THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
Heb 4: 12 –
16, Mk. 2: 13 – 17
3:00 p.m. Reconciliation
12:00 noon Mary Jo
McCarthy …
6:00 p.m. Choir
practice (11:30 choir)
12:00 noon Charles & Leonore Britt …
1 Sm. 24: 3 – 21, Mk. 3: 13 – 19
6:00 p.m. Adoration
at Corpus
Christi
6:30 p.m. Mass
at Corpus
Christi
FRIDAY,
January 23,
Heb. 9: 2 –
3, 11 – 14, Mk. 3: 20 – 21
1:00 p.m. Rau
/ Schnee wedding
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 -- JAN. 10-11, 2009
Envelopes: $3,343.00
Loose
Change: $1,573.00
ECO deposits: $897.00
Total
offering: $5,813.00
Bingo: January 11, 2009 - $1,940.00
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.
2nd ANNUAL CATHOLIC WOMEN’S
CONFERENCE… will be
held on February 21, 2009 at the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center. 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.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for January 24 -
25 (4th Sunday of the Month)
TIME DATE ALTAR SERVER LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
4:00 PM Jan.
24 Mariel Hayes Lori Mitchell John Lamotte, Johnny
Lamotte, Don Alexander,
Juan Durano John Rees Rita
Alexander, Matt Lovett, Open
9:00 AM Jan.
25 Taylor
Carter Mike Keebaugh Dave & Marge Smigelski, Ray & Terry
Thomas,
Charlie Collins Maureen Keebaugh Frank & Mary Wickham, Mike Gerlach,
Stephanie Martt
11:30
AM Jan.
25
Natasha Mattox Pam Mortimer Angie
Stoller, Tommy Zervas, Ann Anderson,
Annie
Minner & Andy Price Don Metnes Sandra Thompson, Tyler Lawler,
Open
COFFEE
& DOUGHNUTS: January 25 – Mary & Mike Gerlach Pray for our
men and women in uniform
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.
GREATER COLUMBUS RIGHT TO LIFE
Are you looking for a way to
become more involved in local pro-life activities this year? Do you want
to participate in the 40 Days for Life prayer vigil but are hesitant to commit
because you don't know what to expect? Please attend the Greater Columbus
Right to Life orientation and training session on Saturday, January 31 from
9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. in the St. Michael Church parish library at 5750 N. High
Street in Worthington. A discussion about ways to get involved will be
held from 9:30-10:30, followed by information on the 40 Days for Life Campaign
from 10:30 until 11:30. Please attend both or either session. Questions
will be addressed and admission is free. Please RSVP to rsvp.gcrtl@gmail.com or call (614)
445-8508.
BOOK CLUB: Adults of All Ages Welcome!
Sunday, February
15, 2009
For February we will be reading a book titled
“Left to Tell:
Discovering
God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust” written by Immaculee Ilibagiza. The Author
will be the main speaker at this year’s Catholic Women’s Conference. Immaculee
Ilibagiza is an internationally known speaker and Rwandan holocaust survivor.
We will meet at 10:00 a.m. between the 9:00 and 11:30 Masses in the St.
Mary School Cafeteria for "Coffee & Donuts" and Book Club
discussion. Please have the entire book read so we don't
spoil anything for you. For more information about the Book Club, or to
sign up to join a group of women attending the Women’s Conference on Feb. 21st
contact stmary20-30something@hotmail.com
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ST. MARY SCHOOL NEWS
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
Saint Mary Parishioners, parents, students and friends:
Please join us on Thursday, January 29,
2009 for St. Mary School's annual Catholic Schools Week Open House from 10:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Please invite family and friends to stop by Saint Mary
School for a tour of our school and a chance to see what makes Saint Mary
School so special to so many.
GALA UPDATE
Get Your Gala Tickets
Now! Join
our Honored Guests, Mary and Frank Wickham and Terry and Ray Thomas, at
the 4th Annual Saint Mary Gala &
Auction. 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!
Time is running
out to win a $5,000 tuition scholarship to any school!!! That's right, a
$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.
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.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
REMEMBRANCE
The
Community of Holy Rosary & St. John the Evangelist Church is hosting their
annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration Mass on Monday, January 19, 2009 beginning at noon at Holy Rosary/St. John
Church, 660 South Ohio Avenue. Call (614) 252-5926, ext. 226 for more
information.
Gracious God, you
create us and love us and make us to live together in community. We thank you
for Martin Luther King, Jr. and all your children who have been filled with
your vision and who have worked to bring it into reality. Guide us to live by
your vision, working to build the community where everyone is welcomed and
valued, power is shared, and all your children know wholeness and well-being.
Through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
RESPECT LIFE MASS
At
10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2009, Bishop Campbell will celebrate a Mass
at St. Joseph Cathedral,
212
East Broad Street, in observance of the “day of penance for violations to the
dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion, and of prayer
for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life”. For more
information about the Church’s teaching on pro-life issues, visit the U.S.
Catholic Bishops’ website at www.usccb.org/prolife.
A
“Rally for Life” will be held at the
Statehouse, corner of Broad and High Streets, from noon until 1:00 p.m. on
Thursday, January 22, 2009. For more information contact Greater Columbus Right
to Life at 614.445.8508.
Refresh them Lord, with your healing grace