Upcoming Events

EVERY MONDAY
IJF Meditation Group
– July 19 &26
Location: Palm Cove Marina – in the Galleria Lido (Suite 2000)
14603 Beach Blvd. (map)
Begins at 7:30p sharp. Arrive 10-15 min early. Lasts for 45 min to 1 hour

In these sessions, you will be provided with education on meditation as well as have 25 minutes to "exercise" the development of your meditation practice. No charge to participate. Donations are accepted as this is self-funding. See below for written written driving directions.

Mission House Volunteer Opportunity

Do you have an hour or two to spare? Mission House in Jacksonville Beach serves the homeless by providing meals, showers, clothing, job assistance and a healthcare clinic. They are in desperate need of people to help answer their phones for 1 or 2 hour shifts (between 9:30am and 7:00pm, M-F). If you can help or know someone who can, please contact Lori Delgado Anderson at (904) 241-6767 or LDA1014@gmail.com. Thank you.

JULY EVENTS

Jacksonville Suns Game
Thirsty Thursday – July 22
Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville (map)
6:20p - Meet in front of Main Ticket Counter
7:00p Game starts

Thirsty Thursdays are $1 beer nights. No RSVP needed - just meet in front of Main Ticket Counter by the Main Entrance about :45 min before the game starts. We buy tickets as a group so we can sit together. Usually we get $12 tickets.

Family Fun Day At Guan River State Park (map)
Saturday – July 31
About 10 miles south of Mickler Road, right off A1A at 505 Guana River Road
Activities start at 11:00a
Dinner afterward at 6:00p at Caps On The Water (map)

Officially known as the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (www.gtmnerr.org), Guana River State Park has a lot to offer and we're providing the opportunity to experience a lot of it. We'll start exploring at 11:00 am at the Environmental Education Center. After viewing the exhibits, we'll go on a Scavenger Hunt then enjoy a Picnic Lunch (bring your lunch). After lunch, you can choose an outdoor recreation activity (beach and nature trails, fishing, surfing, etc.) for a couple hours. At 6:00 pm, we'll head over to Caps On The Water for dinner. For more information on this IJF activity, please contact Carolyn at 904-826-1670 or via email: caroltrac7@aol.com

Park Admission Fees: $2 adults, $1 children age 10 - 17, children under 10 are free
Beach and Nature trails: $3 per vehicle
Bring: sunscreen, bug spray, food, drinks, bikes, fishing poles,surf board, binoculars...
See their web site for more park details www.gtmnerr.org or call 904-823-4500
You can rent a kayak or canoe at 904-347-1565 or www.RipplEffectEcotours.com
NOTE: Due to the protected environment, no pets are allowed in the Reserve

AUGUST EVENTS

Jacksonville Suns Game
Thirsty Thursday – August 12
Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville (map)
6:20p - Meet in front of Main Ticket Counter
7:00p Game starts

Thirsty Thursdays are $1 beer nights. No RSVP needed - just meet in front of Main Ticket Counter by the Main Entrance about :45 min before the game starts. We buy tickets as a group so we can sit together. Usually we get $12 tickets.

Monthly Mass @ St. Lukes (Middleburg) / Dinner at Outback Crab Shack
Saturday – August 14
St. Lukes Catholic Church, 1606 Blanding Boulevard, Middleburg, FL‎ (map)
5:00p - Mass - Meet 15-20 minutes before Mass begins at main church entrance.
Approx 6:30p - Dinner at Outback Crab ShackOutback Crab Shack (map)

Meet outside the main entrance of the Church 15 minutes before Mass begins. The location of our seating varies, so please be early.

Innertubing on the Ichetuknee River!
Saturday – August 21
8:00a - Meet at Innertube Rental Place
9:00a - Launch time / 4 hour trip including lunch break

This is great way for people of all ages to spend a hot Saturday in August. This is about a 3 hour float trip on inner tubes down the beatiful Ichetucknee River, just outside of Fort White, FL (about 1.5 hours from Jax). The group size on this will be a maximum of 30 people, and your kids are welcome to come. To sign-up, please click here.

We will meet out in Fort White around 8:00am (YES IT WILL BE EARLY) as they only allow a certain number of people on the river every day. Tube rentals are about $5. We will have a BYOF picnic as well.

To learn more about the park and river, please visit this site.

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

September 16 to November 18 (Thursdays)
Diocesan Center for Family Life's 10-Week Program Begins:
"Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends"

If you are divorced, separated or widowed and you haven't taken this class, 2010 is the year! This is an incredible program that helps people work through their relationship loss versus just suffer from it. The program is proven, educational and you will develop life-long friendships with the others in your group.

Rebuilding is a closed group with sessions providing time to study and pray in a confidential and compassionate atmosphere. The sessions are facilitated by experienced and professional leaders. For more information see the Diocesan web page on Rebuilding. Cost is just $40. To register, call (904) 308-7474 or online at www.dcfl.org

SAVE THE DATE: September 24
The IJF Anniversary Party!
Details coming soon!

Monthly Mass Schedule
Every month, IJF members gather at a different parish in our Diocese to attend Mass together and go out for something to eat. It's a great way to meet people, see other parishes and have a little fun after Mass. On Sunday Masses, kids are welcome to join us for Mass and the meal afterward. On Saturday afternoon/evening Masses, the after-Mass outings are for grown-ups.

Click here to view the Diocese's web page, which has links
to all of the Parishes. This list is subject to change.

July 10 –St. Matthews
August 14 – St. Lukes (Middleburg)
September 12 - San Juan del Rio

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT IJF EVENTS: 

Not every event can accomodate every IJF member. Because participation levels can vary dramatically, we plan for our "best guess" of how many people will show up. Most of the time we do pretty well, but we appreciate your understanding that planning for attendance is not an exact science. Only if you (kindly) let us know when we under-estimate can we improve our planning.

Driving Directions to Meditations Nights
If you're heading East on Beach Blvd, Palm Cove Marina is the last business on the left before the Intracoastal bridge.  If you go over the bridge to the beach, you've gone too far.  If you're coming from the beaches on Beach Blvd, it is the first available right after you cross the Intracoastal bridge. The Galleria Lido is on the right, in the Northeast end of the main Marina parking lot. There's an awning over the door and plenty of parking. If you need additional directions, feel free to call (904) 563-0918.

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