SUNDAY,
July 9, Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ez. 2:2-5; 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Mk. 6:1-6
9:00 a.m.Joanne Rachiele …
Coffee
& Donuts
11:30 a.m.St. Mary
Parishioners …
7:00
p.m.Bingo
Please remember in your prayers all
those who are sick or suffering, especially those homebound or in nursing
homes.
Refresh them
Lord, with your healing grace.
Nursing Home: John Heider, Tim McManus, Evelyn Spiert.
At Home: Charlie Campbell,Diane Carrick, Frankie
Carrick, Roberta Cataline, Josephine Calabro, Fred Courtney, Marie Ebelberger,
Sondra Fisher-Goodwin, Judy Hall, Henrietta Koch, Mary Ann Koch, Marie McGrath, Rita Redwood, Millie Veit.
If you are admitted to a hospital St. Mary’s may not be notified. Please
give us a call if you would like a visit. Due to privacy issues no one will be
listed in the bulletin sick list unless the person themselves or an
immediate family member requests it.
ECO (Electric Contributions Option)
Program is always open for new sign-ups. See the information at the rear of
church or call the parish office. ECO –schedule: July: weekly 3rd, 10th,
17th, 24th, & 31st; bi-weekly 3rd,
17th & 31st; Monthly 1st or 15th.
The Wednesday night
Bible StudyGroup with John Clabeaux will meet at 7
PM on
the second floor of the BurkleyCenter.
Jordan
Conference – The next Jordan Conference (Baptism preparation) is July 25, 2006 at 7 PM.
Saint Mary
Parish 81st Annual Homecoming Festival is Friday & Saturday,
August 11th & 12th.
Father Hammond’s last mass here will be July 10th
at 6:30 p.m. followed
by a potluck reception in the school gym. Please bring a side dish, salad, or
dessert to share. The Knights will provide hamburgers & hot dogs. July 5th
7:00 p.m. Choir practice for
Father’s last Mass.
Diocesan Family Relief Fund News: The Office for Social Concerns is receiving calls
from individuals, groups, and companies that have collected school supplies,
cleaning supplies, and other material items that need to be taken south to the
gulf area. If you, your family, or a group you know of are traveling
south to help with the rebuilding after Katrina and you are willing to take a
few extra boxes (or haul a small trailer), please contact Erin Cordle, Diocesan
Family Relief Fund coordinator at 614-241-2540 or ecordle@colsdioc.org. Likewise, if
you have items that you have collected and want to send to the gulf area,
please call.
This
Tuesday we will celebrate the Fourth of July, the birth of our nation. The Mass
on this National holiday will be at 9:00 a.m. It is an opportune time to give
thanks for our freedom to worship God as we choose.
This week we celebrate the feast day of St. Thomas, the apostle. St. Thomas had to touch and see to believe. We
have recently celebrated the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. In the Real
Presence of Christ in the Eucharist we do indeed “touch and see” Jesus. And
this Friday, the first Friday of July we will have our traditional afternoon of
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament beginning at the Noon Mass and closing with
Evening Prayer, rosary and Benediction that begins at 5:00 p.m.
Again, I would ask you, if you know of
anyone unable to attend Mass please call the parish office and let us know
about this person. The Eucharist is a great healing sacrament of both body and
soul.
Please note that the only Mass Monday,
July 10th will be at 6:30 p.m. and there will be no confessions
Tuesday, July 11th.
As always, I pray for the Lord’s blessing
to be with all of you and your families.
Sincerely in Christ,
Fr. Hammond
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DONATIONS
FOR THE HOMECOMING SILENT AUCTION are needed – everything from
tickets to trinkets, artworks to auto-works, season passes to services, food to
football. If you know of an organization willing to donate, please contact the
parish office at 445-9668.Sandra Thompson, Silent Auction chair.
**Envelopes are available at the rear of the
church for donations to Father Hammond’s good-bye gift. Please make checks
payable to Knights of Columbus #5429. PS. Don’t tell Father Hammond.
McArthur Trip – Monday, July 17th the
Young at Heart Group will make their mid summer trip to St.FrancisCenter, McArthur, Ohio. Items needed – toilet tissue, and
soap. Please leave items in marked containers at the main entrance of church.
For information 443-6154 or 443-1032.
Going on Vacation? - It is that time of year
again graduations, weddings, vacations. Often our parishioners are away from St.
Mary’s during the Summer. Please remember that no matter where you may be there
is a Catholic Church near you. Call 1-800-Mass Time (1-800-627-7846) or on the
net www.Masstimes.org for nationwide
Mass times and locations.
All Parish and school Employees / Volunteers
are required to attend
a Protecting God’s Children Seminar and have a BCI Background Check done
on them. It is crucial for our volunteers who have care, custody, or control
of children to know that you are required to do this. If you are unwilling
to do so, you will not be permitted to continue as a parish volunteer. We will
have an on-site audit of our facility in the near future. The safety of our children and young people is best assured when all
adults have been trained and understand how to build a safe environment for
children. St. Mary’s will host a Protecting
God’s Children session on Saturday, August 5th from 12 Noon to 3 PM in the atrium (BurkleyCenter). To register go to www.virtus.org.
No user id or password is needed to register for a session. Fingerprinting for
the background check should be done at another time either at the Catholic
Center 197 E. Gay St.
or at one of the area high schools. Please call first to make arrangements.
St.MarySchool News…
·Registration applications for the 2006-07 school year are being accepted for grades PK
– 8. Please call the school office 444-8994 for forms and more information.
·School opens August 28, 2006!!
·The Ohio Department of Education is opening the Voucher Ohio Choice
Scholarships applications. From July 31 through August 2 we will accept
applications for registration and voucher students at the school. Call Cindy
Skinner for more details at 444-8994.
Anyone wishing to sponsor a child
for the upcoming 2006-07 school year please contact Nancy Auer at 445-9668.
Please remember to honor your bingo commitment.
“How do I make a return to the Lord for all he
has done for me.”
Due to an early bulletin deadline contribution
and bingo financials will be printed in the July 9th bulletin
