Family Faith Festival @ Al Lopez Park to celebrate 50 years as a diocese will offer eight jam-packed hours of family fun, food, and great live music. There will be lots to do including: Confession, Eucharistic Adoration, and the celebration of Mass. Two stages bringing together talented musicians and engaging speakers who will provide a positive and hope-filled witness. Plus, the little ones will love our silly show designed just for them. There will be lots of exhibits that showcase local ministries of the Diocese and the way we live our faith in the community. Plus, games. food and fun for people of all ages. Bay Care will also be offering health screenings. This is a free event and open to all. Free entertainment. Free parking. So bring the family and stay for the day! Click on the title for more info and to get your tickets.

To know we are children of God is to live in complete love, with deep abiding security and the ability to dream, to sing, to create, to laugh and to pray without worry. As we grow older, we face a new reality - we cannot approach all God's creation with the same trust and confidence.We learn, through sometimes hurtful and damaging experiences, that some people reject the ability that God gave them to love and respect others - they ignore God's call. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops call to safeguard children helps remind us of these very facts. With the help of USCCB, the faithful are guided and educated about their responsibility to keep God's children safe and protected. To learn more click on the title.
PRAY FOR ALL VICTIMS OF ABUSE

Any woman who is a parishioner of Our Lady of the Rosary, in 12th grade or older, planning on or attending college in an undergraduate program at an approved college or university may apply for the scholarship.

First: Women are speaking out about the pill’s side effects.
Second: Contraception’s link to breast cancer has become clear.
Third: Contraception’s link with depression is in the news.
Fourth: Contraception has been linked with suicide.
Fifth: The big-money agenda behind contraception is clear.
Sixth: Third-World women are tired of being condescended to.
Seventh: The environmental degradation caused by contraception is devastating.
Eighth: Women are telling the world about their decision.
Ninth: Natural forms of family planning are becoming more popular with non-Catholics.
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