An experience of lay spirituality presented by a married couple, John and Kathleen Colligan.
The purpose of the MISSION is to build a stronger sense of parish community and develop a
renewed awareness of what it means to be Catholic today. The focus is on practical, down-to-earth
ways of loving each other more fully. Many examples are given based on everyday family life experiences.
The MISSION is presented by lay people for lay people. Parishioners are encouraged to become Catholic
evangelizers, reaching out particularly to family members and friends who may be alienated from the church.

The topics are:

Monday: Where is God in our everyday lives?
Tuesday: How does my personal behavior affect others?
Wednesday: Finding inner peace

We will need to provide them with a place to stay while they are in town, if you are able to accommodate
them in your home (from 3/8 to 3/13), please let me know. Also, we need volunteers for babysitting. For more info,
please contact Greg Graf at: ggraf@olvparishdc.org or 202-337-4835, ext. 14.

Please make a commitment to attend this mission for Lent and to pray for its success.