The funeral Mass for Mary Ann Clinton will be Monday, April 29, at 11:00 am. Visitation will be at Marshall Donnelly Funeral Home on Sunday, April 28, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

There will be a Memorial Service at Christ the King for Anne Holmes Donnelly, mother of Dava Barnes on Wednesday, April 24, at 12:30 pm. Visitation will be from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm prior to the service.

On May 11th, KofC Council 12256 will celebrate its 20th Anniversary with a consecration of Council and Parish Families at 4:15pm in the Church. The 4:30pm Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Mark Spalding, and a cocktail dinner reception catered by the Clean Plate Club takes place after Mass in the Parish Hall. All are invitied. Tickets are $40 per person. Visit the Knights' page (click the link in the title) for more details or to purchase online.

I dreamt Christ the King’s Women’s Council won an environmental award. While I have great admiration for that group of women, even my dreaming self was a bit surprised by their receiving a Water Conservation Accommodation. When I woke up, I tried to make sense of this dream by considering what associations came to mind. There were two: Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si and an urge I recently felt to start composting! I recycle, avoid plastic bags and try not to drive more than necessary—but that hardly seems an adequate response to the call to care for creation. Then again, perhaps my dream was sparked by listening to Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. I picked up that CD at the library for I am fascinated by black holes and quarks! Sagan’s description of our neighboring planets gave me a deeper appreciation for the uniqueness of Earth. The abundance and diversity of life forms on our planet is amazing, phenomenal. With the psalmist, I am struck by a sense that “The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.” Regardless of what my unconscious was trying to convey to me through that dream, I awoke with greater gratitude for the Women’s Council, for all who are mindful of environmental concerns and for the gift of wildly exuberant Life on Earth.

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This time of year, things hidden become visible. Hard ground softens, wildflowers spring forth. Dark branches etched against gray skies blossom in purplish-red, pinkish-white, green-green leaves against a pure blue backdrop.

Many of you know that I center, that is, I practice a prayer form that involves consciously consenting to God’s presence and action in my life. The prayer itself consists of silently saying a “sacred word” whenever I notice that I have become involved with thoughts.