THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
6:00 p.m. Choir practice (11:30 choir)
WEDNESDAY, April 15,
6:00 p.m. Adoration at Corpus Christi
6:30 p.m. Mass at Corpus Christi
FRIDAY, April 17,
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, Jeff Buskey,
Betty Friedlinghaus, Charles Walker, Paul Wingert, Marian Fontaine, Virginia
and Tim Deweese
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: April 6, 13, 20, 27
Bi-weekly: April 6 – 20 Monthly April 1 & 15
“How do I make a return to the Lord for all he has done for me.”?
OFFERTORY – April 4-5, 2009
Offertory: $7,604.00
ECO deposits:
$2,482.00
Total
offering: $10.086.00
Bingo
receipts for April 5, 2009 - $4,798.00
JACKPOT $8,600.00
COME & PLAY BINGO
REMINDER - NO BINGO ON EASTER SUNDAY
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
RCIA / ADULT FAITH FORMATION
The RCIA
class topic for this week is Time, Talent and Treasure. There will also be a time to reflect on the
Easter Vigil. These sessions are held weekly in the Atrium
at 7:00 p.m.
JORDAN CONFERENCE
The quarterly Jordon Conference session for parents who wish
to have a child baptized will be held on April 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Atrium. Please contact the
parish office at 445-9668 to confirm your attendance.
ALL ARE WELCOME
On April 19,
our Polish guests will celebrate Mass here at St. Mary’s at 3:00 p.m. Following the Mass, there will
be a brief concert by the Jennifer Day Trio of oboe, viola, and cello.
Music of Chopin and Mozart will be part of the concert. Come, listen to
some good music. You are also welcome at the Mass at which Polish hymns
are sung. The Mass and concert will follow the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for April 18-19 (3rd
Sunday of the Month)
Extraordinary Ministers are reminded to cleanse
the vessels after each Mass
TIME ALTAR SERVER LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER
4:00 PM Johnny
Lamotte John Lamotte
Chris
Hilles, Pat Morris, Lois Morris,
Open Tina Nierman Andrea
Fannin, Open, Open
9:00 AM Charlie
Collins Rick
Driscoll Frances Melton,
Marianne Metnes, Sheila Naegale, Cecelia Reis,
Edie Collins Mary Kay Oris Mike
Chambers, Carolyn Redwood, Bertha Hilsheimer, Taylor Carter
11:30 AM Delaney
Dawson Jimmy Vogt Elizabeth Vogt, Cody Peruzzi,
Mike Keebaugh,
Rebecca & Jillian Vogt Kathleen Haytas
Maureen Keebaugh, Sharyn Perry, Open
COFFEE
& DOUGHNUTS: April 19 – Knights of Columbus Pray for our men and women in uniform
Collection counters
for the 3rd Sunday: Betty Contosta and Evelyn Holleran
DIVINE
MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 19.
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Please note times have been revised to
accommodate the Polish mass at 3:00 p.m.
Come; join in these special prayers popularized by Saint
Faustina, in which folks are reminded that God’s mercy is always present for
them. Here at St. Mary’s, the following schedule will be used:
· 11:30
a.m. Mass
· 12:30
p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
· 1:00 p.m.
Sacrament of Penance
· 2:00 p.m.
Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy
· 2:30 p.m.
Benediction
PONTIFICAL COLLEGE
JOSEPHINUM and the DIOCESAN OFFICE OF VOCATIONS…will host a College Live-In for young
men on April 16-18, 2009, who are
juniors and seniors in high school and college students who are interested in
knowing more about seminary life. The Live-In schedule will include a tour of
the campus, discussions, meals and prayer with the college seminarians,
attendance at classes, time for swimming and recreation. There is no charge for
the event. For further information, please contact any of the following
individuals: Fr. Jeff Coning, Diocesan Director for Vocations at 614.221.5565;
Fr. John Heisler, Dean of Men at the Josephinum at 614.985.2256 or Mrs. Arminda
Crawford, College Secretary at 614.985.2241.
WOMEN’S RETREAT
The Columbus
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s Annual Retreat for all women of the
diocese will be held April 24, 25, 26
at St. Therese’s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad Street. The retreat director will be Sr.
