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February 15, 2016FR. PETE: Free Lenten Lunch for our Catholic high school students.
Catholics are not permitted to eat meat on the Fridays of Lent. How can we help our high school students with this spiritual discipline during the four Fridays of Lent they have school? It is not the responsibility of the school district to meet the religious dietary practices of its students. It is the responsibility of parents to provide their children with options. In an effort to help parents, the parish will host a FREE LENTEN LUNCH at the Parish Hall for our Catholic high school students.
They are, of course, welcome to invite their nonCatholic friends to come but should warn them that in keeping with the Lenten Fast the lunch will be simple: a hearty meatless soup, bread and water and other variations of simple Lenten foods. There will be no cookies, cake, pie, punch, etc. Students who take advantage of this offer are encouraged to consider giving a portion of the money they save to the Bread of Life Food Pantry to help those struggling to feed their families.