Archives for March 2013

It was a great success!!!   Over 241 people enjoyed Breakfast with the Easter Bunny in Monsignor Woods Hall on Saturday, March 23rd.  Families ate breakfast and participated in crafts and games while children had their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny!   Even the big kids shared in the fun!  It was a wonderful event sponsored and coordinated by our Parish Youth Group!   Thank you to all the volunteers who provided a fun-filled morning to so many!

The Easter Bunny will be greeting visitors at breakfast in the Monsignor Woods Hall on Saturday, March 23 from 9:00 AM – Noon.  Bring your family!  Join in an Easter Egg Hunt (bring your own basket) and have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny!  Tickets are $3 per person or $10 per family.  Join us for some Easter fun, sponsored by our Youth Group!  Tickets are available at the rectory.

March 12, 2013

Dear Friend,

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Continuing Resolution, or CR, a bill that will fund the government for the rest of fiscal year 2013. Unfortunately, the House did not include the conscience protection language that we had requested.

I want to thank those who responded to our recent Action Alerts on this matter. Please be assured that the effort to pass conscience protection legislation will press forward. We anticipate that other “must-pass” bills will be debated by Congress as the year progresses. Also, on March 4, Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) introduced the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940). This measure contains the conscience protection language that we would like to see enacted into law as a way to correct the serious deficiencies in the Administration’s health care mandate.

We have updated our conscience protection message to Congress in the following ways:

• All Members of Congress are asked to support the Health Care Conscience Rights Act and are urged to include the bill in “must-pass” legislation.
• House Members also are asked to cosponsor H.R. 940.

Citizens from around the country will be able to send a message to the e-mail address that Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has for those who live outside his home district.

Please click on the link below and send your messages to Congress today!

Again, some background on the issue of primary concern. Under the new health care law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires most health plans to cover “preventive services for women,” including services that many citizens find objectionable for moral and religious reasons.  These objectionable services include sterilization, FDA-approved birth control (such as the IUD, Depo-Provera, ‘morning-after’ pills, and the abortion-inducing drug Ella), and “education and counseling” to promote these to all “women of reproductive capacity,” including minor girls.  The HHS mandate allows only a very narrow exemption for a “religious employer.” On February 1, HHS released a new “proposed rule” that goes into greater detail on the “accommodation” but continues to allow only a very narrow exemption, chiefly aimed at what it calls “houses of worship.”  Other religious organizations offering education, health care and charitable services to all in need do not qualify for the exemption. There is no exemption or delay for individuals, or for businesses owned and operated by individuals with moral or religious objections.

Thanks for all you do in support of life!

Michael Taylor
Executive Director

Click the link below to log in and send your message:
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As many of you know, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Affordable Care Act, continues to demand coverage of sterilization, contraception and abortion-causing drugs as women’s preventative services. Religious ministries of service – such as charities, schools, health care facilities and institutions of higher education – are given, at best, second-class status under the law in the form of a still-murky “accommodation.”

As it stands the HHS mandate ignores our nation’s foundational freedoms of conscience and religion. The Church and its ministries have been told that we can call ourselves Catholic; we just can’t act like we are.

Congress is currently considering legislation that would address this issue and HHS is holding an open comment period about its mandate. Catholics must send a strong clear message to HHS, the White House and to Congress that we will not abandon our religious freedom. Your comments are needed. Even if you submitted comments in the past, you should do so again.

Click on the link below and forward this message to your family and friends!

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St. Frances Cabrini Parish will host a night at the Trenton Thunder baseball game on Tuesday, June 11th!   The Trenton Thunder vs. the Binghamton Mets!

The game is on a Super Value Tuesday, so Kids Eat Free and there will be $1 Hot Dogs throughout the night.  Mark your calendar!  We will keep you updated with more information about ticket sales through the Parish bulletin.

Beginning on this Sunday, March 3^rd, the History Channel will be hosting an epic five-week, 10 hour television mini-series entitled “The Bible” from Emmy Award winning husband and wife team, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.  The series premieres Sunday, March 3rd, at 8:00 PM and will span the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, presenting some of its best-known stories, including Noah’s Ark, the Exodus, Daniel in the lions’ den and the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
Each segment will be shown for two hours on Sunday night and millions of viewers will see the Bible come to life in a way never before seen. The final episode of the series will air on Easter Sunday and will feature the death and resurrection of Jesus.

To help insure the accuracy of the miniseries, many Christian scholars served as advisors and hundreds of Christian leaders have given their endorsement.

Former Touched By an Angel star, Roma Downey, Burnett’s wife and fellow executive producer, heads a large international cast in the role of Mother Mary. Keith David, an Emmy winner for voice-over performances, will narrate with a musical score by Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer Hans Zimmer.

Our research indicates that this will be a series worth watching!