THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
3:00 p.m. Reconciliation
12:00 noon RCIA
Candidates & Catechumens
6:00 p.m. Choir
practice (11:30 choir)
WEDNESDAY,
March 4,
Est. C: 12, 14 – 16, 23 – 25, Mt. 7: 7 – 12
6:00 p.m. Adoration
at Corpus
Christi
6:30 p.m. Mass
at Corpus
Christi
FRIDAY,
March 6, FIRST FRIDAY
3:00 p.m. Reconciliation
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, Rita Ann
McCreary, James Johnson, Jeff Buskey, Betty Friedlinghaus, Charles Walker, Paul
Wingert
If you are admitted to a
hospital St. Mary’s may not be notified. Please ask a family member to call us.
ECO
–schedule: Weekly: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Bi-weekly: March 9, 23
Monthly March 1 & 15
“How do I make a return to the Lord for all he has done for me.”?
OFFERTORY – Feb. 21 - 22, 2009
Envelopes: $2,846.00
Loose Change: $1,888.00
ECO deposits: $ 987.00
Total
offering: $5,721.00
Bingo
receipts for February 22, 2009 - $3,681.00
JACKPOT $4,400.00
COME & PLAY BINGO
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
RCIA / ADULT FAITH FORMATION
This week
the RCIA class will be held on Monday
and the topic for this week is “The Gift of Life”, presented by Father Mark Hammond. These sessions are held weekly in the Atrium
at 7:00 p.m. You don’t have to be investigating Catholicism to attend
and grow in your knowledge of our faith.
The Rite of
Election will be held on Sunday, March 1st
at
6:30 p.m. at St. Edward Church in Granville, OH.
DAUGHTER’S
OF ERIN…will serve breakfast in the school gym on March 8, 2009 from 8:00
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are
available for $5.00 by calling Loriann McCarthy at 614.578.0441. Cost at the
door is: adults - $7.00 and children under 12 - $3.00.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER
SCHEDULES for March 7 – 8 (2nd Sunday of the Month)
Extraordinary Ministers are reminded to cleanse
the vessels after each Mass
TIME DATE ALTAR SERVER LECTOR
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
4:00 PM Mar. 7 Travis
Marx Sherrie Hayes
Lori and Dave
Mitchell, Mariel Hayes,
Katie
Lawler Casey Campbell Carol
Rees, Evelyn Holleran, Don Smeltzer
9:00 AM Mar. 8 Natasha
Mattox
Mary Kelly Genny Bowman, Catherine Goodall, Shirley
Thibault, Eileen Hoffman,
Boi’ Suba Kenneh Marge Smigelski Christa, Megan & Erin McKernan,
Jennifer Yannayon
11:30 AM Mar. 8 Kyle
Dawson Mike Hicks Katherine
Hanson, Peggy Kienle, Katlyn Hall,
Sam Agra, Corey Hall Devin Russell Tina Hall, Maria Martello, Janet Dawson
COFFEE
& DOUGHNUTS: March 8 – Bertha Hilsheimer & Sally Sabony Pray
for our men and women in uniform
YOUNG
ADULT RETREAT…a first ever retreat
exclusively for young adults is being held March 21st here at St.
Mary’s! The theme of the day is “I’m
Sorry, I forgive you, Thank you, I love you.”
Father Josh Wagner is the retreat master of the day. Cost is $30.00 which includes lunch and food
throughout the day. Registration forms
are located in the back of Church. For
questions contact Jason Shanks at jasonshanks@stmarygv.com
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
STATIONS of the CROSS will be held each Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the
following locations:
Feb. 27, 2009 at St. Mary – Mar.
6, 2009 at St. Ladislaus
Mar. 13, 2009 at Corpus Christi – Mar. 20. 2009 at St. Mary
Mar. 27,
2009 at St.
Ladislaus – Apr. 3, 2009 at Corpus Christi
Confession is offered in addition to the stations.
STATIONS of the CROSS will be held each Thursday at
3:00 p.m. at St. Leo on Feb. 26, Mar. 5 – 12 – 19 – 26,
and Apr. 2nd.
There will be no stations on Holy Thursday, April 9th.
CATHOLIC CEMETERIES of COLUMBUS
Spring Clean
Up - Beginning March 2, St. Joseph, Resurrection, Holy Cross, and Mt. Calvary Cemeteries will begin cleaning off wintertime
decorations. Families are advised to
remove any personal keepsakes they wish to retain before March 2.
