THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS welcome all people of faith and goodwill to participate in a peaceful prayer service outside the Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic in St. Paul at 1965 Ford Parkway on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Wednesday, December 28, at 12:00 noon. Call Maurice Prater for details, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1224.

NOW vs. SCHEIDLER: The National Organization of Women (NOW) has recently taken its case against Joe Scheidler of the Pro-Life Action League to the U.S. Supreme Court for a 3^rd time. At stake is freedom of speech and the right to peacefully protest against abortion. Please pray for an end to the culture of death.

ABORTION & THE AMERICAN GIRL: American Girl dolls are very popular, but American Girl is involved with another organization that openly supports abortion. A Christian alternative is the Beautiful Girlhood Collection available from The Vision Forum, 1-800-440-0022. These dolls focus on Christian values and true femininity.

LET TARGET CORPORATION KNOW by phone call (612-304-6073) or letter (1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 55403) that you support and applaud the company's decision to allow their pharmacists not to fill prescriptions for the abortifacient pill labeled "Plan B." Pharmacists should never be forced to compromise their moral integrity.

PRESIDENT BUSH recently nominated Samuel Alito, another Roman Catholic to the U.S. Supreme Court. Please pray for pro-life judges and a fair confirmation hearing. Call Senators Norm Coleman (1-202-224-5641),  Mark Dayton (1-202-224-3244), Arlen Specter (1-202-224-4254), and Hillary Clinton (1-202-224-4451) and ask them to help us build a culture of life. God bless you!

VATICAN MESSAGE ON AIDS: Cardinal Barragan of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers said that the continued increase in AIDS in the world is fueled by a "pansexual culture" that reduces sex to mere pleasure. The safe way to prevent spread of the disease is to practice sexuality within the sacred union of marriage between a man and a woman.

CHRIST'S INFALLIBLE VICAR APPROVES DOCUMENT: Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI ordered the recent publication of an Instruction from the Congregation for Catholic Education which oversees seminary formation. Officially released on 29 November 2005, the entire text with footnotes can be found at www.zenit.org. To read it, select 'Documents' from the table of contents on the home page.

3-YEAR CAPITAL APPEAL PLEDGES
  as of December 19: $1,512,671
     
    GOAL: $2,000,000

BRING YOUR PLEDGE CARDS to Mass and drop them in the container at the baptistry or in the collection basket.

THANK YOU & BLESS YOU!

KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP is on Wednesday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Hall.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK is Sunday, January 29 - Friday, February 3. Our theme for 2006 is "Catch the Wave: Compassion, Character & Values." Please join us for our opening Mass on Sunday, January 29, at 11:15 a.m., followed by an Open House in the school until 1:00 p.m. 

DR. RAY IS COMING TO TOWN! Come hear  nationally know psychologist, speaker, author and parent, Dr. Ray Guarendi, on Tuesday, January 10, at 7:00 p.m. in St. Joseph Hall. His presentation is entitled "You're a Better Parent than You Think!" Guaranteed to encourage, enlighten, and entertain parents with children of all ages!  Only $5 in advance; childcare is available. For more information, call Angie at (651) 490-0782 or send an e-mail to angie@hegele.com.

PRESCHOOL ROUND UP will be on Thursday, January 19, at 6:30 p.m. The evening will begin with an Open House in the preschool rooms, and then parents are invited to a meeting to learn more about the preschool while the children are supervised in the preschool classrooms. Registrations will be taken at the Round Up. Preschool is for children ages 3 (by September 1) through 5 (not yet in kindergarten) for a half-day program either 2, 3, or 5 days per week. For more information on Little Lights, call Mary Walus at (651) 633-8333, ext. 1227.