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August 12, 2007 19th Sunday in Ordinary time
Assumption This Weds, August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. It is a holy day of obligation. Masses are at 9 AM and 7 PM.
Readings For August 19 Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53
Mass Intentions ~ August 4-10 Sat. ~ Frances Gilbert Sun. 8:30 ~ Dale Henderson 11:00 ~ Lydia Bernea August 1 – Dale Henderson
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! 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!
Twenty seven percent of food produced in this country is thrown out as waste (half of which was probably edible) , equaling close to 50 million tons annually.
Religious Education For children pre-school through high school will begin in September. The first session for pre-school through fifth grade will be on Sunday, September 16 from 9:40 till 10:45. Parents and children will all start in the Gathering Space. Parents are asked to bring emergency information for their children, since emergency forms and registration forms will be filled out at that time. Fees will also be due at that time. Fees for pre-school through 5th will be $20/child, except for the 2nd grade. Since the children in 2nd grade prepare both for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist the fee is $40.00.
Take Another Look Monday, August 27 at 7 PM in the Church Do you know someone who would like to become Catholic? Have you been away from the church? Would you like to be baptized? Please join us on Monday, August 27 at 7 PM in the church. We will talk about what makes us Catholic, the process for joining the church and also do a tour of the church.
Thoughts On Prayer Angel of God, my guardian dear, Amen. The Gospel of Matthew A new Little Rock series beginning Weds., Sept 5 at 6:30 PM in the Ed Center (park on playground & enter by door near sawdust into classroom). Little Rock combines teachings through use of a video presentation, study and faith sharing. The cost is $10 for books. Participants should bring a Bible. Visitors to the SickWe need at least one (or more) parishioners who would be willing to bring Communion to one of the area rest homes. There is training provided, please call the office, 926-1449. Men’s RetreatSaturday, Sept. 81:30 – 4:30 PMSt. Mary’s Gathering SpaceFather Ray Carey, PresenterAll men of St. Mary’s are welcome – and please feel free to invite a friend, also. Suggested donation $10.
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!
ALBANY RIGHT TO LIFE RUMMAGE SALE NEEDS YOUR HELP WITH DONATIONS SALE: Sat. August 18 from 9 - 4 First Evangelical Church Parking Lot, (1332 First Ave. SE) Please drop off your donations (no junk) on Thursday, August 16 from 9 - noon, and Friday, August 17 from 9 – 4, at the back of the church. If you need us to pick up your donation, call Teresa Hellman at 926-4667 or Mary Austin at 928-8706. If you can volunteer to work at the sale, please call Mary.
Pray One! Knit One! The next meeting for the Prayer Shawl Ministry will be Monday, August 13 in the basement of the parish house at 9:00a.m. This is an open meeting for anyone interested in this growing ministry. We have lots of available yarns and patterns to help you in your journey to creating these lovely shawls. This ministry continues to grow and spread throughout our parish and also through our community just as ripples from a stone tossed into a quiet pond. Come and join us for some giggles, some ideas and thoughts about our hand work and also a quiet time devoted to prayer as we continue the work of the Holy Spirit in action. Contact Carol Hawke at 926-2106 or Pat Jacobson at 928-2327 for questions or information about this ministry. We again want to thank all of you that have given so generously to support this ministry through donations of yarns and funds. Your prayers and the many wonderful notes, cards and words of support continue to give us the refueling needed to continue making this ministry successful. Attention! Anyone interested in acquiring crochet thread....we have been given a quantity of lovely crochet threads that are available to anyone who would find a use for them...many of you are experts in the art of crochet work and we would be most happy to add to your yarn supply. Contact Carol Hawke at 926-2106 if you would like more information.
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. At 5:30 PM Mass we need: 3 greeters, 5 acolytes, 3 cross bearers, and 5 cup ministers. At 8:30AM we need 7 greeters, 2 cross bearers, 1 bread minister and 5 cup ministers. At 11 AM we need 7 greeters, 3 acolytes, 3 cross bearers, 1 head cup and 3 cup ministers. Eucharistic Adoration Is scheduled each Friday, 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!
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