Newsletter February 2015

Saint Joseph Cathedral, Manchester, NH
MOM TO MOM GROUP
February 2015!!
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Volume 2, Issue 6
February Preparations
UPCOMING HOLIDAYS:
Lent is early this year
and after Christmas
time, Septuagesima
seems short.
!It is good to see a
fasting time between
the Christmas and
Easter tide, it
replenishes us in its
own way and makes
the enjoyment of the
two most important
festivities of the year
even more beautiful.
After the festivities
of Valentines Day,
Mardi Gras and
Shrove Tuesday, we
are entering Lent.
true wonders of our
liturgical year.
!Enjoy your Lenten
time and celebrate the
opportunity of having
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
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!How glutton would
our world seem if we
were to celebrate
constantly and would
not be able to see the
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Book Suggestions
!Some of the books that have been helpful to me
in my parenting journey:
!“Simplicity Parenting” by Kim John Payne
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(I think I mentioned this one already last year,
but it is so worth adding it again and again!)
!“A Mother’s Rule of Life” by Holly Pierlot
(this is written from a Catholic Homeschoolers
point of view, but I think is still helpful for
working mothers)
!“Embracing Motherhood” by Donna- Marie
Cooper O’Boyle
(some of you may have read this already last
year)
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! Valentines Day (Feb. 14)
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! Shrovetide (Feb. 17)
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! Ash Wednesday (Feb. 18)
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! Beginning of Lent
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February Preparations
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Book Suggestions
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Winter Magic
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Winter Verse
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Next Months Topic
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MOM TO MOM GROUP
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Winter Magic
Like Brooms of Steel
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The Snow and Wind Had swept the Winter Street -
The House was hooked The Sun sent out Faint Deputies of Heat -
Where rode the Bird The Silence tied His ample - plodding Steed
The Apple in the Cellar snug Was all the one that played.
by Emily Dickinson
Winter Verse
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Winter is a time for reflection. For
Christians Winter symbolizes Hope: it
reminds us of our own mortality, but we
hope in our resurrection because of the
Resurrection of our Lord Jesus.
"Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion. Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes. He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?”
Psalm 147:12, 16-17
For more information
contact the Cathedral
Office or Maggie at
Mom2Mom@kaska.net
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St. Joseph Cathedral
145 Lowell Street
Manchester, NH 03104
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Please Note
Next Months Topic
Our topic for the month of March will
be:
“The Seven Gifts of the Holy
Spirit” - guest speaker Karl Cooper
(Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel,
Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety and
Fear of the Lord)
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Retreat Day at Campion Renewal Center
April 18th 2015
“LET US SEE YOUR KINDNESS”
In Psalm 85 we pray, “O God, let us see your
kindness.” During our day of prayer we will
reflect upon the theme of kindness, which the
Talmud calls the highest form of wisdom.
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program)