THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
6:00 p.m. Choir practice (11:30 choir)
7:00
p.m. RCIA
in Atrium
WEDNESDAY, September 15
FRIDAY, September 17
OFFERTORY – September 4-5, 2010
Offertory:
$6,129.00
ECO
deposits $2,392.00 (weekly, bi-weekly & 1st)
Total offering: $8,521.00
Bingo receipts: Sept.
5, 2010: $1,575.00
Jackpot: $700.00
Come and play, have a good time and support St.
Mary
At Home: Catherine Allen, Charlie
Campbell, Josephine Calabro, Frank
Carrick, Judy Hall, Mary Ann Koch, Tim McManus, Al Moeller, Mary Ann Prager,
Larry Schwartz, Tyler Zust, James Johnson, Betty Friedlinghaus, Charles Walker,
Paul Wingert, Jake Sterpka,, Margaret
Campbell, Ruth Neal, Julieann Miles, Maryann Neymeyer. Monica and Jean, Mary Kay
Oris, Father Thomas
If you are admitted to a hospital St. Mary’s may not be
notified. Please ask a family member to call us.
DATES TO REMEMER
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The
5th annual St. Mary Golf Outing is scheduled for Sunday, September 19, 2010. This event will be held at Foxfire Golf Club, Lockbourne, OH. All proceeds benefit St. Mary School tuition assistance fund and is
sponsored by the 4-S Club.
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Catholic
Social Services and St. Mary have joined together for the fifth annual Service
Saturday to be held on Oct. 16, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. If you are interested in
volunteering please call Ann at 445-9668 or email ann@stmarygv.com
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Columbus
Marathon is scheduled for Oct. 17, 2010.
ü THE COLUMBUS CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE in collaboration with the St.
Andrew’s Women’s Club is proud to announce the first Columbus Catholic
Women’s Breakfast, Sept. 25, 2010 at St. Andrew Church, 1899
McCoy Rd. Mass begins at 9:00 a.m. and a catered breakfast will follow in
Nugent Hall. The speaker will be Rachel Muha. Cost is 10.00. For more information
and to register online, visit www.columbuscatholicwomen.com
SEMINARIAN S FROM
JOSEPHINUM
Again this
year we will be blessed to have two seminarians that will visit our home bound
parishioners. Andrew Wellmann and Jordan Willard will take Holy Communion to
those in our parish family that cannot get to mass on a regular basis. If you
know of anyone that lives in the immediate area that would like to be added to
the visitation list please contact the parish office at 445-9668 at your
earliest convenience. The first round of visits will begin on September 16th.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for September 18-19, 2010 (3rd Sunday of the Month)
Extraordinary Ministers are reminded to cleanse the vessels after
each Mass
TIME ALTAR SERVER LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTER SACRISTAN
4:00 P.M. Tripp Ryan John Lamotte Chris Hilles, Pat Morris,
Lois Morris,
Davis Ryan Tina Nierman Andrea
Fannin, open, open Tina Nierman
9:00 A.M. Charlie Collins Rick Driscoll Frances Melton, Marianne Metnes, Sheila
Naegale, Cecelia Reis,
Edie Collins Mary Kay Oris Mike Chambers, Carolyn Redwood,
Bertha Hilsheimer, open Frances Melton
11:30 A.M. Delaney Dawson Jimmy Vogt Elizabeth Vogt, Mike and Maureen Keebaugh,
Rebecca & Jillian
Vogt Kathleen
Haytas Stuart Sinn, Open, Open Frances Melton
COFFEE & DOUGHNUTS: September 19 – Knights of Columbus Pray for our men and women in uniform
Collection counters for the 3rd Sunday of the month:
Betty Contosta and Frances Melton
RETREAT
FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED…. at St. Therese’s Retreat
Center, 5277 E. Broad Street, Columbus, on Thurs., Sept. 30th from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In these difficult economic times, many individuals and
families struggle with the effects of layoffs and unemployment. This
retreat is intended to provide a space for people who have recently lost their
jobs or suffer from the current economic crisis to come together and know Gods’
loving presence and hear about practical strategies for new employment and connections
that can be of assistance to them. There is no cost for the retreat; a simple lunch that will be served. To register,
contact the diocesan Office for Social Concerns at (614) 241-2540 or email socmailbox@colsdioc.org.
