THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
6:00 p.m. Choir
practice (11:30 choir)
WEDNESDAY, November 4
9:45 a.m. For world peace
6:00 p.m. Adoration at Corpus Christi
6:30 p.m. Mass at Corpus Christi
FRIDAY, November 6 – First Friday
12:00
noon Charlene Schultz …
OFFERTORY – October 24-25, 2009
Offertory:
$5,504.00
ECO deposits: $235.00 (weekly)
Total offering: $5,739.00
Bingo receipts for October 25, 2009: $3,065.00
Jackpot: $19,600.00!!
YOU COULD WIN, BUT YOU GOTTA PLAY
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, Brian Burson
If
you are admitted to a hospital St. Mary’s may not be notified. Please ask a
family member to call us.
RCIA – 2009 – 2010
v The topic for this week is “Mary: Our Model, Our Mother”. RCIA
sessions are held in the Atrium every Wed,
at 7:00 p.m. Sessions are open t0 anyone interested in learning more
about your faith. All are welcome!
v The first retreat for those people
attending RCIA is scheduled for Nov. 6th and 7th.
BIBLE STUDY….is set to resume on Wed., Oct. 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the Specht Center. We
are studying the 1st and 2nd letters of St. Paul to the
Corinthians. All are welcome. Please
join us as we begin a new season of study and meditation on the word of God.
ANNUAL CHRISTMA S BAZAAR
The Ladies Ancient Order
of Hibernians will hold their annual Christmas bazaar on Saturday, November 7,
from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in
the St. Mary school gym. For more information, call Mary (614)263-7812 or email
mary_h3451@wowway.com .
SPECIAL ST. LEO MASS
There will be a mass at St. Leo on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. That date is the feast
day of St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church.
PARKING REMINDER
Please note that our elderly and handicapped
parishioners need to use the turnaround located in front of the Burkley Center
to access the elevator. Please be mindful of this and do NOT park in the turnaround when you
come to Mass.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for Nov. 7-8 2009 (2nd
Sunday of the Month)
Extraordinary Ministers are reminded to cleanse the vessels after
each Mass
TIME ALTAR SERVER LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTER SACRISTAN
4:00 PM Travis Marx Sherrie
Hayes Lori
and Dave Mitchell, Mariel Hayes,
Katie Lawler Casey Campbell Carol Rees, Evelyn Holleran, Don
Smeltzer Amanda Walker
9:00 AM Natasha Mattox Mary Kelly Genny
Bowman, Catherine Goodall, Shirley Thibault, Eileen Hoffman,
Boi’ Suba Kenneh Marge Smigelski Christa, Megan & Erin
McKernan, Jennifer Yannayon Betty
Contosta
11:30 AM Kyle Dawson Mike
Hicks Katherine Hanson, Peggy Kienle,
Katlyn Hall,
Sam
Agra, Corey Hall Devin Russell Tina Hall, Maria Martello, Janet Dawson Suzi Foster
COFFEE
& DOUGHNUTS: Nov. 8 – Christa, Erin & Megan McKernan Pray
for our men and women in uniform
Collection counters for the 2nd Sunday of the month: Catherine
Goodall and Frances Melton
CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S
RETREAT LEAGUE
An interactive weekend retreat for men will be held
the weekend of November 6-8, 2009.
Father Stephen Dominic Hayes, O.P. will be the retreat director and the theme
will be “The Household of God: Our Life
in the Presence of the Holy Trinity”. For more information please contact
Gary Hasson at 216.4500 or Mark Hasson at 734.0591.
ATTENTION ALL YOUNG ADULTS-MARK YOUR CALENDAR…..St. Mary’s in conjunction with stumpthepriest.com
will be hosting a series of talks entitled, “Reasons to Believe.” We will meet the first Thursday of
every month in the “Grotto” at Gresso’s on High Street at 7:00 p.m. The
kickoff meeting is on November 5th.
People are encouraged to come early (6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) for dinner and
fellowship. The evening will consist of a featured wine and wine instruction, a
raffle, a brief talk on why we believe
what we believe, and questions answered by Father Josh Wagner from stumpthepriest.com.
Start reserving your first Thursdays to come and learn about your faith in an
interesting and exciting way and meet new people! Email jasonshanks@stmarygv.com with questions or for more information.
Participants pay for their own dinner and drinks.
BOYS LIFE
AWARENESS YOUTH LUNCHEON… will be held on Wed., Nov.
