Category: News & Events

t’s time to prep for Spring sports and Parish activities! Please help us to get the fields and grounds ready for spring events! Spring Parish Outdoor Clean up day is scheduled for this Saturday, March 6 from 8 am – 12 pm!

The sign-up below lists many different opportunities to help out. The more parents and kids that can help, the faster we can tackle it all! Rainout dates listed on the sign-up!

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Since its founding, the Knights of Columbus has been involved in evangelization. In 1948, the Knights started Catholic Information Service (CIS). The Catholic Information Service (CIS) develops, publishes, and distributes booklets about our faith and critical Catholic moral and doctrinal issues. CIS publications faithfully adhere to the teaching authority of the Catholic Church. These booklets are available for free download, and the contents of some exist as audio files. There are currently 106 booklets available.

Booklets can be read individually or read in a structured manner to learn more about our Catholic faith and Church teachings. CIS offers two self-study courses that include knowledge checks, for which you can sign-up at no cost. The Luke E. Hart course, named after a former Supreme Knight, is based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church and seeks to provide answers to three basic questions: What do Catholics believe? How do they worship? How should they live? Anyone. seeking a better understanding of Catholic faith and morality will find this series an essential resource. The Veritas course as the name signifies seeks to spread the truth on several topics related to the Catholic faith, as well as issues facing Catholics around the world today. This series includes guides to prayer, sacraments, life issues and provides Catholic insights on dating and thoughts on angels and the saints.

Although not part of structured courses, other booklet series address topics such as the New Evangelization. Also available are devotional booklets including guides to saying the rosary, making a good confession and praying the Divine Chaplet, which can aid Catholics in deepening their faith and prayer life. The newest series, Building the Domestic Church, is a collection of popular booklets that focus on issues of vital importance for Catholic families seeking to build up and strengthen the Church within their homes. Titles in this series include Into the Breach, St. Benedict for Busy Parents, God’s Plan for Love and Marriage, and The Good Life. God’s Way.

To access any of these free booklets or sign up of the courses visit kofc.org/cis. For more information about the Knights visit our website at lasallekofc.webstarts.com or email us at knights@sainti.org.

Need to kick-start your Lenten journey? Sign up to receive a daily email with a challenge to help turn your focus to what is important this Lenten Season. The Lenten Challenge begins on March 1 and ends on March 25. 

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During Lent, we will be singing the parts of the Mass (Holy Holy Holy, Memorial Acclamation, and Lamb of God) in Latin. Why are we doing this? The General Instruction on the Roman Missal (313) states that “in Lent, the playing of the organ and musical instruments is allowed only to support the singing. Exceptions are Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent), solemnities, and feasts.”

We are, therefore, going to try to rely largely on the human voice, trying to create an atmosphere of prayer and reverence, corresponding to the simplicity and sobriety of the Lenten season. This is the same reason why we will not be having a closing hymn at the end of Mass and ask that people leave church in silence or stay in church and make an act of Thanksgiving in prayerful silence. The parish Worship Commission discussed this, and so we are going to see how it goes.

So, why are we singing these chants in Latin? The same instruction (n. 41) says, “All other things being equal, Gregorian chant holds pride of place because it is proper to the Roman liturgy … it is fitting that they (the faithful) know how to sing together at least some parts of the Ordinary Mass.”

Ten years ago, when the Missal was re-translated into English, every parish in the Archdiocese was instructed to learn the chant Mass. The same tones used in Latin also exist in English, and so we, as a parish, should learn these. Once we know the basic tones in Latin, we can sing them in English (and vice versa).  The use of these tones will also help connect us to our own musical heritage.

Below you will find a PDF to follow along in Mass, and four short videos with which you can practice:

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Fraternal organizations, which combined social aspects and ritual, were extremely popular during the late 19th century, but anti-Catholic sentiments regularly excluded Catholics from joining many of these groups and accessing the social services they provided. Given this social environment and the Church’s ban on membership in secret societies, Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney established the K of C not only to unite men in their faith and provide for deceased men’s families, but also to create an alternative social outlet to prevent Catholic men from joining organizations that conflicted with Church teaching.

Given the strong desire for ritual at the time, the K of C developed multiple ceremonies associated with receiving the four degrees that marked a man’s progress as a Knight. While the K of C has never been a secret society, the degree ceremonies were kept confidential to preserve their impact on the degree candidates as well as maintain the beauty and dignity of the lessons taught regarding charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.

Times change and so do the Knights. After 142 years, in early 2020 the Knights decided to combine the 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees into a single ceremony called the Exemplification of Charity, Unity and Fraternity. They also removed the veil of secrecy by making it open to family, friends and fellow parishioners. On January 31st, LaSalle Council will induct new members during the first Exemplification ceremony to be held at St. Ignatius.

Join us on Friday January 29th for an entire day of pro-life activities, prayers and fellowship for the youth and their families!

Get more information HERE for youth ministry participants! 

The day will begin at 9:30am with a morning rally and speaker in our own Church at Saint Ignatius.

We’ll conclude the ‘rally’ with Mass celebrated by Father Earl. We’ll then go down to Holy Name Church for the 1 pm for a mini-march led by Father Ethan Moore.   

Breakdown of March for Life Events ~ Friday January 29, 2021

Join Mom’s Ministry this fall for the book study: Mom Set Free by Jeannie Cunnion.
Find out more information – CLICK HERE

The cost of the book would be $10. Please register by September 10 so that we can order and have time for pick up.
We look forward to beginning a new book and sharing our faith together as moms!