Sorry for not posting this weekend. It was a busy, fun weekend and much happened here at the Cathedral. So here are the highlights for you, in case you missed it...
1. Infant Baptisms -- We had Baptisms at the Sat. 5:15 p.m. and the Sunday Morning Masses this weekend. So congratulations to all of the our new Catholic babies and their families -- 10 in all! You will all be in our prayers.
2. Mass on the Mountain -- Our adventurous Fr. Patrick led about 30 young adults up the Humpback Rocks Trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Charlottesville on Sunday afternoon. Mass was celebrated on the boulders on the top of the trail, and besides being a little chilly the wind was blowing things in all directions. Fr. Patrick's comment was, "This wasn't in my priest handbook!" But all had a wonderful time and are looking forward to making this an annual Cathedral tradition. Thanks to Dan Hamilla for organizing the trip!!
3. The Lectio Divina prayer group met at 12:00 p.m. for forty-five minutes of prayerful reflection on the Gospel of the Day. All are welcome! They meet again on October 18th at 4:30 p.m. in the Lower Meeting Room (basement of the CCM House).
4. This past Thursday evening Fr. Michael Renninger, the Vicar for Vocations for the Diocese of Richmond, led our Twilight Retreat on learning how to pray Lectio Divina. There were 9 in attendance, including 2 from our neighboring University of Richmond Catholic Campus Ministry!
5. On Friday night the CCM Friday Night Flix series continued with "History of the World: Part 1," and "Spaceballs." This coming Friday they will be watching "The Eye" at 7 p.m. and "Pan's Labyrinth" at 10 p.m. Please come join us at the CCM House for this fun night of thrills.
6. Christian Formation for Youth is continuing successfully and in fact the Confirmation class has a new blog of their own! Great job Mike Stone -- the new Confirmation Catechist!
7. CCM Sunday Supper keeps rolling along. Next week Caitlin Blomstrom, Jacqueline Molyneaux, and Christopher Barrett will be cooking... I think they said something about Mexican food. Knowing those three it will be something fun no matter what!
8. The "What Happened at Vatican II?" Discussion Class entered it's third week of lively discussion (and the council hasn't even opened yet in the book!) so I'm looking forward to 5 more just like it!
So all in all a busy and full weekend here at the Cathedral. Up next -- a busy week! Stay healthy.
