ECO deposits: $1,447 .00 (weekly, bi-weekly, the 15th)
Total offering: $8,041.00
Bingo receipts for Dec. 13, 2009: $2,935.00
Jackpot: $24,000.00 - WOW!!
YOU COULD WIN, BUT YOU GOTTA PLAY
Refresh
them Lord, with your healing grace.
Please
remember in your prayers:
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, James Johnson, Betty Friedlinghaus,
Charles Walker, Paul Wingert, Marian Fontaine, Virginia and Tim Deweese, Jake
Sterpka, Brian Burson, Margaret Campbell
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….will not meet during
the Christmas and New Year holiday,sessions
will resume on January 6, 2010.
ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held at St. Mary on Sunday, Dec. 20th at 2:00 p.m.
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Dec. 24th,
Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and Midnight.
Dec. 25th,
Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m.
CHRISTMAS LITURGICAL
MINISTERS NEEDED
Lectors,
altar servers and extraordinary Eucharistic ministers are needed for the
Christmas Masses scheduled for Dec. 24thand 25th. Please sign up
on the sheets located at the back of the church under the pictures of Pope
Benedict and Bishop Campbell.
ANNOINTING OF THE SICK
The sacrament of anointing will take place here after all the masses this
weekend, the 19th and 20th of December.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for Dec. 26-27, 2009 (4th
Sunday of the Month)
Extraordinary Ministers are reminded to cleanse the vessels after
each Mass
4:00 PMMariel HayesLori MitchellJohn Lamotte, Don Alexander, Rita
Alexander
Juan DuranoJohn
Rees Ann
Martin, Russ Martin, OpenEvelyn Holleran
9:00 AMNate GainMike KeebaughDave
& Marge Smigelski, Ray & Terry Thomas, Michael Badurina
Taylor CarterMaureen KeebaughFrank & Mary Wickham, Stephanie MarttJacquelyn
Carone
11:30 AMMary WeilbacherPam Mortimer
Angie Stoller, Tommy Zervas, Ann Anderson
Katie Price, Morgan Dawson
Don MetnesSandra Thompson, Tyler Lawler, Annie
MinnerJacquelyn Carone
COFFEE
& DOUGHNUTS: Dec. 27 –Bertha Hilsheimer & Sally Sobony Pray for our men and women in uniform
Collection counters for the 4th Sunday of the month: Don
and Rose Hodgson
REMINDERS
DATES TO REMEMBER
ØFebruary 27, 2010: Columbus Catholic
Women’s Conference at the Ohio Expo Center-Lausche Building.
ØMarch 6, 2010: Join other
Catholic Men from all over the Central Ohio area to support, challenge and
affirm God’s call to be the man He wants you to be. Register now to attend the 13th Annual
Columbus Diocese’s Catholic Men’s Conference at the Ohio Expo Center-Lausche
Building. To register Click on Link: www.columbuscatholicmen.com
The MARRIAGE and FAMILY LIFE OFFICE…is offering an eight-week workshop for
individuals going through the divorce process. The series will begin on Thur., January 28, 2010 from 7:00 to
9:00 p.m. at the Catholic Center, 197 E. Gay Street. The registration fee is
$40.00; financial assistance is available. For additional information go to www.FamilyLife.colsdioc.org or call 614.241.2560.
CATHOLIC MAN OF THE
YEAR
Nominations are being accepted for the 2010
Columbus Diocese Catholic Man of the Year. Bishop Frederick Campbell will
present the award. Please nominate men in the Diocese who you believe would
serve as an inspiration and would strengthen all Catholic men to continue
living their vocation of holiness. Nominees must be laymen, who, through their
daily actions, words, and prayers, exemplify the “good and faithful servant.”
For nomination details, email Chad Wilson at cewcbus@gmail.com.
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE OFFICE
Take a new look at intimacy by enrolling in an Natural Family Planning workshop, offered through
the Marriage and Family Life Office and hosted by St. Paul the Apostle Parish,
Westerville. The five-session workshop begins Wednesday evening, January
13, 2010, 7 - 9 pm, and continues on January 27,
February 10, March 10, and April 14. The registration is only $60 per
couple and includes all instructional materials; financial assistance is available.
For more information or to register for the workshop, contact the
Marriage and Family Life Office at (614)241-2560 or FLOMailbox@colsdioc.org
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
PARISH OFFICE – CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR SCHEDULE
Office hours: Dec. 23rd – open until noon; closed Dec. 24th
and 25th; closed the week of Dec. 28th.Regular office hours will resume on Jan. 4,
2010.
ST. MARY GALA EARLY
BIRD SPECIAL! Want to save
$20 on your ticket? Gala tickets purchased
before Dec. 31 are only $80! Enjoy an evening of great
music, cocktails, food and a fantastic silent auction at the Columbus
Athenaeum, Saturday, Jan. 30th. Order forms are available at the school office; in the back
of the church under the picture of Pope Benedict and Bishop Campbell or visit
the St. Mary website. All proceeds go to the St. Mary tuition assistance
fund.
OFFERTORY
Collections are down by 6.5% from this time last year and last year’s
offertory was down 7% from 2007. Please prayerfully consider regularly
contributing to St. Mary’s!
Have you considered giving through our ECO (Electronic Contribution Option)? ECO is an easy way to give. Money is deducted
from your account weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. ECO really benefits the parish and helps our cash
flow! You can establish a goal for your giving, and reach that goal
without forgetting to bring a check or cash. For more information or to sign
up please go to the “new member” sign up table and grab a form. For
additional questions call or email Jason in the parish office. Please
don’t be concerned if other people don’t see you putting money in the
collection plate. If this is of concern to you than just write ECO on your offertory envelope, put in the
basket, and do not put any money or check inside.
Thank you for your continued support!
ADOPT A FAMILY
Thank you to all who participated in the adopt-a-family program this
year! It was a huge success and we were able to make Christmas dreams
come true for many children.Special
thanks go out to Pamela Mortimer for helping organize the program again this
year!
MUSICIANS NEEDED
We
are looking for choir members, adults and children, for the 4:00 p.m. Christmas
Eve family Mass. Choir members are expected to be in place and ready to sing at
3:30 p.m. We will have a rehearsal in the church on Sunday, December 20th
from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Please contact Amanda Walker at 325.1758, or
email awalker40@aol.com
YOUNG ADULTS……are reminded that they
will meet at Gresso’s the first Thursday in January, 1/7/2010,
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for Dec. 26-27, 2009 (4th
Sunday of the Month)