Acies March 18th at St. Matthew
Acies will now be held on March 18th at 3:00 p.m. at St. Matthew. St. Matthew Catholic Church in is located at 3314 Sandra Lane, Virginia Beach, VA.
The Acies is the great central annual function of the Legion, so that it is necessary to stress the importance of attendance on the part of every member. Each praesidium is asked to announce the date and location of Acies at every weekly meeting from now until March 18th, and to take every effort to inform their auxiliaries of the event, and ensure that a system is in-place to provide transportation to Acies for any home-bound auxiliaries or non-drivers who wish to attend.
New York Senatus to Hold Perigrinatio Pro Christo in Virginia
From June 23rd to June, 29th 2007 at St. Michael s Church, Annandale, Virginia, the New York Senatus, lead by REV. Fr. Paul L. Dudzinski will hold a PPC. The Perigrinatio Pro Christo movement of the Legion of Mary offers to legionaries, seminarians, religious sisters and brothers a unique opportunity of taking part in the missionary apostolate of the church. Practicing lay Catholics who are not yet Legionaries and are new to the program will be afforded the opportunity to participate in the door-to-door evangelization. The prospective new members will be required to attend the Legion of Mary meetings to gain knowledge of the methods and techniques employed in this apostolate and will be assured of assignment with experienced Legionaries in the door-to-door visitation.
The approach will be to everyone. All those who are not Catholic will have the Church offered to them in its fullness. Non-practicing Catholics will be gently encouraged to return to the church and Sacraments. Those of other denominations, in the true spirit of ecumenism, will be respected in their faith. Practicing Catholics will be invited to explore the benefits of active and auxiliary membership in the Legion of Mary. The Legion of Mary will provide sacramental and other Catholic materials for distribution.
Cost - Legionaries will be asked to contribute a nominal fee toward food costs. Legionaries will cook and serve their own meals to be offered morning, noon and evening.