Saint Mary of the
Angels
Catholic Church
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday August 28, 2011
Religious Education News:
The religious
education program will kick off Saturday,
September 10th from 12pm-4pm with an outdoor social and registration for
the upcoming school year at the parish house. We will be selling hamburgers,
hot dogs, drinks and other goodies to help fund our program. There will also be games and activities for
the children. Registration is $45 for one child, $55.00 for two and $60.00 for
three or more.
We will also be
registering children TODAY and on Sunday, September 18th.
Classes will begin on Sunday, September 25th at 10:30am.
Catechists (Religious Education Teachers)
needed:
Any parishioner
18 years or older who would like to be a catechist/teacher for the religious
education program is welcome to sign up. The more the merrier. If you do
not have experience it is okay, we will provide the formation (training) you
need. Please contact Shauna Townsend: ash325nme519@aol.com
or Luzdary Pelaez: luzdarysma@gmail.com
or call them at the parish house at
617-445-1524.
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Young Adult Group (YAG) ALL-PARISH BBQ TODAY:
The Young Adult Group (YAG) invites all parishioners and their families to a cookout/potluck at the parish house TODAY at 1:30pm. Join the group for a delicious lunch and meet other adult parishioners and their families.
This will also be Jen Roy’s last Sunday on staff, so come to celebrate.
Parish Calendar-September
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Sun |
Mon
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Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
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28
Rel. Ed.
Registration All
Parish YAG-BBQ-1:30pm |
29 |
30
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31
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1 |
2 |
3 Parish
House & Church Cleaning-9am |
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4 |
5 Labor
Day |
6
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7 |
8 |
9 |
10 Parish House & Church Cleaning-9am Religious
Education Kick-Off Day 12pm-4pm |
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11 All
Parish Family Day at OLOL- 10am-4pm |
12 |
13
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14 |
15 |
16 |
17 Parish
House & Church Cleaning-9am
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Looking for an additional
female candidate to live at Parish House: We are looking for a second
female resident to live in the parish house and are interested in hearing from
you about potential candidates. Catherine will remain in her current position
and, per safety concerns expressed by the Archdiocese,
the Parish House will have an additional resident. The resident will have her
own bedroom and will share a bathroom with Catherine. Rent and utilities are FREE in exchange for approximately 13 hrs. of in-kind work a week. We are identifying female
candidates who can agree to the occupancy conditions that would include a few
specific responsibilities, relationship to parish activities, and interactions
with staff. Please email Catherine Kirwan-Avila at: kirwanavila@yahoo.com or call her at
413-244-8962 if you have any possible contacts who might be interested in
living in the Parish House and in becoming a part of the parish community. We
hope to find the right candidate as soon as possible.
All Parish Family Day and Raffle: Our Lady of Lourdes is having a Family Day and Raffle
on September 11 from 10am-4pm.
Parishioners from OLOL will sell raffle tickets at St Mary’s after the 9:00 and
11:00 masses. Prizes are: first prize $500, 2nd prize TV, 3rd prize
IPod. Tickets cost $2 for 1 and 5 for $3. The Family Day will have
lots of fun events, such as moonwalk, face painting, hula hoop, music, food,
etc. See the flyer on the bulletin board for details. More flyers
will be available when OLOL parishioners come. The Family Day is a great
way for St Mary’s, OLOL and
SMA parishioner, Donna Stiglmeier: will be joining
Maryknoll Lay Missioners to do economic development
work in
St. Mary's will be on Sunday, September 18th. Also, Melissa Witcher,
a past SMA parishioner, is currently in
Planning
for the fall: If you are doing some cleaning this summer, save your
household items, books, plants or plant cuttings for the SMA fall bazaar.
Will we also take any toys, games, etc. No clothing please except for kids
clothing. If you are interested in
helping, please see Karen Rokosz or email her at: k.rokosz@comcast.net
Emergency Cell Phone Number: Fr Alonso Macias and Fr Bill Lohan will have a special emergency cell phone number to be
available in case of any emergency calls. This number is 857-210-5860. Please do not call this number for any other reason
other than an emergency. Thank you for your understanding.
Bikes Not
Bombs: August 30, 8:00 PM-Bicycle Touring: The joys and hows of bicycle
touring (aka bicycle camping), with an emphasis on quick and easy overnight
trips close to home. Bringing your own bike is optional. Come to our retail
Bike Shop location at
MEETING CHRIST IN PRAYER (Living
with Christ) is an eight week guided prayer experience based on the
Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Participants are asked to pray
with suggested Scripture texts daily. The group meets once a week for eight
weeks. This year the Office of Worship and Spiritual Life is offering MEETING
CHRIST IN PRAYER on Wednesday evenings,
September 14, 2011 through November 2, 2011 from 7pm to 8:15pm at The
Pastoral Center,
Regular
Weekly Activities in the Parish House
|
Day |
Activity |
Time |
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Every Tuesday |
Equipo Latino Ignaciano
(ELI) 9am English Mass Choir
Rehearsal |
6:30pm
7:30pm |
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Every Wednesday |
Food Pantry Formacion Cristiana |
5:00pm 6:30pm |
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Every Thursday |
11am Spanish Mass Choir
Rehearsal |
7:00pm |
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Every Saturday |
Parish & Church Volunteer
Cleaning |
9:00am |