Come and play, have a good time and support St.
Mary
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, 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
The topic for this week is “The Gift of Life” presented by Father
Mark Hammond. 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 Catholic faith. All are welcome!
MASS & SACRAMENT CHANGES FOR JANUARY
There will be no
mass or confessions on Monday, January 18th.
There will be
mass on Monday, January 25th, but Father will not be available for confessions.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
February 27, 2010: Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference at
the Ohio Expo Center-Lausche Building. Visit www.columbuscatholicwomen.com for
additional information or to register on line.
March 6, 2010: 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
March 14, 2010: The annual Daughter’s of Erin
breakfast. Watch your bulletin for further information.
JORDAN
CONFERENCE
The quarterly Jordon Conference session for parents who wish to have a
child baptized will be held on January
26, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the atrium. Please contact the parish office at
445-9668 to confirm your attendance.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for Jan. 23-24, 2010 (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
Dominic MattoxMaureen KeebaughFrank & Mary Wickham, Stephanie MarttJacquelyn Carone
11:30 AMMary WeilbacherPam Mortimer
Angie Stoller, Tommy Zervas, Ann Anderson
Katie Price, Morgan
DawsonopenSandra
Thompson, Tyler Lawler, Annie MinnerJacquelyn Carone
COFFEE
& DOUGHNUTS: Jan. 24-Cecilia & Mike ChambersPray for our men and women in uniform
Collection counters for the 4th Sunday of the month: Don
and Rose Hodgson
REMINDERS
RESPECT LIFE
MASS-DAY OF PENANCE & PRAYER
At 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 22, 2010, Bishop Campbell will celebrate mass at
St. Joseph Cathedral 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”. This day
of penance and prayer falls on the anniversary of the January 22, 1973, U.S.
Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade.
All are invited to attend. For more information, contact the diocesan Office of
Social Concerns at 614.241.2540. To find information about the Church’s
teaching on pro-life issues, visit the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ website at
The annual Rally for Life will be on Friday, January 22, 2010, from noon to
1:00 p.m. at the Statehouse, corner of Broad and High Streets. The rally is
open to all ages. For additional information contact the Greater Columbus Right
to Life at 614.445.8508.
CATHOLIC
MAN of the YEAR
Join the Most Reverend
Frederick F. Campbell, Bishop of Columbus as he presents the Columbus Diocese
2010 Catholic Man of the Year Award. You will be inspired and strengthened to
continue living your vocation as a Catholic man after hearing the tremendous story
of this year's winner. Mark your calendar for: Fri., Feb. 5th, at St. Patrick Church, following the
11:45 a.m. mass with the program concluding at 1:15 p.m. Reservations are not
needed. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students to cover the meal and
meeting costs.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNULMENT
PROCESS PRESENTATION
The Diocesan Marriage and Family Life Office is
sponsoring “Understanding the Annulment Process,”Friday, February
12, 7:00 p.m., at St. John Neumann Church, 9633 East State Route 37,
Sunbury, OH 43074. Msgr. John K. Cody, JCL, Adjutant Judicial Vicar of the
Diocese of Columbus Tribunal, will explain the Church’s position on divorce
and give an overview on the annulment procedure. There is no fee, but
pre-registration is requested. Contact the Marriage and Family Life Office
at 614/241-2560 or E-Mail FLOMailbox@colsdioc.org for additional information or to register.
The MARRIAGE and FAMILY LIFE Office….reminds
you that January 18th is
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. As a Christian nonviolent civil rights leader,
Martin Luther King, Jr. understood that “Injusticeanywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere.” You may want to pray these words with your family: 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.
Join us for a
preview of Gala Silent Auction
items!
Stop by the Atrium after Mass
on Jan. 23rd & 24thto check out many of the wonderful items available at the Gala and Silent
Auction. Even if you are unable to attend the Gala, you can still make a bid on
an item!Have you bought your Gala tickets and your tuition raffle tickets yet?
Time is running out!
YEAR END STATEMENTS….will soon be in the
mail to everyone. With that in mind, please contact the parish office if your
mailing address has changed in 2009.
UPCOMING RETREAT
The Catholic
Laymen’s Retreat League invites you to spend a weekend at St. Therese’s on Feb.
12-14, 2010 for an Interactive Weekend Retreat for Men. Father John D. Corbett,
O.P. will be the retreat director and the theme will be “Our friends and Our Enemies” For more information contact Gary
Hasson at 614.216.4500 or Mark Hasson at 614.734.0591.
2010
PARISH DIRECTORIES
Your annual updated parish
directories should deliver to you no later than Feb. 10th. Please
contact the parish office at 445.9668 if you have not received your directory
by this date.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for Jan. 23-24, 2010 (4th
Sunday of the Month)