THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
1Jn. 5: 14 – 21, Jn. 3: 22 – 30
3:00 p.m. Reconciliation
12:00 noon Bruce
Myers …
6:00 p.m. Choir
practice (11:30 choir)
12:00 noon Charles & Leonore Britt …
Heb 3: 7 – 14, Mk. 1: 40 – 45
6:00 p.m. Adoration
at Corpus
Christi
6:30 p.m. Mass
at Corpus
Christi
FRIDAY,
January 16,
Heb 4: 12 –
16, Mk. 2: 13 – 17
3:00 p.m. Reconciliation
At Home : Catherine Allen, Charlie Campbell, Josephine Calabro, Frank Carrick, 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, John
Wuichner, Jeff Buskey, Betty
Friedlinghaus, Charles Walker, Christopher Federer
If you are admitted to a
hospital St. Mary’s may not be notified. Please ask a family member to call us.
ECO –schedule: Weekly: Jan.
5, 12, 19, 26
Bi-weekly: January 12,
26 Monthly January 1 & 15
“How do I make a return to the
Lord for all he has done for me.”?
OFFERTORY
Envelopes: $8271.00
Loose
Change: $10,858.00
ECO
deposits: $3110.00
Total
offering: $22,239.00 (for period covering 12/22/08 thru 1/5/09)
Bingo: 12/28/2008 and
1/04/2009 - $6043.00
JACKPOT
STANDS AT $12,300.00 – COME
& PLAY BINGO
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
RCIA / ADULT FAITH FORMATION
The topic for
this week is “The Sacraments: Anointing
of the Sick/Suffering” presented
by Deacon Roger Minner.
These
sessions are held weekly in the Atrium at 7:00 p.m. You don’t have to be
investigating Catholicism to attend and grow in your knowledge of our faith.
JORDAN CONFERENCE
The quarterly Jordon Conference session for parents who wish
to have a child baptized will be held on January
27, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Atrium. Please contact the parish office at
445-9668 to confirm your attendance.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for January 17 -
18 (3rd Sunday of the Month)
TIME DATE ALTAR SERVER LECTOR
EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTERS
4:00 PM Jan. 17 Johnny Lamotte John Lamotte Chris Hilles,
Pat Morris, Lois Morris
Vince Relli Tina Nierman Andrea Fannin, Jennifer
Yannayon, Open
9:00
AM Jan.
18 Angela
Ruiz Rick Driscoll Frances Melton, MaryAnn
Metnes, Sheila Naegale, Megan Murray
Katie
Murray Mary
Kay Oris
Cecelia Reis, Mike Chambers, Carolyn Redwood, Bertha Hilshemier
11:30
AM Jan.
18
Corey Hall Jimmy Vogt Elizabeth Vogt, Vince Maite, Lori Maite,
Rebecca & Jillian Vogt Kathleen Haytas Mike & Maureen Keebaugh,
Open
COFFEE
& DOUGHNUTS: January 18 – Knights of Columbus Pray for our
men and women in uniform
ATTENTION CATHOLIC WOMEN
Ladies!
We are back with the 2nd Annual Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference,
which will be held on February 21, 2009 at the Lausche Building at the Ohio
Expo Center. Our keynote speaker is Immaculee Ilibagiza. Sister Rosalind
Moss is our afternoon speaker. To register please visit our website at www.columbuscatholicwomen.com, call the DCCW office at
614-228-8601 or stop by your parish office for a brochure.
LIVING with BENEDICT WEEKENDS
The
Benedictine Monks of St. Andrew Abbey in Cleveland will be holding “Living with
Benedict” vocation discernment weekend for men between the age of 18 – 45 on
Jan. 30 -
Feb. 1, 2009. For additional information contact
Fr. Gerard
at 216.721.5300, ext. 210.
CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S RETREAT LEAGUE
The last weekend of
January (1/30-31 and 2/1) the Catholic Laymen’s Retreat League has scheduled an
Interactive Weekend Retreat for Men. Father John D. Corbett, O.P. will be the
retreat director and the theme will be: “The 4 Last Things: Judgment, Hell,
Purgatory and Heaven”. For more
information please contact team captains Gary Hasson at 614.216.4500 or Mark
Hasson at 614.734.0591.
