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: Evelyn Spiert, Donna
Whitacre
At Home: Catherine Allen,
Charlie Campbell,Josephine Calabro,
Frank Carrick, Anna Czernik, Judy Hall,Henrietta Koch, Mary Ann Koch, Mary
Laubenthal, Tim McManus, Al Moeller, Mary Ann Prager, Frank Pulsinelli,
Larry Schwartz, Tyler Zust, Rita Ann McCreary
If you are admitted to a
hospital St. Mary’s may not be notified. Please ask a family member to call us.
DAILY MASS CHANGE REMINDER: The noon mass will NOT be celebrated
on May 5th. It will be moved to May 8th. This is due
to diocesan events.
YOUTH GROUP NEWS:Plan to come with the Parish youth to a showing of the film
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.” The group will go to the 7:00 showing on Sunday, May 18th.
The group is open to St. Mary high school students and 7th and 8th
graders in our school. Contact Father Thomas at 445-9668 or email to fatherthomas@stmarygv.com
CAN YOU HELP?
On Monday,
May 5, we will be preparing a special mailing from 4:00 to 8:00 in the parish office building near
the elevator. Please stop in if you can volunteer some part of that time
to stuff envelopes.
MASS OF COMFORT
Bethesda Healing Ministry invites
all those who grieve the death before birth of their child/children to a time
of remembering and healing on Monday May 5th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Peter Church, 6899 Smokey Row Road, Columbus, OH.
ST.MARYHIGH SCHOOLREUNION PICNIC
Where: Heimat Haus, 4555 Jackson Pike, Grove City
When: June 19,
2008 at 1:00 p.m.
Contact your class representative or
Heimat Haus @ 875-6005.Cost is $15.00
per person, due by
June 1.
U
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for May 3-4(2nd Sunday of
the Month)
DATEALTAR SERVERLECTOREXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
4:00 PMMay
10A. Price, M.
Hayes,D. SmeltzerD. & L. Mitchell, F. Melton,
D. Alexander
K.
LawlerS. HayesC. Rees
9:00 AMMay
11M. Badurina, C.
CollinsR. Helon G.
Bowman, C. Goodall, S. Thibaut, E. Hoffman,
T.
CarterJ. KennehP. Kenneh, C. McKernan, M. McKernan, E.
McKernan
11:30 AMMay
11K. Dawson, S. Agra,M. HicksK. Hanson, P. Kienle, K.
Hall,
T.
ZervasL.BonnerT.
Lawler, S. Perry, S. Thompson
Coffee & Donuts May 11: Knights of ColumbusPray for
our men and women in uniform
McARTHUR APPEAL
Items needed for the St.FrancisCenter are soap products, toilet tissue, household items,
bedding, furniture, and summer clothing. Small items may be left in the rear of
the church. For pick up of larger items contact Catherine at 443-6154. The trip
to McArthur is scheduled for June 2, 2008.
CATHOLIC CEMETERIES
Offices at St. Joseph,
Resurrection, and Holy Cross Cemeteries will be open on Sundays, May 4, 11, and
18 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Family Service Advisors will be available to
assist families with pre-need arrangements and answer questions.
Are you interested in learning more about the
Catholic faith?The Rite of Christian Initiation (R.C.I.A) might be
for you!If you are looking to become
Catholic, be confirmed or need a refresher, then consider joining us starting
in August.For more information and to
sign up call or email Jason Shanks in the parish offices at jasonshanks@stmarygv.com or
445-8668.
31st annual senior citizen day on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at St. Andrew Catholic
Church, 1899 McCoy Road, Columbus. Bishop Campbell will celebrate Mass at 10:30
a.m. Lunch will be served following Mass. The cost is $10.00. Registration forms are available
in the back of church, under the picture of the Pope.
THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S BAA CAMPAIGN
This year, our Bishop’s
Annual Appeal goal is $48,000. Everything pledged above that amount is
returned to St. Mary’s. We are asking for a three year pledge to provide
some tuition assistance to needy students in our school and to restore our
historic parish structures. Parishioners will say a few words after
communion at the masses of May 17 and 18. If you could not come to one of
the information receptions, a packet will be mailed to you.
SCHOOL
BOARD ELECTIONS
The St. Mary School Advisory Board is accepting
nominations for two elected parishioner positions which expire this June. The
SAB meets once a month, and a term is three years. If you are interested and
would like to be on the ballot, please contact SAB President Tom Martello at
279-9440, or by e-mail at tfm2@sprynet.com.The deadline for submissions is May 4, 2008.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED:
Anyone that would like to volunteer to serve coffee
and doughnuts between the 9:00
and 11:30 Mass is asked to contact Marge Smigelski at 871-8142. It only
requires a commitment of one Sunday every couple months but new help would
really be appreciated.
ATTENTION ALL MARRIED COUPLES CELEBRATING THEIR 25th,
30th, 35th,40th
45th,
50th, 55th, 60th ANNIVERSARY AND EVERY YEAR
THEREAFTER
Jubilee of
Anniversaries 2008 will be held on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Columbus, at 3:30 p.m. The occasion includes a Mass celebrated by Bishop Campbell and a
reception in your honor.You may call
the Marriage & Family Life Office at 614-241-2560 or register online at www.FamilyLife.colsdioc.org
Reservations are
required and must be received by Monday, June 9, 2008.
YOUNG ADULTS
Are you looking for a fun
way to learn more about your Catholic faith and meet people who share it? Join
us for Theology and a Pub at the Columbus Maennerchor, 966 So. High St.,
on Thursday, May 22nd.Doors
open at 6:00
p.m. and the discussion
begins at 7:30
p.m. Admission is just
$2.00, and food and drink are available for purchase. This month’s speaker is
Mark Butler, director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese of
Columbus. He will tell us the story of how we got to be the diocese we are
today.
RITE OF ORDINATION
Saturday, May 24th, 2008, 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus.
With Praise and Thanksgiving
to Almighty God the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus requests the honor of
your presence at the Ordination of Stanley (Stash) Lisska Daily, David Anthony
Schalk, and Victor Ray Wesolowski to the Sacred Priesthood of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTERS NEEDED
Please consider sharing in this ministry. The need is
greatest for the Saturday 4:00
Mass and the Sunday 11:30 Mass. Please contact Roger Minner at 444-1265 or Jason Shanks at
445-9668.
ECO (Electronic 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: Weekly: May 5,12,19,26
Bi-weekly: May 12, 26Monthly May 1, 15.
“How do I make a return to the Lord for all he has done for me.”?
OFFERTORY: April 26-27Envelopes $3,514.00
Loose Change$1,311.00
ECO
deposits (4/14/08)$860.00
Total$5,685.00
Catholic
Times Sub.$44.00
Eastern Europe$7.00
Bingo April 27, 2008$2,788.35 (Gross)
Come & Play Bingo!If you are able to volunteer for Bingo please
call
THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH