THIS WEEK IN
OUR PARISH
SATURDAY, June 7,
2 Tm. 4:
1-8, Mk. 12: 38-44
1:00 p.m. Lee/Schmeltzer
wedding
5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer & Rosary
TUESDAY, June 10,
12:00 noon John Heider
…
THURSDAY,
June 12,
1 Kgs. 18: 41-46, Mt. 5: 20-26
6:00 p.m. Adoration at Corpus Christi
6:30 p.m. Mass at Corpus Christi
FRIDAY,
June 13,
1 Kgs. 19: 9, 11-16, Mt. 5:
27-32
12:00 noon Virginia
Baker …
5:00
p.m. Evening
Prayer & Rosary
SATURDAY, June 14,
1 Kgs. 19:
19-21, Mt. 5: 33-37
1:30 p.m. Hilsheimer/Mans wedding
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, 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.
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: June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Bi-weekly:
June 9 & 23 Monthly June 1 & 15.
“How do I make a return to the Lord for all he has done for me.”?
OFFERTORY: May 31-June 1 Envelopes $4,112.00
Loose Change $ 963.00
ECO
deposits (6/2/08) $1,918.00
Total $6,993.00
Catholic Communications: $20.00
Catholic Relief Serv. $20.00
Catholic Home Mission: $182.00
Tuition Assistance $10.00
Bingo June 1, 2008 $ 2,413.91(Net)
Come & Play Bingo!
Please
remember to honor your bingo commitment!
CHOIR NEWS: The
9:00 a.m. choir will be on recess until September 3, 2008.
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.
R.C.I.C.—Rite of Christian Initiation of Children will be
started this fall. This program is for
children who have not received the Sacraments of Baptism or First
Communion. It is also for children who
are not Catholic, but would like to be so.
We are in need of one or two dedicated instructors. Please call Jason in the parish office for
more information.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for June 14-15 (3rd Sunday of the Month)
DATE ALTAR SERVER LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTERS
4:00 PM June
14 Johnny Lamotte, John Lamotte C.
Hilles, P. Morris, L. Morris
Vince
Relli Tina Nierman A. Fannin, J. Kleman,
9:00 AM June
15 Megan Murray Rick Driscoll F. Melton, M. Metnes, S. Naegale, C. Reis,
Katie Murray Mary Kay Oris M. Chambers, C. Redwood, B. Hilsheimer, A.
Ruiz
11:30 AM June
15 Cory
Hall, Jimmy Vogt E. Vogt, V. Maite, L. Maite,
Rebecca
& Jillian Vogt Kathleen Haytas M.
Keebaugh, M Keebaugh
COFFEE & DOUGHNUTS: June 15 Knights of Columbus Pray for our men and women in uniform
KINGS ISLAND OUTING
High School Students and
current 7th and 8th graders are welcome to join the youth
group on an outing to Kings Island on Tuesday, June 17th. The cost is $30.00
and includes transportation. We will leave here at 9:00 in the morning and depart the park at 8:00 in the evening for the ride home. Reservations and
payment must be made by June 11th. Call Father Thomas at 445-9668.
We will provide sandwiches at 11:00, but folks will need food money for inside the park.
ST. MARY HIGH
SCHOOL REUNION 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.
YOUNG AT HEART
Luncheon
and Bingo party at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 16th at St. Mary gymnasium. Lunch, games,
prizes and door prizes. Cost is $6.00 per person. For more information please
contact Marian Fountaine at 443-1032.
JULY PLANNING SESSIONS
On
July 13, 20 and 27, at 10:00 a.m. all interested parishioners are invited to participate in a parish self
study authored by the diocese. We will take the results of our study to a
meeting with our fellow deanery parishes (St. Mary Groveport, St. Ladislas, Corpus Christi) to propose ideas to the diocese about how these
parishes can best serve the people of our area.
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. Registration
forms are available under the picture of Bishop Campbell or 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.
Attention
all Young Adults (21 to 40)
We are in the planning phases to start a young adult
group here at St. Mary’s. A core team is
forming of three committees: socials, social justice/concerns, and
theology/spirituality. If you are
interested in being a part of any of these committees or if you are interested
in helping get this important ministry off the ground please attend the
planning meeting on Wed. June 25th, at 7:30pm, in the parish Speht
Center (just next to the parking lot). All ideas welcome! For additional information please contact
Jason Shanks at 445-9668.
THEOLOGY
AND A PUB
Are you looking for a fun way to learn more about
your faith and meet other Catholic young adults this summer? Join us for
Theology and a Pub! This month's talk is "Do Green and Orange Have to
Clash?" - Kathy and Paul Harvey will share their experience of being
Catholic in Northern Ireland.
The talk will take place on Thursday, June 26 at the
Columbus Maennerchor, 966 South High Street. Doors open at 6, and the talk starts at 7:30 - admission is just $2!
Food and drink can be purchased from the menu.
For full details, visit www.theologyandapub.org.
TUTORS NEEDED
The
Dominican Learning Center is seeking volunteer
tutors from your parish area to teach American adult learners as well as adult
immigrants and refugees to read and write. No experience is necessary.
All tutors will be well prepared to teach adult students. A tutor
training workshop, text books, and teacher manuals are provided by the Dominican Learning Center to each volunteer
instructor. If you are a high school graduate, and can help, please call
Sr. Shawn Fitzpatrick, the Center's Director, at 614-444-7330.
END OF YEAR SCHOOL NEWS
The end of the school year
has arrived. We have had a very good year with the students’ progress reflected
in their work and skill levels achieved. On Tuesday, we graduated 30 eighth
graders. We wish them well in their new schools.
A new hire for the second
grade position is Miss Erin Burkett. She comes to us as a new graduate from The
Ohio State University. She has her M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education. Miss
Burkett has been associated with the Tomorrow’s Teachers Scholars Program. She has coaching experience in volleyball,
basketball and high school softball. We welcome Miss Burkett to Saint
Mary School.
Please remember in your
prayers the family of Mr. Harpal Chohan who died recently in a boating
accident. Mrs. Chohan is the Occupational Therapist at our school.
Market Day
orders can be completed online throughout the summer at the Market Day web
site. After a quick and easy registration process, an order can be placed
online each week. The account number for St. Mary is 5792. Check out the Market
Day site from the following link: http://www.marketday.com.
The St. Mary
Homecoming Festival is August 8 & 9!
This is a great opportunity to get a jump on the 30 volunteer hours needed for
the year…work the festival.
Opening day of
the next school year is August
20th, 2008 @ 7:50
a.m.
Saint Mary School
Graduation Class
~ 2008 ~
Michael Badurina Amanda Hilsheimer
Julienne Banks Nate’La
Jenkins
Daniel Bendig Gina
Kirby
Travis Brickey D’Vaughn
LaGree
Taylor Carter Maria
Martello
Deion Clark Jerry Martinez
Erin Collins Aliyah McConahay
Danielle Colvin Marquelle Mitchell
Frances Connelly Jordan
Pond
Anne Dillman Evan Scott
Miranda DuVall FranTia
Smith
Erica Eakin
Chris Thibaut
Zach Freeman Lucas Wissinger
Lloyd Furuta Jessica Wright
Brea Hall
John Wright
Congratulations
and best wishes to all our eighth grade graduates as they move on to new and
challenging times in high school.
May
the Peace of the Lord be with you.