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This week we speak with Josh Hey of Yes Solar Solutions based in Cary, the contractor that recently installed our solar panels on the roof of the church.

Amber was inspired to try the Rose from Elouan Winemakers (Elouan means "good light")

Check out the Apostolic Exhortation "Laudate Deum" offered by Pope Francis last October on the Feast of St Francis Assisi assessing where we standing with the climate crisis and care of creation a decade after Laudato Si.

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This week Michalene speaks with two parishioners, Joe and Marisa Spina, who regularly help out at the Durham Community Food Pantry.  Be sure to bring your donation to "fill the truck" to the Holy Infant campus this Saturday, April 13th!

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This week Michalene, Amber and Jeff return to Narnia to compare and contrast the 2005 film version of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" with the book, along with other musings on the film.

Our wine of choice this week was "Triple Springs", a sweet muscadine white wine from Rock of Ages vineyard in Rock Hurdle Mills, NC.

We'll be on break next week for the Easter Octave, but will return with a new episode on April 11th.

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After a short intro with some of the highlights for Holy Week this year at Holy Infant, we re-share our audio tour of Holy Week from last year featuring liturgist Andrew Cassad's commentary with music, prayers, and readings from the liturgies.

We have a special episode for Holy Week next week as we provide a commentary on the film version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to put a bow on our Lent book series.

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Fr. Robert joins Amber, Michalene, and Jeff to discuss the exciting concluding chapters of C.S. Lewis' classic "The Lion, the Witch, and Wardrobe" as we close out our Lent book reading series.

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This week we're joined by our own Fr. Jack Kelly, discussing chapters 10-13 of "The Lion, the Witch, and Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis.  We enjoyed Shamrock Shakes, available for a limited time at your favorite McDonald's in Durham, Paris, or possibly even Narnia.

Join us next week for the exciting conclusion to our Lent book series!

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We continue our Lent reading of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis, discussing chapters 6-9.  Michalene, Amber, and Jeff are joined by Lauren Sale, Producing Artistic Director of the Vault Theater.  The Vault Theater is presenting an innovative retelling of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" right here at Holy Infant in the DeSales Center, Sunday, March 3, at 3pm.  Purchase tickets online.

This week we were drinking Collaboration Without Representation Chocolate Raspberry Imperial Milk Stout from Deep River Brewing in Clayton (because there's an angry beaver on the can!).

Join us next week as we continue reading chapters 10-13.

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This week we begin our Lent book series, discussing chapters 1-5 of C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" with our special returning guest Fr. Jim Sabak, Franciscan friar and director of the office of worship for the Diocese of Raleigh.

Our beverage of choice was Edmund Oat's Sour Concord Grape ale.

Join us next week as we discuss chapters 6-9 with Lauren Sale, artistic director of the Vault Theater, which is performing a two-person version of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" at Holy Infant Sunday, March 3.

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Jeff and Michalene present part two of their oral history bonus episodes, in the works since the summer.  Thank you to all of our special guests: Irene Dunbar, Carol Egan, Carol Owen, Lynn Sale, Fr. John McGee, and Fr. Robert Rutledge.  A special thanks as well to Diana Zwilling for her help visiting the diocesan archives. 

Over the next few days we'll be posting more documents and pictures of many of the events, people, and places mentioned in the podcast on our website: https://holyinfantchurch.org/oral-history

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This week we're pleased to share Amber's conversation with singer and songwriter Sarah Hart, who will visit Holy Infant the weekend of March 9-10.  Sarah has written many of the favorite songs we sing for Mass including The Feast Meant For Everyone, Blessed Are You, The House That Love is Building, You Alone, and Hallelujah is Our Song, to name a few.

This week we drank a Rosé from Songbird Wine Cellars. 

Thanks Ruth Stanton for the seemingly bottomless carrot cake from Favor Desserts bakery in Durham.

Stay tuned next week for part two of our parish oral history podcast episode!

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