THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
6:00 p.m. Choir
practice (11:30 choir)
WEDNESDAY, February 10
6:00 p.m. Adoration at Corpus Christi
6:30 p.m. Mass at Corpus Christi
FRIDAY, February 12
12:00
noon Charlene Schultz …
OFFERTORY – Jan. 30-31, 2010
Offertory:
$5,193.00
ECO
deposits: $1,670.00 (weekly & 1st)
Total offering: $6,863.00
Bingo receipts for Jan. 31, 2010: $4,033.00
Jackpot: $8,100.00
Come and play, have a good time and support St.
Mary
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, Evelyn Holleran, Marty Jarrett, Ruth Neal
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 RCIA session this week will be
devoted to Lent. Deacon Roger
Minner will make the presentation this week. 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!
2010
PARISH DIRECTORIES
Your annual updated parish
directory should be delivered 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.
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.
Saturday, Apr. 10, 2010: Young adults, mark your calendar for a conference at
Christ the King church. The cost is $30.00.
Watch the bulletin for further updates.
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for Feb. 13-14, 2010 (2nd
Sunday of the Month)
Extraordinary Ministers are reminded to cleanse the vessels after
each Mass
TIME ALTAR SERVER LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTER SACRISTAN
4:00 PM Travis Marx Sherrie
Hayes Lori
and Dave Mitchell, Mariel Hayes,
Open Casey Campbell Carol Rees, Evelyn Holleran, Don
Smeltzer Amanda Walker
9:00 AM Natasha Mattox Don Metnes Genny Bowman, Catherine Goodall,
Shirley Thibaut, Eileen Hoffman,
Boi’ Suba Kenneh Marge Smigelski Christa, Megan & Erin
McKernan, Jennifer Yannayon Betty
Contosta
11:30 AM Vince Relli Mike
Hicks Katie Lawler, Maria Martello, Janet
Dawson
Sam
Agra, Corey Hall Devin Russell Kyle Dawson, Pamela Makowski, Tina Hall Suzi Foster
COFFEE & DOUGHNUTS: Feb. 14 – Mary & Mike Gerlach Pray
for our men and women in uniform
Collection counters for the 2nd Sunday of the month: Catherine
Goodall and Frances Melton
BIBLE STUDY
Are you interested in learning
about the word of God? The St. Mary’s Bible study will be finishing 1st
Corinthians and moving on to 2nd Corinthians. If you would like to join the study please
mark your calendars for March 3rd
and join us for a social at Plank’s on Parsons Avenue. Bible study meets every
Weds. at 6:00 p.m. and all are welcome! You do not need to have read or studied
1st Corinthians to participate.
MAINTENANCE UPDATES
Thanks to your generosity during
the Bells of St. Mary’s Campaign, we are beginning to make improvements to our
beautiful church and grounds. Recently, we made much needed repairs to our
boiler in the Burkley center. You will
start to see in the weeks and months ahead some improvement made to the
interior of the church. Stay tuned and
keep an eye out! Again, these
improvements are only possible because of your generous donations!
WORLD MARRIAGE DAY - FEB.14, 2010
The Marriage and Family Life Office and the Diocesan
Marriage Ministries Leadership Council call your attention to World Marriage
Day. Plan to celebrate this special day at St. Elizabeth Pastors’ Hall
from 2:00-4:30 p.m. Deacon Phil Paulucci will share insights on “Using the Wisdom of Scripture to Enrich
Your Marriage.” Light refreshments will follow. Contact the Marriage
and Family Life Office at 614/241-2560 or visit FLOMailbox@colsdioc.org to
register by Monday, February 8th,
or for additional information.
FAT
TUESDAY FAMILY DINNER
Please join Saint Mary School for a Fat Tuesday
Family Dinner on February 16th
from 4:00 - 7:00. All proceeds of the
dinner to benefit the Haiti Earthquake relief fund through Catholic Relief
Services. Suggested donation: $5.00 adults, $3.00 children (8th grade and
younger). Fat Tuesday is the traditional day of feasting before Lent, the next
day, Wed. Feb. 17th is Ash
Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season. Please join us as we dine together as a
school and parish community and help the earthquake victims in Haiti. On the
menu: chili, soup, macaroni & cheese, bread, dessert and beverage.