THE
MARRIAGE and FAMILY LIFE OFFICE…of the Diocese of Columbus is sponsoring an Afternoon of Reflection for
the Separated and Divorced on Sunday, March 22 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the
Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH 43219. What Happened to the Dream?
will be led by Father G. Michael Gribble, rector of St. Joseph Cathedral. The
program will be followed by Mass at 3:30 PM. The
fee for the program is $10. Registration is required by March 12.
For additional information or to register call
the Marriage and Family Life Office at 614/241-2560 or e-mail flomailbox@colsdioc.org.
LIKE TO SING?
Our two
choirs always welcome new members. The 9:00 choir practices on Wednesday evening
at 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday morning at 8:15 a.m. The 11:30 choir practices on Tuesday evenings
at 6:00p.m. You do not have to be able to read music. We want to
plan to have plenty of singers for Holy Thursday and Good Friday (the 11:30 choir), and for the Holy Saturday
Mass of the Easter Vigil (the 9:00 choir). Sacrificing time to be
at practices would be a wonderful act of Lenten service. All practices are
in the church. Come. Give it a try.
YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Katlyn Hall,
a senior at Bishop Ready and a youth group leader here at St. Mary received one
of the three “Gift of the Heart Service Awards” during a recent presentation at
Bishop Ready. Katlyn was nominated and
voted upon by the student body. She exceeded 400 hours of service by January of
her senior year. She participates annually in various community service
projects. Our congratulations go out to Katlyn for her outstanding efforts in
community service.
GREATER COLUMBUS RIGHT to LIFE to Host a Local
Pro-Life Oratory Competition.
Greater
Columbus Right to Life invites all high school juniors and seniors in the
central Ohio area to participate in the local 2009 Ohio Right to Life Jane B.
Thompson Oratorical Competition. The event will take place on Saturday,
March 21st, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at 665 East Dublin-Granville
Road in Columbus. The first place winner will receive a prize of $100 and will
advance to the state level competition on April 25th. Second
place takes a prize of $75.00. Students shall write and deliver a 5 to 7 minute
speech on one of the following life-related topics: euthanasia, abortion,
infanticide, or stem cell research. The number of entrants is limited to
20. If interested, please contact Susan Lau at 614-848-4117 or by email
at lausuelau@aol.com
FAMILY
ENTERTAINMENT TO SUPPORT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Save the
Dates: March 6, 7 & 8. Enjoy first class family entertainment,
while supporting the Hospice and Palliative Care at Nationwide Children's Hospital,
while catching the antics of St. Mary's parishioner Tom Patton (Belle's
Father, Maurice) in the cast of the musical production of Disney's Beauty
&the Beast,
presented by
The Pleasure Guild at The Palace Theatre. Tickets are available through
Ticketmaster and at The Ohio Theatre box office.
FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED
Deacon Roger
Minner and Deacon Larry Koebel will be collecting nonperishable food items
after each mass this weekend and next weekend. All donations will be taken to
food pantries that serve our community. Food pantry supplies are diminishing at
a greater rate than ever. Please be as generous as possible.
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
We would like to honor you at Mass as you approach the
time of your graduation. The best date so far seems to be May 17.
We would call you up at the 11:30 Mass to introduce yourself and let people
know what your plans are. We could also plan on a lunch for you and your
families after Mass. What are your thoughts? Call Father Thomas at
580.0421 if you have ideas or questions about this. Another possible date
is May 24, but that is Memorial Day weekend.
YOUNG-AT-HEART NEWS
The Young-at-Heart
group will be making their spring trip to St. Francis Center in McArthur, OH on
April 6th. The following items are needed: soap products, toilet
tissue, household items, and spring/summer clothing (please; no winter
clothes). Articles may be left in the rear of the church marked for McArthur.
For additional information you may contact Catherine Goodall at 443.6154 or
Marian Fontaine at 444.1032.
ST. MARY’S GALA NEWS
The Gala netted $31,638 in revenue. These monies are
set aside for tuition assistance for next school year. The raffle winners
were as follows: $5000 Tuition Scholarship - Sharon & John Collins; Ipod -
Ann Anderson; Wii - Joe McGarvey, an 8th grader at Saint Mary School; Diamond
Bracelet - Helen Seikel, daughter of Mary & Frank Wickham. Thank you
to the many volunteers who helped make this event a success. A special thank you
to Brian Collins for chairing the gala committee the past two years!
Refresh them Lord, with your healing grace