11th at 11:45 a.m. at the Jessing
Center at the Josephinum. High
School and Junior High age students are welcome as guests of Serra Club of
North Columbus. Questions about life choices and vocation discernment will be
answered by Fr. Barry Stechschulte, speaker.
Reply before October 30th
to your school principal or call Ellyn at 614-488-3773.
FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION
The weekend of Nov
7th & 8th will be the annual Food Pantry
collection for Southside Community Ministries Food Pantry located on E. Gates
St. For many years St. Mary’s has been an active supporter of this food pantry,
and as you can imagine, this year the need is greater than ever! Any donation
of money, food (especially needed are the following items: instant dressing,
instant potatoes, gravy) and/or gently used children’s books will be greatly appreciated
by those in need. Baskets will be located in the back of the church beginning
next weekend, Oct. 31st and
Nov. 1st for your donation of food and books. During the weekend
of Nov 7th and 8th
there will be volunteers accepting monetary donations at the back of the
church. Thank you for helping us
to help others.
ADVENT MORNING OF REFLECTION
The Church teaches that all Christians, in
any state or walk of life, are called to holiness. But what does holiness look
like in this time and place? How do we find the paths to holiness that are
well-suited to the particular contexts of our daily lives? Come away for a
spell to reflect on these important questions as a means of preparing for the
coming of Christ anew in our hearts this Advent season. This reflection period
is scheduled for Fri., Dec. 4th from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s
Bryce Eck Activity Center. The facilitator is Fr. Timothy Hayes, pastor of St. Timothy. The cost is
$10.oo, which includes lunch. Registration is due to the Office of Ministry
Formation (197 E. Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215) by Monday, Nov. 30,
2009. For more information, contact Jean Morris, admn. assistant at
614-241-2544 or jmorris@colsdioc.org. An online printable registration form is
available on the Office of Ministry Formation website: www.colsdioc.org.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CONFIRMATION CLASS OF 2009: The seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,
and from his roots a bud shall blossom. The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon
him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a spirit of counsel and of
strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord, and his delight shall
be the fear of the Lord.
NEW FROM ST GABRIEL RADIO
Looking for some good Catholic
information? Listen to St. Gabriel Radio @ 1580 AM. Join us for the premiere of
From the Chair with Bishop
Campbell on Tuesday,
November 3rd from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Most Reverend Bishop Frederick Campbell will take questions
from listeners LIVE!
The Bishop's LIVE call-in program will air the first Tuesday of every month so that he can speak directly
with his flock to address questions about living the Catholic faith. Have a
question for our Bishop? Call 614-538-1580 on November 3rd at 4:00 p.m. or email us at info@stgabrielradio.com .
UPCOMING EVENTS-KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
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The annual Men’s
Social is set for Wednesday, Nov. 25th from 6:30 to midnight at St. Mary’s Gym.
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It’s almost that time of
year and the Knights of Columbus will again unload Christmas Trees on Friday, Nov. 27 at 8:00 a.m. at St. Mary. We need
volunteers during December to help sell trees. Please contact Rich Finn at
614.403.0809 or email to rfdigger@aol.com .
NOVEMBER…. is dedicated to remembering the
saints and our deceased family members and friends. As you and your family seek
to live out your own vocations to holiness, the diocesan Marriage and Family
Life Office encourages you to look for inspiration and strength in reflecting
with gratitude on the lives of those powerful men and women of faith who lived
Gospel lives.
We give thanks to you, O lord our
God, for all your servants and witnesses of times past:
for
Abraham, the father of believers, and Sarah, his wife
for
Moses, the lawgiver, and Aaron, the priest,
for
Miriam and Joshua, Deborah and Gideon, and Samuel and Hannah, his mother,
for
Isaiah and all the prophets,
for Mary,
the mother of our Lord,
for Peter
and Paul and all the apostles,
for Mary
and Martha, and Mary Magdalene,
for
Stephen, the first martyr, and all the martyrs and saints in every age and in
every land,
for the
holy men and women in our family who have been examples of faith for us.
In your
mercy, O Lord, our God, give us, as you gave to them, the hope of salvation and
the promise of eternal life. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
SPECIAL
EVENT
Please consider attending or contributing to the
2009 Celebrating Catholic School Virtues Tuition Assistance Gala on November 10th,
by contacting gala@cdeducation.org or
calling 614.221.5829. You can help children in our community receive a Catholic
education. Your support will enable the diocese to at least double the amount
of tuition assistance provided in the 2008 school year and help more families
in need, both now and in years to come. Thank you for sharing the gifts with
which God has graced you.