Upcoming Programs

FAT TUESDAY CELEBRATION & PALM BURNING     February 21st, 6pm
Break out your pots and pans! We are going to have a “Fat Tuesday” pot-luck dinner and palm burning service, Tuesday, February 21st. The dinner will begin at 6:00pm followed by a Palm burning service. All families, friends, teens and young adults of St. X parish are invited to come. Bring your favorite dish to share and your palm from last Lent to burn. People whose last name begins with A-I bring casseroles/entrees, J-R bring salads, S-Z bring desserts. All paper products and drinks will be provided. Come and celebrate with your fellow parishioners this wonderful way to prepare for Lent. And don’t forget to bring your palms from last Palm Sunday as we will end our dinner with a Palm burning service.

40:The Series – Preparing for Lent
40: The Series begins with seven strangers who appear to be the only survivors of a mysterious, calamitous event: Los Angeles is empty, devoid of people. No sign remains of family, neighbors or co-workers. No space ship hovers over the city, there are no zombies or flesh-eating viruses. Just seven strangers who share the same iridescent blue mark on the shoulder, a tiny, precise square of color that wasn’t there yesterday. Were they chosen? Or have they been culled? By whom? For what purpose?

Award-Winning Writer/Director Michael Breault, S.J. was compelled to develop the series, stating, “A thrilling, post-apocalyptic drama to help further one’s Lenten experience takes storytelling to a whole new level and has simply never been done before. 40 is not just a series, it’s unique in that it also serves as a Lenten allegory. At the heart of each episode are questions and scriptural meditations, designed to truly enhance a person’s Lenten journey.”

Executive Producer Eddie Siebert, S.J. also shares his enthusiasm for 40: “Loyola Productions is thrilled to partner with the Chicago-Detroit Province and Loyola Press in creating an innovative way to reflect on and prepare for Lent. Utilizing a cutting-edge medium combined with mixed media to prepare for a centuries-old spiritual tradition is very exciting for us and the entire Jesuit Community.” 40 stars George Gallagher, Ethan Flower, Cherinda Kincherlow, Peggy Miley, Jan, Broberg, Caroline Pho, Jack Little and Damon Murphy. Episodes will air on Mondays and Wednesdays during Lent. <MORE…>

JESUIT SPIRITUAL CENTER AT MILFORD
Enjoy a vacation for your soul at the Jesuit Spiritual Center in Milford, Ohio. Retreats are offered throughout the year; weekend, five day, and eight day retreats are available. Throughout its nearly 80-year history, the Jesuit Spiritual Center has been a place of refreshment where people come not to disengage from the world, but to re-engage through prayer and quiet discernment. JSC retreats build stronger relationships with God and all creation as we newly recognize his presence in the people and places given to us every day.