A parish of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
There will be a Pancake Breakfast for Parish Relief, sponsored by the Mater Dei Knights of Columbus, on Sunday, Jan. 21st. A Pancake breakfast will be served after the 9am High Mass;
Lunch and remaining pancakes will be served after 11:30 am Mass.
As a reminder, the Pancake Breakfast is a fundraiser for the needy of Mater Dei Parish. Your suggested donation
of $5 per adult and $3 per child supports the Parish Relief Fund
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There will be buses from Mater Dei Parish to the North Texas March for Life on January 20th.
Buses will load at the Mater Dei parking lot at 11:45am, then travel to the Cathedral of Guadalupe on Ross Ave at Pearl St. in Dallas. Participation in the March for Life is set for 12:30 to 2:30pm. This will be followed by a social event. The bus will load at approximately 4:00pm, for the return to the Mater Dei parking lot.
Please sign up to reserve your spot on the bus
https://materdeiparish.com/busreservations
In order to know how many buses we need to get, the dead line to Sign-up is Friday, Jan.12th by noon.
2nd Annual Adult Family Conference:
The Temperament God Gave You
With Guest Speakers and Authors Art & Laraine Bennett
With decades of study, prayer and practical experience, Art and Laraine will show us how to identify our own temperament and use it to help fulfill God’s calling in our life.
The conference will consist of three talks from the Bennetts, the Holy Rosary, light breakfast, and catered lunch.
It will be from 9am to 4pm with a book signing afterwards. Mater Dei Parishioner registration will be from Jan. 7 – Jan. 20. Non-parishioners can register Jan. 21 – Jan. 25. Online registration is required $10/adult. Childcare will be $5.00/child. Spots are limited.
Please register online (link below) or in-person after the Sunday Masses, Jan. 7th, 14th & 21st
https://materdeiparish.
Conference Schedule for Saturday, January 27th
8:00-9:00 AM Mass
9:00-9:30 AM Light Breakfast
9:30-9:40 AM MC & Father Longua introduction
9:40-10:25 AM Art and Laraine Bennett’s Talk # 1: The Temperament God gave You – overview
10:25-10:50 AM Exercise #1 with the Bennetts: Temperament Test – – Do you know your temperament? Do you know your spouse’s temperament? Do you know your children’s temperament? This time is for each individual to determine his/her temperament
Break
11:00-12:00 PM Art & Laraine Bennett Talk #2: How does my temperament relate to how I communicate to my spouse, co-workers and friends?
12:15-1:15 PM Catered Lunch provided & Book Table
1:15-1:30 PM (Chapel) Father Longua Talk #3 : The Importance of the Rosary in the family.
1:30-2:00 PM (Chapel) The Holy Rosary
2:10- 3:10 PM Art & Laraine Bennett Talk #4: What now? Loving Encounters and not Just Transactions.
3:10-4:00 PM Exercise #3 with the Bennetts: Creating a Healthy Environment in the family; Reinforcing intimacy in all stages of the marriage.
4:00-4:30 PM Individual time with the Bennetts
4:30-5:00 PM Book Signing
Father will be blessing water for Epiphany this Friday, Jan. 5th @ 5:30pm.
You may attend the blessing and you may bring your large bottles of water to be blessed (please nothing smaller than a quart size).
Please place your containers of water inside the altar rail and remove them before the 8pm Mass.
Epiphany water will also be available in the vestibule, until it runs out.