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SPANISH INSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN. Our parish instruction in Spanish began on THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 9:00- 11:00 am at St. Paul's. The grammar instruction will be weekly at this time; we are still working on scheduling conversation groups for the evenings and weekends. Please call the church office to register. There is no charge for the course, but all are asked to bring a Spanish dictionary and a three-ring binder or folder to collect study sheets. Malena Paez, parishioner, has graciously offered to provide this ministry.

SUNDAY MORNING FAITH FORMATION.  Sunday morning Adult Faith Formation at First Baptist Church of Clemson has concluded for the summer.  Children's classes will continue until May 4, the final session.  At St. Paul's, classes for adults and children will continue until May 4, the final session.

JOIN IN PRAYING “MORNING PRAYER.” On Tuesday and Thursday mornings following the 9:30 AM Mass at St. Paul’s, a group has begun to pray “Morning Prayer,” prayed by laity, religious and clergy throughout the world. All are welcome! For information, call Pete West at 944-9775.

PRAYER RESOURCES. Looking for new resources for your prayer life? Here are a few websites you can explore:
http: www.paracletepress.com  - for daily meditations
www.universalis.com/USA/0/location.htm  - for praying the Liturgy of the Hours and the Psalter
www.findingGod.org/retreat  - for a daily 3-minute retreat
www.gratefulness.org - for daily prayers of gratitude

CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH EXPERIENCE??? Have you experienced the "Christ Renews His Parish" renewal in other places where you have lived? If so we welcome your participation with planning for bringing CRHP to our community. Please contact Mike & Kathy Panther at 868-6466 or Camille Hess at 882-5979.

WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY OPEN TO ALL. All are welcome to come on Sunday evenings, 6:00- 7:00 PM to the church office at St. Andrew's for a weekly Bible Study offered by Deacon Rich Campana. Questions, call Rich at 287-2182.

LANDINGS GROUP BEGINNING SOON. Do you know a family member, co-worker or neighbor who has been away from the Church but wants to return? Our parish Landings ministry is a small group process to welcome back those who have been inactive. A new group will be beginning soon. Please call Nancy Gambrell at 287-5297 or Sheila Hogan at 654-8152.

DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION
Our Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops uphold the principle that the death penalty is not consistent with an ethic of life and dignity for the human person. The SC state legislature has just approved “ Jessica’s Law” s. 1138 which calls for the death penalty for repeat child molesters.
The bill must now be signed by Gov. Mark Sanford. Those who want to take action by writing to the governor, pleading with him to not support this bill, because

INTERFAITH FORUM
If you missed the Interfaith Forum, here are some websites for you to inform yourself about other faiths an Catholic teaching on our relationship with persons of other faiths.
US Conference of Catholic Bishops site on ecumenical and inter-religious affairs:
http://www.usccb.org/seia/

The hyper link in the menu at the SEIA site entitled “Links” points to a page with numerous other sites from other religions/denominations to visit.

Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (2nd
http://www.newadvent.org/library/docs_ec21na.htm.

Wikipedia article section of Judaism and other Religions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism#Judaism_and_other religions

The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains much on the topic of various interfaith relationships. The Catechism is available on the web at:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm
and can also be found mirrored around the web.

Catechism on the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths (scattered in various parts of Article 9, paragraph 3):
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/p123a9p3.htm

FREE NOTRE DAME LECTURES
STEP ( Satellite Theological Education Program) is offering two lectures from the University of Notre Dame free of charge on the web: “A Change at the Top: Pope Benedict XVI”; “Why God? Understanding Religion and Enacting Faith in a Plural World”. You can access them at stepnd@nd.edu.

MENTORS OFFERING COURSES
Our group of parish mentors has offered to come to Small Christian Communities to present the courses they took online through the U. of Notre Dame. They would also be willing to offer the two or three sessions courses in small groups of adults who organize themselves and invite the mentors to come. The following are the courses and presenters. Please contact them directly or call Jane Myers at 654-1757.

Introduction to the New Testament John Mittelstaedt 656-5293 jmittel@clemson.edu.
Christian Conscience and Ethical Dilemmas: Guidance from the Catholic Tradition Constancio
          Nakuma 656-3544 cnakuma@clemson.edu.
Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Christian Life Jane Meyers 654-1757
          janecmyers@bellsouth.net and Lynn Sexton blessinglynn@gmail.com.
Liturgy: A Guide for the Perplexed Jack Hensen - hensen@bellsouth.net and Morgan Nolte
          nolte-morg@bellsouth.net
Jesus Christ: Yesterday and Today James Burns 656-5259
On Prayer John Mittlestaedt656-5293 jmittel@clemson.edu and Patrice Noel 656-6902
          pnel@clemson.edu.

An online 34-week is available through Creighton University, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Go to www.creighton.edu/collaborativeministry/online/htm.

New Internet Resource for our Parish. We have purchased a license for the Internet Publications: Parish Life: A Resource for Building the Body of Christ, The Reflecting Community: Sunday Scripture and Commentaries: The Catechist’s Connection: A resource for Developing Leaders. Our license allows all parishioners to receive this monthly publication at no charge with a one-time registration using our parish code which is 474834. You will be notified monthly when the publication is available. Go to www.celebrationEseries.org and click on Parishioner-Participant E-mail. No passwords are necessary. (Please do not share the code with non-parishioners.) Questions or problems? The website will direct you.

RESOURCES AVAILABLE

An excellent series of presentations on a range of theological topics and published by Notre Dame University are available in CD format for viewing on your computer.

If you would like to borrow any of these resources, please contact Jane Myers at 654-1757.

BIBLE STUDY OPEN

Sr. Joan Kobe’s continuing Bible Study will be conducted every Thursday from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. at St. Francis (in English.)  All are welcome. Sr. Joan can be reached at 638-2984.

Books in Libraries! Did you know that there are books, audio tapes and video tapes available for parishioners to borrow? Our two “libraries” are at St. Paul in Papineau Hall, and at St. Andrew’s in the conference room in the office building. Please feel free to borrow any of these resources by signing the book and returning the items after two weeks.

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