We just got word that Fr. Aaron Ferris will be speaking tonight!  Fr. Aaron is a young, orthodox priest who studied theology at Mundelein seminary. He is currently the new parish priest of Sacred Heart and will be speaking tonight on the topic of Redemptive Suffering. This is definitely something you’ll want to be there for. So please meet in the Connect room in the basement of Holy Spirit at 7:30.

This week Wednesday, seeing as it’s the first week in October, we’ll again be having our monthly Adoration and Confession in the chapel at Holy Spirit at 7:30.  Prior to that at 6:45, we’ll be meeting in the Connect room in the basement of Holy Spirit for our Vision Meeting.  So please come bring your ideas for the group.  We’d love to hear them!  And after we’re done, we’ll head over to Applebees for a bite to eat.

Last minute change in plans.  This week, instead of having a speaker, we will be partaking in Lectio Divina, which for those who are not familiar with the term is reading (lectio), reflecting on (meditatio), responding to (oratio) and resting in (contemplatio) the Word of God with the aim of nourishing and deepening one’s relationship with the Divine.  We will be meeting in the Connect room in the basement of Holy Spirit at 7:30 as we usually do and will be heading out to Applebees for a bite to eat afterwards

This week Wednesday is already the third Wednesday of the month, so that means we’ll be having another night of cleaning at the Pregnancy Resource Center downtown (415 Cherry St. SE, Grand Rapids).  Please meet at 6:30 and once we finish up around 8, we’ll head out for a bite to eat like we usually do.

This week Wednesday, instead of having our usual speaker from outside our Connect group, we’ll be doing something a little bit different. Seeing as they will be celebrating the sacrament of marriage in less than a month, our very own Brian Nolan and fiance Tiffany King will be leading us in a discussion on the topic “Marriage and Dating: What are We Doing?” This is definitely something that is relevent to all of us, so please bring any issues, questions, comments, experiences, etc. that you’d be interested in sharing, as this will be more of a discussion than just a talk. Please meet in the Connect room in the basement of Holy Spirit at 7:30 as we usually do and then afterwards, we’ll head out to Applebees for a bite to eat.

This Sunday, we will be meeting at St. Mary’s in Marne (15165 Juniper Drive Marne, MI) for our monthly Corporate Communion. Mass will be at 11:00am outdoors and after mass, we will be going to the parish festival/picnic. Please bring a chair for Mass (unless you really want to sit on the grass) and try to arrive a little bit early so you can find everyone else.

Seeing as we have an extra Wednesday this month, we’re going to be having a BBQ and kickball game! So please bring a dish to pass and your amazing kickball skills and it should be a fun night. We’ll be meeting at the kickball field behind Holy Spirit at 7 pm (yes, a half hour earlier than usual so we have enough sunlight to play). Please head out to the facebook event below, RSVP and post what you’ll be bringing.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=268305579852142

Well unfortunately for those of you who love summer, it’s already the third week in August 🙁 …but that also means it’s time for another service night cleaning the Pregnancy Resource Center in downtown GR! (415 Cherry St. SE, Grand Rapids). So please join us this Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 for some cleaning and then after we’ll most likely go out and grab a bite to eat.