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July 22, 2007 16th Sunday in Ordinary time
Readings For July 29 Genesis 18:20-32, Colossians 2:12-14, Luke 11:1-13
Mass Intentions ~ July 21 – July 27 Sat. ~ Mike Ward Sun. 8:30 ~ Dale Henderson 11:00 ~ Katherine Edick
First Eucharist All parents (guardians) whose children will be preparing for First Eucharist this coming year must attend a parent information session. Choose the one which best fits your schedule! July 26 at 3 PM—Gathering Space August 12 at 9:40 AM—Chapel August 28 at 7 PM—Chapel Please bring a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate to this meeting, unless they were baptized at St. Mary’s. Children normally prepare to receive First Eucharist during their second grade year. Thank you! St. Mary’s Preschool St. Mary's School looks forward to our new PreK 4 year old programming which begins in September for the 07-08 school year. Mrs. Marci Kempf will be our new PreK teacher. If you are interested or know someone who may be interested, please contact the school office at 928-7474. Our other grades K-8 also have some space available; please call if you would like to register your child(ren). This WeekJuly 24: Lay Discipleship- What It Means to Be Church – a talk by Fr. John Henderson. Fr. Henderson is Pastor at St. Mary’s in Corvallis. The talk will begin at 6:30 PM. Please plan to join us for this excellent opportunity. Divorce Care For persons who are divorced or divorcing meets on Tuesdays at 7 PM in the Parish House basement. This is a video series/ discussion group. Please spread the
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Sessions will continue in the fall – after Labor Day. Thoughts On Prayer Prayer to St. Joseph over 1900 years oldO St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that having engaged here below your Heavenly power I may offer my Thanksgiving and Homage to the most Loving of Fathers. O St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press him in my name and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for us. Amen This prayer was found in the fiftieth year of Our Lord Jesus Christ. In 1500's it was sent by the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into battle.
Eucharistic Adoration The next scheduled Friday is July 27, from noon – 8:00 PM. A sign-up sheet is at the chapel door for your convenience. Please call Caroline @ 924-9952 or 926-5637 if you can spend an hour in Chapel with Jesus.
Catechists Needed Our parish’s religious education program is in need of catechists at a variety of grade levels. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your faith with young people. If you would like to find out more, or if you are interested in volunteering, please call Kathy at 926-1449 ext 303 or email stmarys_albany@comcast.net Thank you!
Liturgical Ministers Are still needed at all Masses. Currently we are signing folks up for the coming year (Sept ’07 through August ’08). Training is provided. We need greeters, Eucharistic ministers, acolytes and cross bearers. Please sign up elsewhere in this bulletin or in the vestibule of the church.
Pray One! Knit One! The next meeting for the Prayer Shawl Ministry will be Monday, July 23 in the basement of the parish house at 9:00am to 11:00am. A no-host luncheon outing will follow the meeting. Anyone wanting to learn more about this ministry is welcome! We have an assortment of yarns to choose from to create a beautiful shawl for this ministry along with a variety of patterns and help in learning to knit or crochet. There are no fees or meeting requirements to join in this ministry and your hand work can be done at home. Our meetings are simply a way to help us join in our joy of this work and share in our thoughts along with our prayers for those that we knit these lovely shawls. Come and see what we are doing and the lovely array of yarns. Again we are always seeking donations of yarn or funds to continue in this work of love and comfort. Our main support comes from your prayers for this we are blessed! Men's GroupIf you are interested in a men’s group at St. Mary’s call Rich Amos 791-2101 / amosrmac.com@mac.com
Parish Secretary Our parish is looking for a secretary. Marcy Keuter, our current secretary, has accepted a position at St. Mary’s in Corvallis as director of their preschool program. We appreciate Marcy’s great work and wish her well! Our secretarial position is 12 – 18 hours / week. Days 9 AM – 4 PM, with one hour for lunch. The position requires computer skills with Word and Excel and the internet. There will be data entry. Part of the position is reception and phone answering. The applicant should know how to operate a variety of office machines. You may pick up an application at the parish office. Thank you!
St. Mary’s Book Group St. Mary’s Book Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. rotating among participant’s homes. In June the group discussed Padre Pio and America by Frank Rega. This book is a biography of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, Italy. Padre Pio is a modern day saint born in 1887, ordained as a Franciscan priest in 1910 and died in 1968. He bore the stigmata from 1918 until shortly before his death. He lived a holy and devoted life touching the lives of his many spiritual children in amazing ways…and continues to do so! In July we will be discussing Mr. Blue by Myles Connolly. If you would like to learn more about the St. Mary’s Book Group or would like to join us, please call Elaine Young at 541-619-6106 or email at peyoung2@comcast.net.
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