VOCATIONS, UPDATE
Thank you for all the items you have saved the
last three years for the Vocations Committee, however at this point I will
no longer be collecting these items. I have assembled 240 packets, one for
each child attending St. Mary's School.
I ask that you please pray for our young people so
that they may open their hearts to God's true will for them. Thank you
& God Bless! Lori Mitchell,
Vocations Committee
POST
CARD DRIVE
Our diocese is sponsoring
an effort to communicate to Congress the Church’s view on immigration
reform. Sheets of cards to Congress are in the back of church under the
pictures of the pope and the bishop. Take a sheet if you would
like. Fill out the card, add the name of your Senator or Representative,
stamp and mail to the preprinted address.
CATHOLIC TIMES-RENEW
OR SUBSCRIBE
Next week is our parish collection for
the Catholic Times weekly
newspaper. Donation envelopes for this
collection are included in your January/February collection packet. For ONLY
$17.00 per year (parish rate), readers receive a Catholic perspective on
the world around us: local, national, worldwide, and Vatican news; diocesan,
parish, and school stories; articles, regular columns, editorials, and events
are delivered right to your home. As an
evangelization tool, Bishop Campbell encourages every Catholic family to
receive the Catholic Times. Look for your envelope and sign up for, or
continue receiving, the newspaper of our diocese, the Catholic Times.
PASSION
FOR COMPASSION: REFLECTIONS ACROSS THE AGES….will be held at the Martin
de Porres Center, 2330 Airport Drive, Columbus on Saturday, February 13th from 10:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Office for Social Concerns of the Diocese of Columbus and
the Institute for Maturing Spiritualityof the Martin de Porres Center jointly
offer this program to bring elders and young people into dialogue on the topic
of living compassionately in today’s complex world. The event will include
presentations on compassion in the Old and New Testaments by Fr. Atwood and Sr.
Pat Twohill, with time for reflective “table talk” by elders and youth
following each presentation. A culminating activity will provide the
opportunity for participants to develop a tangible “product”—drawing, mandala,
poem, short essay, or recorded interview—representing each person’s commitment
to living compassionately, with these products published after the event as an
online “Community Chronicle of Compassion.” This event is free and open to the
public; however registration is required by February 9. For more
information, visit www.martindeporrescenter.net.
CUM CHRISTO
You are invited to participate in a
once-in-a-lifetime experiential weekend of Christian learning and
renewal. Contact Tom Corroto at tcorroto@columbus.rr.com to learn more about the Cursillo method of Piety, Study,
Action and Group Reunion. The March
11-14 Men’s Weekend and
April 22-25 Women’s Weekend are currently
accepting applications. Future scheduled weekends in 2010 include:
Men – October 14-17 & Women – November 4-7.
HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT POSTPONED
Father
Thomas could not reserve an appropriate place for the second high school
retreat. He will schedule it at another time. Tonight (Sunday), high
school students are welcome to stop in for some pizza and super bowl watching.
Junior high folks are welcome as well.
GALA UPDATE
Congratulations
to our Gala raffle winners! The ipod Touch went to St. Mary 4th grader Ben
Smallwood. The $5,000 tuition scholarship went to the family of 7th grader Ben
Hill. Congratulations to both Bens -- we are thrilled for you and your
families. Thank you to all who participated in our raffles.
STATIONS of the CROSS will be held each
Fri. at 7:00 p.m. at the following locations throughout the Lenten season.
At
Corpus Christi: Feb. 19th and Mar. 12th
At St. Mary: Feb. 26th and Mar.
19th
At St. Ladislas: Mar. 5th and
Mar. 26th
Confession will be offered in addition to
the stations.