Jean Daugherty, T.O.R. of the Franciscan Sisters. The theme is “Come Follow Me”. The offering for the
weekend is $100.00. A deposit of $50.00 will hold your room. To make your
reservation please call the DCCW at 228-8601, email hdetty@colsdioc.org , or visit www.dccw.colsdioc.org
Deadline to register is April 20, 2009.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
Bingo Coordinator, Dick Hilsheimer is having shoulder
surgery on his injured rotator cup. Because of this, his mobility in
setting up bingo on Sundays is limited. We are in urgent need of
someone to help Dick on Sunday afternoons set up for bingo. He will still
be there, but needs someone who can be his arms in getting bingo set up while
his shoulder heals. Once set up is complete you are free to leave. If you are available to do this please call
Jason Shanks in the parish office at 445-9668. Please do not assume that
someone else will step up. Bingo revenue has really picked up over the last
year and we need to keep this important fundraiser going. Your help is
needed and appreciated! There is NO smoking in the gym, so you will not
have that to worry about.
STUDY COMMITTEE NEEDED
Father
Thomas would like to hear from anyone interested in studying whether we can
form a Cub Scout group here. We have some statistics to help guide us in
determining whether or not this is a workable idea.
ST MARY HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FLOWER
SALE…. our annual
sale is now underway. Please look for
order forms in the back of church, or stop by the school office. Help St. Mary School and make the world more beautiful at
the same time by ordering your flowers and veggies from us! Flowers delivered to St Mary on May 8th; all
flower orders due by May 1st.
RECYCLE LIFE-GIVE BLOOD
The Knights
of Columbus will hold a blood drive on Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the school gymnasium. To schedule
an appointment go to www.bloodsaveslives.org or contact Don Metnes at metnes@aol.com . If you last donated on or before
Feb. 28th, you may be eligible to donate again.
STREET CLEANING REMINDER
From
April through October between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. the city of
Columbus street cleaning crew will clean the west side of 3rd Street
on the second Tuesday of each month; the east side of the street on the second
Wednesday of each month. Parking is strictly
enforced during these hours.
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
The
following students from our parish made the 3rd quarter honor roll
at Bishop Hartley: Erin E. Collins,
Jessica Cooper, John Lamotte, Aliyah McConahay, and Anne Minner. We acknowledge
this achievement and congratulate them.
MARRIAGE & FAMILY LIFE OFFICE
As
William J. Doherty, Ph.D. reminds us in his book, Take Back Your
Kids/Confident Parenting in Turbulent Times, we know that exposure to
television violence increases children’s aggression, and that exposure to TV
commercials increases children’s desires for consumer goods. We know that the
more TV children watch, the less physically fit they are and the lower their
reading scores. Television invades family time, especially dinner. Competition
for the TV is a big source of conflict between siblings. Take part this year in
TV Turnoff Week April 20-26, and notice the positive difference it makes
at home. For printable resources on ideas of ways to “unplug and turn on,”
visit the Marriage and Family Life Office’s webpage at www.FamilyLife.colsdioc.org, and click on “Family Enrichment
Resources” or visit www.ScreenTime.org
FIRST FRIDAY OF MAY
Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament on the First Friday of May will take place from 12:30 to 3:30 at SAINT LEO. Exposition closes with Benediction. This takes the
place of exposition here at St. Mary that day.
COMING UP SOON
The Bishop’s
Annual Appeal will take place in May. We are ahead of the appeal here because
we ran a three year version of the appeal last year. We will be asking
those who have not made a three year pledge to the BAA to make a one or two
year pledge. The good news is that our three year pledges have already
got us past our BAA goal for this year. So, new pledge money will all
stay right here at St. Mary’s for the ongoing care of our historic buildings
and for scholarships to our grade school based on financial need. The
diocese will soon mail a description of this year’s appeal to all our
households.
SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL
Please plan
to come to the 11:30 Mass on May 17th.
We would like to honor you at that Mass and have you introduce yourself to the
parishioners at that time. You and your family are welcome at a light lunch
after the Mass. We just need to hear from you so that we can get an
accurate count for the lunch. Are you coming? How many family
members will be with you at lunch? Call us at 445 9668.
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Refresh them Lord, with
your healing grace.