(updated weekly)
RELATED LINKS
Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana
Upcoming Events and News
I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
Luke 2: 10c
|
● Mark Your Calendar ● What's New In The Parish ● Youth News ● |
Please Note: For complete information on ALL parish events, news, and activities, please see the parish bulletin. You can obtain a bulletin
after every Mass service or by clicking on the Bulletins button in the top navigation of this site.
Rev. Msgr. Fred E. Potthoff 90th
Birthday Party and Reception
Save the date. The 90th Birthday Party and Reception for Rev. Msgr. Fred E. Potthoff will be on August 24, 2008 in the Bishop's Memorial Hall.
-
3:00 PM – Evening Prayer in the Cathedral
-
3:15 PM – Open House Fun, Food & Fellowship
-
4:00 PM – Program in Bishops Memorial Hall
No RSVP needed—just come!
Ice Cream Social
Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:00 – 2:30 PM in the Bishop's Memorial Hall. Everyone is welcome! Come join the fellowship! Delicious flavors from the Igloo Frozen Custard will be provided.
St. Mary School Open House
St. Mary’s School will have an Open House for students enrolled for the 2008-2009 school year on Sunday, August 10th from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Students may bring in their school supplies and meet their teachers. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 13th. If you are unable to attend the Open House, please bring your school supplies on the first day of school.
Catholic House Build 2008
The Catholic House Build will begin with the Ground Breaking on September 6th and end with the House Blessing on October 24th. Volunteers are needed to assist with various aspects of the Build. Please contact Art Taylor, 474-2116, Jeff Newell, 474-5758 or Louanne Holladay, 474-8053 if you would like to give us a hand.
On Saturday, August 16th, 2008, the St Mary Haiti Mission will be having a Rummage Sale in the lower parking lot here at St Mary on Columbia Street. If you have any large items of furniture, appliances, bikes that you would like to donate now while you are spring and summer cleaning, please contact Helen Hession at h.hession@comcast.net or 765-477-6004. These items must be in good working, clean condition. Between now and the 1st of August we will only be taking in large items that need stored. Please remember if the item is in working condition, but slightly used and someone you know might use it, we would be happy to get the item(s). Thank you for your help.
St. Mary Community Lunch to the Needy
Please consider making or providing a chicken casserole, salad, bread, or dessert to help us feed about 100 needy people a nourishing lunch.
Future dates St. Mary will be serving this year are
-
September 14
-
November 9
All lunches are short (set up is at 11:30 and clean up finished by 2). Our clients are very appreciative. Serving Lafayette’s hungry is a wonderful experience for families. Please contact Deb Parent by phone (743-5871) or email: dparent@netlink-tech.com.
You have asked…and we have listened…
Beginning Sunday, February 24th, we will add a 6:30 PM evening Mass every Sunday. We will need Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, & Servers. Please call Joe Dano in the Parish Office (742-4440 ext. 229) if you would like to join one of these ministries or if you currently serve in any of these ministries and are willing to be placed into a rotation for our new Mass.
What's New In The Parish
Coffee and
Doughnut Help Needed
The Coffee and Doughnut Ministry, serving wonderful holey Mary Lou Doughnuts and Big Apple Bagels, after the 9 AM Mass is in need of a couple or family to assist every other month. Duties include picking up the orange juice, milk, cream cheese, and the bagels from Big Apple bagels from the South 9th St. location on Sunday mornings. Your stewardship to this ministry is important. Please consider helping. Call Jenny and Allen Banning at 477-5905 if this is something that you can do for this ministry.
Summer Schedule for the Inquiry and RCIA Meetings
The RCIA and Inquiry meetings will be held every other week for the months of June and August. There will be no meetings held for the month of July. If you should have any questions, please call Jane & Jerry Martin at 742-6601 (for the Inquiry schedule) or Paula Iunghuhn at 563-3954 (for the RCIA schedule).
Summer Office Hours
Beginning May 27th the parish office will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Online SCRIP
Payment Now Available
Do you order SCRIP online or would you like to? You can now pay for your order at www.shopwithscrip.com using Great Lakes SCRIP Center’s new PrestoPay. You simply enter your checking account information one time in a secure environment. After the account is verified, you can choose to have your scrip payments electronically deducted from your checking account when you order. This is not a credit-card based system…it is simply an added convenience that eliminates the hassle of writing and delivering your check for your online order!