Please register by September 27. Co-sponsored by St. Therese’s Retreat Center and the
diocesan Office for Social Concerns.
PUT CHRIST AT THE CENTER OF YOUR
MARRIAGE
Open
your hearts to the special grace of matrimony by attending a Worldwide
Marriage Encounter weekend!
The next Marriage Encounter weekends, both in central Ohio,
are September 24-26 and November 5-7. For more information or to register,
contact Paul & Marilou Clouse at 740-746-9003 or visit our website at www.wwmecolumbus.org
CATECHESIS
OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Registration of the Catechesis of the
Good Shepherd begins this week for St. Mary’s, Corpus Christi, and St.
Ladislas. This program is held weekly at St. Ladislas parish and is for
all children not enrolled in our school in need of religious formation and
instruction. Children who attended the atrium program regularly during
the 2009-2010 school year will receive registration forms via the U.S Mail. If
you have moved, or are new, please find registration forms in the back of
church. The deadline for registration is Sunday Sept. 26.
Children ages 3 through high school are invited to participate.
Orientation for new children will take place on October
3, 2010 from 9:30
to10:30. Returning children will begin on Sunday October 10, 2010 from 9:15
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. For more information
call the Office of Religious Formation at 443-2828 ext. 203.
ST. MARY SCHOOL – SPAGHETTI DINNER
St. Mary School Library invites you
to its 17th annual spaghetti dinner
on Friday, September 24th from
4:00-7:30. Dinners include
all-you-can-eat-spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread, dessert and drink. You may
eat in or take out.
Adults: $7.00 /children: $3.00 /Senior
citizens: $5.00 /High school students: $5.00.
Also at the dinner: a Book Fair and raffles. You don’t want to miss this
wonderful way to “pasta” time with the St. Mary community!
WALK A
MILE IN MY SHOES
The Diocese of Columbus Society of Saint Vincent
dePaul (SVDP) will participate in the National SVDP Friends of the Poor Walk
on Saturday, September
25, 2010
at the Whitehall Community Park at 402 N. Hamilton Road. Check in at 8:45
a.m., walk
starts at 9:30 a.m. Register online until September 25th at www.svdpfriendsofthepoorwalk.org (Whitehall walk), or register on the day of
the walk. Contact Pat Summers at SVDP office 614-221-3554 for more
information.
FATHER THOMAS UPDATE
Father had surgery this past
Thursday morning and is now beginning the recovery process. Please address
cards or notes for Father to the parish office until further notice. Visits and
calls are prohibited by Father’s team of doctors for at least a week. We will
keep you advised of his status. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL COLLECTION
Your
generous contributions to our 5th Sunday St. Vincent de Paul
collection resulted in a total donation of $1,173.00.
CRAFTERS WANTED….The Ladies Ancient Order of
Hibernians (LAOH) is sponsoring the annual "Celtic Christmas Craft"
Bazaar on Saturday, November
13, 2010
at St. Mary's School, 700 S. Third St.
Tables are available for $30 each.
For more info, contact Mary at (614)263-7812, mary_h3451@yahoo.com
MAGPIES ARE RETURNING TO ST. LEO CHURCH…
on Saturday, September 25, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
The
Magpies are joined by the lively Jeff
White (percussion) and the excellent Nancy Kangas (spoken word) for this program. Ben Wiant will be at
the piano for the Zigeunerlieder (gypsy songs) by Brahms. The
performance takes place in the beautiful St Leo Church.
Admission
free; suggested donation $10 (to benefit St Leo Preservation Society and the
Magpie Consort).
For further
information, including a picture of the Magpies masquerading as gypsies and
sailors, please visit the Magpie website at www.magpieconsort.org or contact Lori Mitchell, St Leo Preservation
Society at 614.443.4855 x 126
RCIA : the meeting this week will be
geared to an overview and an informational session. It is not too late to join
this program if you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith.
WEEKDAY
CHANGE IN MASS TIMES
Due to an unavoidable scheduling conflict we
will need to revise our daily mass times beginning next week, Monday, September
13th. The daily mass schedule will be as follows:
v MONDAY AND
FRIDAY masses will be
held at noon.
v TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY masses will be at 5:30 p.m.
Father Sylvester will celebrate daily masses
until Father Thomas’s return. This schedule will remain in effect until further
notice.
v
The weekly school mass will continue to be held each Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. with Father Damico as the celebrant.