Supporting Our Veterans

​Dear Newman Community,
 
Our student leaders have been working in earnest over the last  couple of weeks to get Campus Ministry things going. While the large majority are events for students by students, we are excited to share about an opportunity for the entire parish to get involved!
 
The first is with our Care Packages for Veterans initiative. Last semester students cleaned the yards of parishioners for a donation. This semester students will be using the donations to purchase items for care packages to send to our parishioners who are currently in the military, serving in active zones. This is where you come in! Do you have a family member who is serving in an active zone? Let us know so we can send them a care package. Students will be available after all the Masses this weekend to take your information or you can email me at mona@stalbertnewmancenter.org.
 
Students will be gathering for our monthly Service Saturday on    February 11th to pack and prepare the care packages for shipping. Please join me in keeping the students, this initiative, all veterans and current members of the military, their families and friends, and all impacted by conflicts around the world in your prayers.
 
Peace,
Mona
 

Prayer for Those Who Await a Soldier's Return
God of all goodness,
Look with love on those who wait
for the safe return of their loved ones
who serve in the armed forces
of their country. In faith and hope,
we turn to you for comfort.
Grant that we may trust in your mercy
and send an angel to sustain us as we await their safe return.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Prayer for Refugees & Victims of War
Lord God, no one is a stranger to you
and no one is ever far from your loving care.
In your kindness, watch over refugees and
victims of war, those separated from their loved ones, young people who are lost,
and those who have left home or
who have run away from home.
Bring them back safely to the place where they long to be and help us always to show your kindness to strangers and to all in need. Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.