(updated 2/22/2012)
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Upcoming Events and News
I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
Luke 2: 10c
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.
What's New In The Parish
Baptisms
Baptisms will be celebrated on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the Month at 12:45 PM. To schedule a baptism please call Carolyn Shoaf at the Parish Office, 742-8336). Classes will alternate each month between St. Mary’s & St. Lawrence. Baptism classes are required for parents prior to Baptism. Next Baptism class: Tuesday, February 21st at 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence.
St. Mary Preschool Registration
Registration is now taking place for St. Mary Cathedral Preschool 2012 -2013 school year...WOW! Classes offered are:
♦ 3 Year Old Morning (8:45-11:15 a.m. T/TH)
♦ 3 Year Old Afternoon (12:15-2:45 T/TH)
♦ Pre-K or 4/5 Morning (8:45-11:15 a.m. M/W/F)
♦ Pre-K or 4/5 Afternoon (12:15-2:45 p.m. M/W/F)
♦ We also offer NEST (not enough school time) for children enrolled in the Pre-K morning class which runs (11:15-2:45, M/W/F, 12 spots available only). Children must be the appropriate age by August 1st. Before and After School Care is also available. For more information, call Karen Thompson at the St. Mary School office at 742-6302. Classes fill up quick...sign up soon!!
Benefitting Our St. Mary Haiti Mission and Featuring The Purdue University Glee Club
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Location: St. Mary Cathedral Dinner Begins: 6:00 p.m. in Bishops Memorial Hall
The Concert Begins: 7:30 p.m. in the Cathedral
Price: $25.00 person for dinner and concert/$15.00 concert only
Reservations will be accepted for dinner and the concert by sending information and payment to: St. Mary Haiti Fund, 1212 South St., Lafayette, IN 47901 Questions contact Helen Hession at 765-477-6004 or h.hession@comcast.net Reserved seating for concert only will be available if received by Feb. 15th., 2012. Non-reserved seating for concert only will also be available at the door.
Pre-Cana Team Call-Out!
Pre-Cana is held twice a year at St. Mary’s. The next Pre-Cana workshop will be held on Saturday, March 3rd in Bishops Memorial Hall. We are looking for enthusiastic couples who are willing to help prepare engaged couples for their Christ-centered marriage together. This ministry is a wonderful opportunity for couples to share their faith and life experiences with the intention of giving our engaged couples the tools to live out their sacramental responsibilities in marriage. Each Pre-Cana couple gives a short reflection (approx. 10 minutes) on topics such as: A Decision to Love, Communication, Finances, Family of Origin, Spirituality, and Sexuality. Married couples interested in helping with this ministry should contact Tom and Maggie Yarnall at 423-4609 or Steve and Karen Thompson at 477-9755. (Childcare can be provided with advance notice).
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 in 2011 are
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TBA
All lunches are short (set up is at 11:30 am and clean up finished by 2 pm). 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@hughes.net.
Would You Like To Purchase A Key?
The music department at St. Mary’s has been given a unique opportunity to purchase the piano that was brought in for the installation of our new Bishop. We feel like this is an excellent opportunity to gift the parish with a beautiful and exquisite new instrument. Please take the time to view the piano in our worship space for two more weekends and consider buying one of 88 keys at $100 per key. Families may consider going together to purchase a key. Please contact Kelly Jacobs, Teesa Eckman or Mark Buche for more information or to purchase a key.
Haiti Website
The Haiti Committee is pleased to announce the official launching of its new website which can be found at either www.saintmaryhaiti.com or www.stmaryhaiti.com. There are many stories and photos from past trips to Pendus, projects completed as well as still under way in Pendus, maps, photos and bios of our “Friends in Haiti” and other general information about Haiti and the Pendus community. Information from the most recent trip is not yet included but will be shortly. We encourage you to visit the website and let us know what you think! Comments can be sent to jjnewell@aol.com.
Mass Intentions
Remember a loved one by having a Mass offered for them. Currently we are scheduling Mass intentions for 2009. If you would like to schedule a Mass, please visit Mary Ann in the Parish Office. Mass stipend: $10.00. We will try to honor special dates such as anniversaries or birthdays. We would appreciate Mass intentions.
Volunteers are needed to carry up the gifts. If you are interested in participating in this special privilege, please notify the ushers when you enter church.
We also need Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, & Servers to help with the 6:30 PM Sunday Mass. Please call the Parish Office (742-4440) 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.
Make Your Weekly Gift to St. Mary’s Automatically
Your gift may be made 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. Simply complete the ACH Enrollment form available in the literature rack in the gathering space or download it here and return it to the office or in the weekly offering. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Tom Reed at 742-4141 or tom@reedcpa.com.
Lost and Found
If you are missing any items please check the lost and found box in the Gathering Space. Items left for long periods of time will be donated to Goodwill.
The Parish Library is located in the Bishop Gallagher Room and is open from
8am to noon every Sunday. Come browse and borrow from
our collection of over 700 books,
videos, and books-on-tape. We also have a computerized catalog for locating
books and links to online resources about the Catholic faith. You can donate
materials to the library by clicking on our Wish List button.
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!
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.
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.
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 All 7th – 12th Grade Girls!
If you are a girl in the 7th through 12th grade and would like to join the Servants of the Holy Table by serving regularly at our weekly Masses please call Marla or Alaina Milazzo at 765-589-3159.
YoungLife
YoungLife for Catholic High School students in Lafayette! Doesn’t matter where you go to high school! If you’re in grades 9 – 12, if you’re Catholic and if you’re needing to find the joy in your faith, you should check out YoungLife! We meet on Monday nights from 8:00 – 9:15 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Hospital Nursing School Auditorium and most every kid says YL wasn’t what they expected! E-mail Ruby Behringer for more info rbehring@purdue.edu or 765-426-6867.
