BRIEFS >> 031116

Lenten-Easter Services/Events

In line with the official Catholic teaches, all Catholics 14 years of age and up are directed to abstain from meat all Fridays during Lent. All Catholics 18 and not yet 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (unless they have  medical reasons).

• Daily Mass - 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the Blessed Sacrament Room.

• Stations of the Cross – 5:30 p.m. Fridays during Lent in the Chapel Sanctuary.

• Lenten Soup Suppers – 6 p.m. Fridays during Lent in the Chapel Annex.

Easter Triduum

• Holy Thursday Mass – 5:30 p.m.  March 24 followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 9 p.m.

• Good Friday Service – 5:30 p.m. March 25 Passion/Veneration/Communion

• Easter Vigil Mass – 8 p.m. March 26 March

• Easter Sunday Mass – 9:30 a.m. March 27

Chief Buening retirement

A retirement ceremony for Chief Master Sgt. Rhonda Buening, 19th Airlift Wing command chief, is March 24 at 9 a.m. in the Walters Community Support Center Ballroom. For more information, call Master Sgt. Luke McLimans at 987-8244 or Staff Sgt. Nicholas Kaiser at 987-3539.

Commissary job opportunities

USA jobs currently is taking applications for the Pathways Intern Program through April 30, 2016. Interested candidates can log onto www.usajobs.gov and apply for these positions:

DECA-16-P-1636154-DE  (PART-TIME)

DECA-16-P-1635786-DE  (FULL-TIME)

The program is open to current students who are enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, on at least a half-time basis in an accredited educational institution. These intern positions are not to exceed 30 Sept 2016 at the Little Rock AFB Commissary. The salary range is $12.33 to $17.59 per hour.

Runners needed

Volunteer runners are needed for Run for Fallen, a run remembering Arkansas’ fallen heroes who have died since 9/11. Trial runs are held every Wednesday and Friday at 4:15 p.m. starting near the EOD building on Marshall Road. Runners need to be able to run six miles in under an hour. For more information on the run visit www.arkansasrunforthefallen.org. The event will be March 18-20. 

Stork Air Support group

Stork Air Support, a group for those battling the ups and downs of infertility or pregnancy loss, meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Walters Community Support Center.

Medical Group construction

The 19th Medical Group will be undergoing multiple construction projects from now through the fall that will enhance capabilities and increase patient and staff safety. The clinic will remain fully operational during the construction projects. Visit the “19th Medical Group - Little Rock AFB” Facebook Page.