CFM Announcements
Fifth Meeting: Friday February 3th at 8:00 PM.
Chapter 3: Courage of Conviction
Our next CFM meeting is this
Friday, February 3th. The reading for this month is Chapter 3, titled “Courage
of Conviction”. Please take time to read
the chapter and reflect on the Observe, Judge and Act pieces of the readings.
We have a very busy month
ahead of us!
Adult Enrichment Event: Saturday, February 11, Evening of Reflection
The Doherty and Mueller Groups
have planned a great evening with speaker Father Corey Brost, C.S.V. His topic, “Living as a Saint in US Culture
Today”, is very relevant to our CFM theme of Saints this year and we hope you
can join us for the evening. The event
will be held in the gym - doors open at 7:00pm, speaker begins at 7:30pm, light
reception to follow. This Enrichment Event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
so please invite some friends! If you
haven’t already done so, respond now at:
cfmevent@olwparish.org
CFM Family Movie Night: Saturday, February 25 (moved from Feb 11)
The movie night for all CFM
members will be hosted by the Carlucci
Group. There will be a movie for
children (with parents attending) in the gym and a second movie for adults only
in the Gathering Place. More details to
follow at Friday’s meeting.
CFM Coffee - Sunday,
February 19th
Thanks to the McKenna Group for providing hospitality
after the Sunday Masses at the January Coffee.
Next up is the Collins Group
to host the Coffee on February 19.
Save the Date
Please mark your calendars
for the upcoming group action at Feed My Starving Children on Saturday, March 17. This is an action the whole family can
participate in!
More details will follow at
the March meeting.
Prayer Request
Please keep Mary Lou Gorman
(Craig Group) in your prayers. Mary Lou
has been very active with CFM nationally, most recently writing articles for
ACT. She suffered a serious congestive
heart episode on January 19 and is recovering from surgery. We wish her a speedy recovery!
Congratulations
Michael
and Christa Schermerhorn (Kabat Group) welcomed a baby girl on January 22! Brigid Amelia Schermerhorn was born at 12:15
pm and was 7lbs, 3oz. Congratulations
to the whole Schermerhorn family!
Best Wishes
Best of luck to Father
Peter, our CFM Spiritual Advisor, as he travels to Mexico for a medical mission
trip.
Action Alert
Keep in mind the local food pantries: The next
time you are grocery shopping, pick up a little extra food to donate to a food
pantry in need. The Wheeling Township
Food Pantry is located at 1616 N Arlington Heights Road, just south of Palatine
Road. Donations are received at the
Township Monday-Friday, from 9am to 4:30pm.
Gridiron Alliance: Last week an email was sent out
regarding the Gridiron Alliance. Please
consider if you can help this ministry in its expansion endeavors.
CFM Acts
Thanks to everyone who
brought diapers to the January meeting for the diaper drive. PHD was very grateful for all the diapers
and was astonished at the quantity that was collected!
Have a great meeting!
Tony and Mona Russo, 2011-2012 CFM Chaircouple
February 3, 2012 is
National Wear Red Day
As many of you may know, heart health is VERY near
and dear to my heart (pun intended) and I just want to keep spreading the word
that heart disease is still the #1 killer in America. In fact, more women die of heart disease than from all forms of
cancer combined. Education is
everything! Learn more from the
American Heart Association at www.heart.org and www.goredforwomen.org
and I hope to see you wearing red at Friday’s meeting!
~
Mona, heart attack survivor