JANUARY is POVERTY in AMERICA
AWARENESS MONTH…today
37 million Americans – and 1 in 6 children – are living below the poverty line.
To bring attention to this national crisis, the Catholic Campaign for Human
Development has designated January as “Poverty in America Awareness Month”.
During this special month of observance, we devote our efforts to heightening
the nation’s understanding of the breadth and depth of the problems of poverty.
For more information go to www.povertyusa.org or contact the diocesan Office for
Social Concerns at 614.241.2540.
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
Your
World Mission Sunday donation to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith
does not go into a “black hole”! Find out how your donation truly helps the
missions by going to www.missions.colsdioc.org, click Programs, and
click the World Mission Sunday link. Please use your pre-printed collection
envelope for your contribution.
THEOLOGY and a PUB
"They
are the forgotten members of our Church, our community, and our Family - the
prisoners. They are incarcerated for different reasons, but never excluded from
God's love. So, why should we minister to them and how? Join us at Gresso's at 7:30 p.m. on January 20th to welcome
Deacon Gregg Eiden with Kairos Prison Ministry Services for his talk on "I Was In Prison, And You Visited Me." Gresso's is located on South High
Street in German Village and opens at 6 p.m. Food and drink are available for
purchase before the talk.
GALA UPDATE
Get Your Ticket Now to
the 4th Annual Saint Mary Gala & Auction! Frank and Mary Wickham
and Ray and Terry Thomas! Join our Honored Guests, Mary andFrank Wickham
and Terry, and enjoy an enchanted evening of great music, cocktails,
food and a fantastic silent auction at the Columbus Athenaeum, Saturday, January 24th, 2009. Order
forms are available in the school office, the parish office (445-9688) and the
Saint Mary Website, www.stmarygv.com. Cash, check and
credit card are accepted. Sponsorship and program advertising
opportunities are available too! All
proceeds benefit Saint Mary School!
Win a $5,000 tuition scholarship to any school!!! That's
right, the $5,000 scholarship will be paid directly to ANY school - preschool,
elementary school, high school or college - towards a designated tuition bill
for the 2009-2010 school year or it may be deposited directly into a 529
account. This includes out-of-state schools too! Tickets only cost
$20 each and may be purchased at the school or parish office. Only 500
tickets will be sold. Get them while they last! The winning ticket
will be pulled at St. Mary's 4th Annual
Gala and Silent Auction on January 24, 2009! You do
not need to be present to win. Help us sell tickets and you could
win $100 if you sell the winning ticket!
Preview items. Stop by the Atrium after all the
Masses the weekend of January 17 & 18 to check out many of the wonderful
items available at the Gala & Silent Auction. Members of the Gala committee will be on hand
to answer questions. Even if you are unable to attend the Gala, you can still make
a bid on an item! Light refreshments
available at the preview.
ST. CHARLES NEWS &
SCHOLARSHIP INFO
Colin
Phillips and Christopher Thibaut have been named to the Merit Roll for the
second quarter. Congratulations to both of these young men.
St. Charles
Preparatory School will offer its annual scholarship test to prospective
students at 9 a.m. and
1
p.m. on Saturday, January 31. The test results are used to determine who
will receive academically-based scholarships and grants offered by the school
to its students in the
2009-2010
school year.
The test is open to all eighth grade boys who are currently
enrolled at any of the public, parochial, and private
elementary or middle schools in Franklin or the other surrounding counties that
comprise Central Ohio. Anyone interested in sitting for the
St. Charles scholarship test must register by calling
Laurie Berndt in the school office at 614-252-6714 between
8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
4-S CLUB LADIES AUX.
DINNER
When: Sunday, January 11, 2009 from noon
until 3:00 p.m.
Where: 281 East Whittier Street
Price: $7.00 per person (Carry out
available)
Menu: vegetable soup, grilled ham &
cheese or grilled cheese
sandwiches,
and hot apple pie.
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