Here's an upcoming event for us New Englanders; Genevieve Kineke from Canticle Magazine sent the announcement over:
A Day of Prayer
35th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae
25 July 2003
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey, Portsmouth, RI
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
Questions? Reflections? Concerns?
Bring them to "A Day of prayer".
For details, read on...
*1:00 pm to 2:30 pm: Auditorium*
The Diocesan Office of Marriage and Family has provided resources on Natural Family Planning.
*1:30 pm to 4:00 pm:* *Abbey Church*
Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament. Confession is available.
*4:00 pm Holy Mass*, Celebrant, Dom Philip, O.S.B.
"You were not created for pleasure, you were created for joy"
Please come: share in the prayer for this truth to be available to all who seek Holy Marriage...
A free-will offering to The Abbey for their hospitality is appreciated.
Please call Albert/Mary Vitiello for any further information; e-mail maryalri at hotmail.com
If not free to attend but would like information, a stamped Self-Addressed envelope can be sent to:
Humanae Vitae Conference Apostolate 0/0 P.O. Box 1623, Charlestown, RI 02813
Directions to Abbey follow. You are requested to park in Hockey Rink parking lot, proceed downhill to Administration, which is across from Church and dining hall. The lower parking lot may be used if there is physical hardship to walk downhill from upper lot. Entrance for Auditorium is by left or right side doors of the Administration Building.
*Directions:*
From Newport& Middletown:
North on RT 114 to Portsmouth
To Cory?s Lane on the left at light, immediately following Hedley Street
On the right (also a light).
From Mount Hope Bridge:
RT 114 South
ALSO FROM MASS
South on 138 to 24 to 114.
A short distance to Cory?s Lane on right at light.
Down Cory?s Lane to second right to Hockey Rink parking lot.
Please note: Green Animal Topiary Gardens sign is also
at turn onto Cory?s Lane, with a sign for Portsmouth Abbey
too bad that it is on a friday when I have to work!!!!!