Music Teacher Needed
St. Mary Cathedral School is looking for a part-time (14 hours per week) music teacher for grades K-3 during the 2008-2009 school year. If you are interested in the position, please submit a resume and references to:
Fr. Dan Gartland, Pastor
St. Mary Cathedral School
1200 South Street
Lafayette, IN 47901
Volunteers Needed for New 6:30 PM Sunday Mass
We need Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, & Servers to help with the new 6:00 PM Sunday Mass. Please call Joe Dano in the Parish Office (742-4440 ext. 229) if you would like to join one of these ministries or if you currently serve in any of these ministries and are willing to be placed into a rotation for our new Mass.
Are You Interested In Selling Scrip After Mass?
We are looking for volunteers. Please let us know if you can help. Questions/Suggestions??? Dawn Hart dhartcpa@msn.com ph: 449-8907 or Stephanie Shurman rsshurman@tds.net ph: 807-6316.
Registration Is Now Taking Place For St. Mary’s 2008-2009 Pre-School Program
Classes offered are: 3 year old morning (9:00 – 11:15 a.m.), 3 year old afternoon (12:15 – 2:30 p.m.), 4 year old morning (9:00 – 11:15 a.m.) and 4 year old afternoon (12:15 – 2:30). Children must be the appropriate age by August 1st. For further information call the school office at 742-6302. Classes fill--sign up soon!
A study, commissioned by the Knights of Columbus, revealed that 75% of Catholic young people who had seriously considered religious life felt they were never encouraged to pursue that goal. Your encouragement may be all that’s needed.
A misconception among some Catholics is that the priest has an ideal job; he works one day each week, Sunday. They forget the other six days a week, where the priest works long and hard behind the scenes—visiting the ill, counseling troubled families, helping bury our loved ones, visiting school classes, etc. Often the job is exhausting and thankless, but always of vital importance.
The loving environment of a family draws forth an individual’s greatest talents and gifts. We’ve come to realize that creating an atmosphere in which children can hear the Lord’s call is one of the most significant responsibilities resting on our shoulders as parents. Parents, grandparents – do you encourage your children to develop their talents and gifts? Do you encourage them to think of Church ministry as a possible life choice?
Interested in supporting vocations? Contact Barbara at 474-9374.
Advertise Your Business in our Sunday Bulletin!
Your support will benefit St. Mary Parish and the Lafayette Catholic Schools. Contact Art Blackburn our bulletin representative at the parish office, 742-4440 ext. 228. Tell them you saw this on the website.
Rosary Before Masses
The rosary will be prayed every Sunday for the intention that our parishioners be good stewards of the many gifts that God has given to us and allowed us to have. The rosary will be said before the 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Masses every Sunday. The rosary will begin twenty five minutes before Mass begins at 7:05 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. A designated leader will be assigned to lead the rosary and that person will have a portable microphone so that everyone can hear the leader.
Funeral Holy Cards will be memorialized in the Memorial Card Display Case so that our parishioners will be able to pray for our loved ones. If you have an immediate family member such as a grandparent, mother, father, child, sister, brother, brother-in-law who has passed away within the past year, please call Mary Shelton at 474-2559 or email: tootsshelton@webtv.net.
Remember a Loved One
Remember a loved one or recognize your family with a brick in the Diocesan Memorial Plaza. Forms are available in the literature rack or call the parish office at 742-4440.
Make Your Weekly Gift to St. Mary’s Automatically
You now can make your weekly offering using an automatic draw from your checking account. For many years parishioners have asked for this convenient option and it is now up and running. Simply complete the ACH Enrollment Form available in the parish office, on the welcome table, the side vestibule, or download it here, and return it to the office or in the weekly offering. Your gift may be for any frequency: weekly, monthly or quarterly. Draws are made on the Monday after the applicable Sunday including the first Sunday of the month or quarter. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Tom Reed at 742-4141 or tom@reedcpa.com.
Bulletin News
If you have a special anniversary that you would like to place in the bulletin to share with the parish, please call Mandy in the parish office, 742-4440 ext. 226 or email her.
Please note: The bulletin deadline is always due by the Friday prior to the week (8 days before) you wish to have your announcement in the bulletin because our bulletin deadline to the printer is Tuesday. Thank you for your help.
Youth News
Attention St. Mary’s Youth Grades 5-12
There will be a Call-Out for any students going into the 5th grade or higher who have a desire to serve at St. Mary Cathedral. This will be an informational meeting to discuss the responsibilities of serving and set up further training times. If you are interested please plan to attend one of two meetings. The meetings will take place on Tuesday, July 29th at 7:00 PM or Saturday, August 2nd at 11:00 AM, both will be held in the Bishop Higi Room. If you are UNABLE to attend a callout, please call and leave your name on Mrs. Mary Farrell’s voice mail @ 742-6302 voice mail #404.
