April 21, 2025

TASTE EVENTS

• THIS WEEK — TASTE is on Easter break. There will be no meeting.
• 5/1 — We will resume on May 1 for our final talk of the year by Dominique Seraphin.
• 5/8 — We will have our wrap-up session and Pot Luck Brunch immediately after the 9:00 Mass.  To ensure that we have all of the bases covered, we have an on-line sign-up sheet.  Thanks in advance for signing up and if you have any trouble, just let us know.  LINK 
• PARKING — Please note that we are no longer able to park at the St. Mary of the Mills Church and school parking lot. We can still park at the Keesler Center, street parking, and the Boys Club/Phelps Center parking lot.

OTHER EVENTS / INTEREST ITEMS

• 4/26 – FEAST OF BLESSED GILES SPRING FESTIVAL — The Little Portion Farm on the grounds of the Shrine of St. Anthony is hosting a Spring Festival in honor of Blessed Giles, Farmer and Friar.  Two of our own are supporting this event — 1) Helen Griffith's band will be performing and 2) Brigid Linsenmeyer will be giving tours of the farm. Come for a farm fresh meal, live music, farm tours, plant sales, and games.  See this LINK.

• 4/26 – BENEFIT FOR WORLD VILLAGES FOR CHILDREN — St. Jude's Catholic Church in Rockville will be hosting this benefit with special guest Fr. Dan Leary. This is the organization Kevin Wells spoke to us about in his TASTE TALK on 10/21/2021. See HERE for additional details. Register at this LINK.

• 4/27 – DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY — Would you like to learn more about why Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated so close to Easter and how to receive the Divine Mercy Sunday Indulgence?  See this LINK

• 9/22 – PILGRIMAGE TO IRELAND — Join Fr. Michael DeAscanis of St. Louis Catholic Church in Clarksville, MD on a 12-day pilgrimage to Ireland from September 22 - October 3, 2025. See this LINK

PRAYER REQUESTS

• Please continue to pray for our TASTE program and our speakers. This week, please pray for:

• OUR SPEAKERS AND FRIENDS OF TASTE:  Fr. Larry Swink for healing and support.

• OUR TASTE MEMBERS AND FAMILIES: 1) Jeannie Williams' daughter Debby Rekos, for healing and support, in her new diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, 2) Healing for Maureen Filiault’s grandson Xavier who had a seizure, 3) Linda Lupaczyk for healing of her back and ankle pain, 4) Nancy Beckfeld, mother-in-law of Joy Parker, for guidance to decide next steps, 5) Maryanna Rice's continued healing, 6) Kate Christianson for eradication of her cancer, 7) Andrew, Larissa Cymerman's brother-in-law, in thanksgiving for a successful stem cell transplant and for a positive outcome for healing from blood cancer, 8) God's complete physical and spiritual healing for Helen Griffith's brother-in-law Rod, and 9) Maureen Filiault's sister, Nancy's healing from anxiety.
• We also pray for peace and comfort to the families of each of the people mentioned above.   New prayer requests can be sent to Joy Parker at joyparker73@gmail.com.