Prayer is an important part of our Spiritual lives.  Prayers nourishes us spiritually, prepares us to hear God and helps to understand the opportunities for growth in our faith.  
Even if we pray regularly, it is important to evaluate if we are in a rut - doing the exact same thing over and over to the point that prayer just becomes something we do without really getting something from it.  
Lent is an ideal time to enhance our prayer lives.  Here are a few things to consider for Lent:

10 DAY PRAYER CHALLENGE FOR LENT  - For 10 days receive an email with a Scripture reference (nothing too long) - read the Scripture passage and then reflect on the question that is provided.  It is a good idea to have a small notebook or even just a piece of paper to jot down your thoughts about the question so that you end up with a journal that you can refer back to as you go through the remainder of Lent.   click here for more info and to sign up to receive email.  We will begin the 10 Day Prayer Challenge on Monday, March 7, so be sure to sign up before March 7.  


WEDNESDAY COMMUNAL PRAYER TIME - Praying as a community is important.  We have that opportunity each time we come together for Mass.  But what about all the time in between?  Do we have to be physically together in order to pray as a community?  NO, let us remember that God is not limited by distance and our faith does not necessarily have to be either.  So, let's pray together even though we are apart.  Every Wednesday at 7:00PM stop for a moment and pray the prayer for Lent.  If we are all praying at the same time, it is communal prayer.  Hopefully, we will feel the power that comes from praying together as a community of faith.  It will only take a short amount of time to participate each week.  Click here for the prayer and a printable PDF  

Also, as part of the idea of communal prayer, we will use Wednesdays of Lent to pray for the needs of parishioners.  Using Flocknotes, you may list any prayer requests you have.   Each wednesday, an email will be sent to everyone in the Parish (who are signed up on Flocknotes) which will include the Parish Prayer.  If you have prayer requests, simply click the reply button and leave your comment.  Then remember all the parish prayer requests in your prayers over the course of the week.  You can simply say "For all the parish intentions that have been asked for."   God will know the intentions.