2025 Lenten Parish Mission for the Jubilee Year
Hope & HEART
March 16th-19th, 2025
Come one night, come all!
St. Mary Catholic Church, De Pere
4805 Sportsman Drive
Christian Hope = trusting expectation that God will act with love and mercy = the freedom to love and be loved as we were created.
Join Fr. Jim Neilson, the Missionaries of the Word and our parish community to reflect on hope and heart - through art, the Rosary, Adoration, and God’s word - and how extend hope in concrete ways to those who need it most!
Scroll down for more info on each evening!
The Human Heart and Love of Jesus
Jesus was 100% divine and 100% human. The examples we see of Jesus in the Gospel reflect a very human approach to love and mercy. Join the Missionaries of the Word to reflect on how Jesus loved others in his human form. Take time through lectio and visio divina to engage scripture in a fresh way and grow in your own comfort sharing the message and love of God in the year of hope!
Families are especially welcome - 3rd through 8th grade students will have special guides from the Missionaries of the Word for this evening. Adults will meet in church for separate reflection time.
We will kick the night off with a pulled pork and mac & cheese dinner. Join us for food, faith and formation! Childcare available upon RSVP.
The Divine Heart and Love of Jesus
Join members of the Missionaries of the Word to reflect on the witness and examples of Jesus’ Divine Heart and Love. Hope is “trusting expectation” that God will act in mercy and love because God has acted before. We must look to scripture, tradition and our own life of faith to see all the times that God was faithful in providing and fulfilling promises. Using the tools of lectio and visio divina, we will enter into scripture and Jesus’ heart in an age-old process that may be new to each one of us.
Our Pilgrimage of Life and the Art of Caravaggio
“Despicable man, but divine art.” - Fr. Jim Neilson, O. Praem
Join us to reflect on the purpose and nature of pilgrimage in the Christian life. Fr. Jim Neilson will use the art of Caravaggio, among others, to help us reflect on our own pilgrimage of faith, our posture in prayer, and our relationship with the Lord. He will invite us to think about and participate in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as part of our Lenten and Jubilee pilgrimage. Childcare available upon RSVP.
Mary, A Witness to Hope
“And Mary treasured all of these things in her heart.”
Join Fr. Jim Neilson as he uses art and the Rosary to help us reflect on Mary’s witness to hope. Delve into the mysteries of the Rosary and reflect on your own story of God’s promises fulfilled and provided, even during the hard times.
Turkey dinner at 5:30pm in the social hall followed by a multimedia presentation in the church at 6:30pm. All are welcome, especially our high school students and families who will be attending as their class that evening. Childcare available upon RSVP.
33 Days to Eucharistic Glory Study Groups
The best way to grow in hope is to feed your body and soul with Jesus in the Eucharist. You can start pilgrimaging with Jesus even before our mission begins with this beautiful book series!
Join a small group of parishioners to read and discuss Matthew Kelly’s newest book “33 Days to Eucharistic Glory”. Brian and Joni Harp will be leading a small group through the season of Lent on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm in the multimedia room on the lower level at St. Mary. The 7 weeks will culminate in a consecration of your life to the Eucharist. Start the journey after Mass on Ash Wednesday with a quick 20-30 minute overview and materials pickup in the St. Mary library!
This book and process is being promoted to all parishes in the diocese for use starting at Easter and we will start a second group at that time as well.