Nursing Home: Evelyn Spiert, Donna
Whitacre, Wilma Rose
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, Betty
Friedlinghaus, Charles Walker, Paul Wingert, Marian Fontaine, Virginia and Tim
Deweese, Jake Sterpka.
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.
OFFERTORY – July 4-5, 2009
Offertory:
$5,117.00
ECO deposits: $1,730 (includes weekly and 1st of month)
Total offering: $6,847.00
Bingo receipts for July
5, 2009: $2,764.00
Jackpot: $16,800.00!!
COME AND PLAY
JORDAN CONFERENCE
The
quarterly Jordon Conference session for parents who wish to have a child
baptized will be held on July 21, 2009
at 7:00 p.m. in the Atrium. Please contact the parish office at 445-9668 to
confirm your attendance.
RCIA
UPDATE
Are you interested in learning about the Catholic
faith? Are you looking into joining the Church? Are you a Catholic who
has been away for a while? Did you miss Confirmation? Then the Rite of
Christian Initiation (RCIA) is for you. It begins with a cook-out on August 19th, at 6:30 p.m. on
the back patio of Father’s house (to the right of the Church when facing it
from 3rd street). Bring friends if you wish. RCIA
sessions will be held each Wednesday starting at 7:00 p.m. Attending the
classes does not obligate you to entering the Church at Easter. We look forward
to seeing you in August
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for July 18-19, 2009 (3rd
Sunday of the Month)
Extraordinary Ministers are reminded to cleanse the vessels after
each Mass
COFFEE
& DOUGHNUTS: July 19 – Knights of ColumbusPray for
our men and women in uniform
Collection counters for the 3rd Sunday of the month: Betty
Contosta and Evelyn Holleran
REMINDERS
BETHESDA POST ABORTION HEALING
MINISTRY…will be hosting Dr. Priscilla Coleman for the talk "Unveiling the Myth: What abortion
providers deny about the mental health consequences followingabortion." Dr Coleman is a mental
health professional who has done extensive medical research into the effects of
abortion on women. Please join us on
Friday, July 17that 7:00 p.m. at Christ the King Church, 2777 E.
Livingston Ave.No charge for attendance though a free-will offering
will be collected.
VOCATIONS
The Benedictine monks of St. Andrew Abbey
in Cleveland invite young men between the ages of 18 – 45 years to participate
in their summer “Living with Benedict” monastic vocation discernment retreats
to be held on the weekend of Aug. 14–16,
2009. Contact Fr. Gerard, OSB for additional information at gerard@cbhs.net or visit www.bocohio.org .
SENIOR CITIZEN DAY
The 32nd annual
diocesan Senior Citizen Day will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at St. Brigid Catholic Church, 7179 Avery
Road, Dublin. The day begins with mass at 10:30 a.m. celebrated by Bishop
Frederick Campbell. Mass will be followed by lunch with the Bishop.
The cost is $15.00 per
person. Registration forms are available in the parish office or in the back of
church and must be submitted by August 13th. For additional
information please contact Keith in the Office for Social Concerns at
614.241.2540.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
HOMECOMING AT ST. MARY
Reserve August 14-15 to enjoy St. Mary’s annual
homecoming festival. You
should have received your raffle tickets in the mail by now. Please consider
being a volunteer; deal cards, help with Thursday set up or Sunday morning tear
down, work at one of the booths, or just volunteer wherever you are most needed.
Clip and return this form so that we can start organizing shifts of volunteers.
Just two or three hours of your time either night would be a huge help. Drop
off at the office or in the collection basket.
NAME:
Phone:
I can work on: Friday__ and/or Saturday ____
Area of interest:
CARITAS in VERITATE (Charity in Truth)
New Social Encyclical Letter by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI’s new social encyclical
letter “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”) was dated June 29 and
released at the Vatican on July 7. In Caritas in Veritate, Pope
Benedict XVI addresses the social and economic challenges of today. He
explores the current economic crisis, poverty, globalization, ecology, and
personal and corporate ethics. To read the encyclical letter online, visit http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/index_en.htm. For the latest
Catholic News Service articles, press
statements, and selected quotes on the new encyclical visit the U. S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops’ website at http://www.usccb.org/caritasinveritate.
EDUCATION IMPROVES
LIVES-TUTORS NEEDED….The
Dominican Learning Center has a huge need for volunteer tutors in reading,
writing or mathematics at the Dominican Learning Center, housed at Corpus
Christi Church at 1111 E. Stewart Ave.Our adult students want to earn GED equivalencies in order to get a job,
improve their lives, and help their children with school work. We are in need
of volunteers who can tutor ONEstudent,
ONE hour a week from September through
June.No teaching experience is
necessary.At a FREE Saturday morning Tutor Training
Workshop, you will learn the skills and receive the materials needed to
successfully tutor in this ONE-TO-ONE environment.Students are tested before being assigned and books are provided.Sr. Shawn Fitzpatrick, Director of the
Dominican Learning Center, welcomes your call at (614) 444-7330.
HEALING CRUSADE at ST. PETER
The Jesus and Mary Prayer Group of St. Peter will host Robert Canton,
a lay person from Stockton, CA, with spiritual gifts of healing and teaching.
The Healing Service on Friday, July 31,
will be preceded by Praise and Worship at 6:30 p.m. and Mass at 7:00 p.m.
Teaching and healing sessions will be offered on Sat., Aug. 1, from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Mr. Canton is a Council member of the
Vatican-based International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, representing
English-speaking North America, Central America and the Caribbean. This event is sponsored by the Catholic
Charismatic Renewal.For additional
information or questions, please contact us at 614-237-7080 or log onto our
website at www.columbusccr.org .
BINGO
Every Sunday dedicated volunteers work Bingo. The monies raised
from bingo help support our school and parish. This past year, Bingo made
$76,759.85. This is a 75% increase
from the year before! This is by far our largest fundraiser of the year.
However, we are in need of more dedicated volunteers to keep bingo
running. The crowds are growing, but our volunteers are not. We are
in need of people to volunteer once a month on a regular basis. There is
no smoking in the gymnasium. Come and get involved, meet new people, and
help support your parish through your gift of time. To get involved
please call the parish office at 445-9668.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for July 18-19, 2009 (3rd
Sunday of the Month)