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, James Johnson
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: July 7, 14, 21, 28
Bi-weekly:
July 14, 28Monthly July 1 & 15.
“How do I make a return to the Lord for all he has done for me.”?
OFFERTORY: July 19-20Envelopes $ 3,858.00
Loose Change$
1,019.00
ECO
deposits (7/2108)$ 872 .00
Total$ 5,749.00
Bingo
July 20, 2008----------------- $2,381.00
Come &
Play Bingo! Jackpot - $1,100.00
Please remember to honor your bingo commitment!
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. Our first session is an informal cookout on Aug. 20th at 6:30 p.m. on the Rectory patio. For more information and to sign up call or email
Jason Shanks at jasonshanks@stmarygv.com
or
445-9668.
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 urgent need of one or two dedicated
instructors. Please call Jason at 445-9668 for more information or if you are
willing to serve as an instructor for this important ministry.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for August 2 - 3(1st Sunday of the Month)
TIME DATEALTAR SERVERLECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS – SUMMER
SCHEDULE
6 PEOPLE NEEDED FOR EACH MASS
4:00 PMAugust
2Jonathan
EngleDon
MetnesDon Smeltzer, Jim
and Jeanne Sauer, Frances Melton,
Tim
EngleAnn
GrafMarissa Campbell, Jennifer Hadden
9:00 AMAugust
3Charlie
CollinsAnnie
RuefleJack Auer, Christina Badurina, Eli
DiSabato, Maria DiSabato
Augie
Collins Brian Collins Mike Gerlach, Angie Metoyer, Bonnie Jones,
Amanda Breitfeller
11:30 AMAugust
3Will & Maria MartelloTom MartelloAshley VanHorn, Donna VanHorn, Sandy
Brown,
Anthony
Bartholomew Pat
DeneenLinnan Duren, Pam Mortimer, David
Martello
COFFEE & DOUGHNUTS:August
3 – Evelyn & Meagan HolleranPray for our
men and women in uniform
REMINDERS AND UPDATES
THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION…will be celebrated each Saturday from 3:00 to 3:30
except for August 2nd.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
We need assistance with the
3rd Annual 4-S Golf Outing to make this another success for the Tuition
Assistance Fund of St. Mary's School for your children. Please come to our next
meeting, Tuesday, July 29 at the 4-S
Club, 281 East
Whittier Street, starting at 7pm.
For additional
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY PLANNING… continues with our next leadership meeting scheduled
for July 30th at 7pm
in the SpechtCenter. Anyone interested in serving on one of our three committees: Social,
Service, or Spiritual should attend. Plans are in the works for our
kickoff cookout with Father Thomas in August. The young adult ministry
will be working the soda booth at the festival. This will be a great way
to serve our parish and get to meet other 20/30 something’s in our
parish. To sign up to help please contact Jen Yannayon at
If you are a bride/groom
looking to schedule a wedding here at St. Mary’s or St. Leo’s please attend one
of our marriage information nights held on the third Monday of every month at
7p.m. in the Atrium of the Burkley Center (located by the parish
offices). We will not be scheduling dates or answering questions regarding getting
married over the phone. We want to
meet you in person and make sure you have all the necessary information.
ST. MARY ALUMNI CHOIR
Plans are in the
works to have a St. Mary Alumni Choir perform at the Homecoming Mass. This is
open to all who would like to join us in this special ministry. There will be a
one time practice on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (just prior to mass) as song selection will
be made up of music familiar to all. If interested please contact the
parish office at
445-9668 or
Amanda Walker at 325-1758.
HOMECOMING IS COMING!
Reserve August 8 and 9 to
enjoy St. Mary’s annual homecoming festival. Watch for your raffle tickets in
the mail. And please consider being a volunteer. Deal cards, help
with Thursday set up, work at one of the booths, or just volunteer wherever you
are most needed. Clip and return the form below so that we can start organizing
shifts of volunteers. Just two or three hours of your time either night would
be a huge help.
Saint Andrew Abbey, the home
of 31 Benedictine monks in Cleveland, invite men between the ages of 18-45 who
wish to explore the vocation of monastic life, to participate in the next
“Living with Benedict” weekend which will be held August 8-10, 2008. If
interested, go to the website at www.bocohio.org
or call Fr. Gerard at 216-721-5300,
ext. 210.
RETROUVAILLE
If your marriage is troubled and stressed, unloving or uncaring; if
you have grown cold and distant; if you are separated, or are thinking about
it, don’t give up. Retrouvaille (Rediscovery) is a program to
help heal and support married couples experiencing difficulties, loneliness or
pain.It is also for separated or
divorced couples wanting to try again.Our next program is August 1-3, 2008.For more information call 614/296-9704 or
visit www.retrouvaille.org.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
RIGHT TO LIFE
Please join Greater Columbus
Right to Life for their 1st Annual Steps for Life and picnic on
Saturday, August 2 at FredBeekmanPark
on the campus of The Ohio State University from 9 a.m. until noon. Walk
to raise funds and awareness for the pro-life cause. Joining this effort will
be Crossroads, a group of young adults who are walking across the country and
will be in Columbus on August 2. Registration information can be found
at http://www.columbusrighttolife.org/documents/Walker%20Registration.pdf
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Bishop Watterson High School
Dance Team Summer Camp and Auditions will be held on August 11-15,
2008
CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA…Next weekend, Aug. 2nd and 3rd
has been designated by the diocese as the annual “collection for the Church in Latin America”. Please use your
envelopes marked for this special collection.
The proceeds of the
collection for the Church in Latin
America continue to have a
significant impact on the lives of millions of Catholics across the American
hemisphere.
PARKING WARNING
St. Mary’s does not own the
lot closest to the bank branch. If you park there for mass, your car may be
towed. The owners of the building have agreed to let us use their lot after 5:00 p.m. on the nights of the festival, and we are grateful
for their help in this regard.
ARCHIVES
All
are welcome to visit the St. Mary’s school archives room the nights of the
festival. The room in Specht Hall will be open from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00
p.m. each evening.
THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH