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MONDAYS will serve
as Fr. Balinda’s day off and there will be no daily
Mass celebrated with the exception of public
holidays and days of obligation.
OUR LADIES
SOCIETY OF ST. MARY’S will meet
this Thursday, September 10, 7 PM in the church
basement. All ladies of the parish are
welcome!
WINTER
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE will go
into effect this weekend, September 12-13,
2009. Weekend Mass Schedule will be as
follows: Saturday – 4:30 PM; Sunday – 7:30 and
11:00 AM.
SPECIAL
COLLECTION this
weekend, September 12-13, for the Catholic
University of America.
ANNUAL DUES
FOR OUR LADIES SOCIETY OF ST. MARY’S are now
being collected. Annual dues are $5.00 and
envelopes for remittance of dues may be found in
the pews. All females of the parish, 18 years
of age and up, are eligible for membership in the
society.
ST. MARY’S
GARDEN MINISTRY: From now
and running through the end of the harvest season,
a table will be available at the main entrance of
the church for fresh produce to be brought in from
parishioner’s gardens. You may take some
produce, leave some produce, or trade some produce.
SHARING OUR
FAITH: Fr.
Tad invites all who would be interested to “Sharing
Our Faith”, a series that focuses on any and all
aspects of our Catholic faith that parishioners
would be most curious about and interested in
sharing in an informal faith group. This can
take the form of question and answer, scripture
study, spiritual reading, or any other genre that
would be helpful in learning more about our
faith. All are welcome to join Fr. Tad this
Tuesday, September 15, immediately following the
8:30 AM daily Mass. The group will meet on
Father’s screened porch weather permitting.
REMINDER:
WEEKLY CHOIR REHEARSALS HAVE BEGUN but it’s
still not too late to join! There are two
separate but identical choir rehearsals offered
weekly this fall. Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM
and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM both at the
church. New members as well as returning
members are welcome at either time. You may
choose to sing for regular weekend liturgy, special
seasons such as Advent/Christmas, Lent/Holy
Week/Easter, holydays, funerals or all.
Questions, please call Beth Pare, music director,
at 842-4321.
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS----ECUMENICAL MONTHLY DINNERS to be held
on the 30th of each month.
Sponsored by the parish council, the next dinner
will be held Wednesday, September 30, in the church
basement at 6PM. This is a free dinner open
to all parishioners and all in the community.
All are welcome!
PRAYER LINE
REQUESTS: If you or
someone you know is in need of prayer, please
contact Jean Rakich at 842-2725 with your requests.
BLUE ARMY
OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA ADULT CELL HOLY HOUR: All parishioners
are invited to join this special prayer group on
Mondays of each week, a cell holy hour which will
include special prayers, recitation of the rosary
and spiritual conversation. For information
on the weekly cell “holy hour” or on how to get a
cell holy hour started, please contact Gwen Noel at
842-3587.
WEEKLY
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Subs are
needed for the weekly Thursday adoration in the
event scheduled “praye-ers” cannot be there.
If you are willing to occasionally sub for someone,
please see the sign-up sheet at any of the three
church entrances or contact Margaret Hurford at
(574) 542-2422.
OUR LADY OF
GRACE TRAVELING MADONNA: Just a
reminder that the traveling Madonna, Our Lady of
Grace, is available to anyone who would like to
have her in your home to continue the practice of
recitation of the rosary for our parish and its
members. The sign up sheet is available for
the month of September at the main entrance
bulletin board and the Madonna is in her travel
case also located at the main entrance of the
church underneath the literature table.
Please sign your name and phone number beside the
date(s) you will be reserving, and return Our Lady
by the date reserved for the next parishioner.
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY IN DAYCARE: The position
of substitute daycare provider is needed at the St.
Mary’s Childcare for this school year.
The substitute position requires the availability
to work any shift during the normal business hours
Monday through Friday on an “on call, as needed”
basis. All applicants must undergo also a
background check/screening as part of the
application process. Interested applicants
should contact Shannon Shepherd at the daycare
ministry at 842-3488.
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS men’s
group will meet Thursday, September 17, 7:00 PM in
the rectory basement.
A DAY OF
PRAYER FOR WOMEN: The
Diocesan Office of Spiritual Development and
Evangelization is hosting a women’s day of prayer,
September 19, 2009, entitled, A Day of Prayer
for Women. Presenters will be Sr.
Anne D’Arcy, CSJ, Associate Director of the Office
of Worship and Spiritual Life, Boston, and Bishop
John M. D’Arcy. The day will include
reflections by Sr. Anne and Bishop D’Arcy, prayer
experiences of all kinds, exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament, opportunity for reconciliation, and Mass
(fulfills Sunday obligation). The day begins at
8:30 AM and ends with the 4:00 PM Mass, St. Joseph
parish, Lagrange, Indiana. Sponsored by the
Diocese of Ft. Wayne-So. Bend. Questions call
Mary (260) 399-1447 or Jennifer at (260)
399-1438. Registration forms are also
available on the diocesan website: http://www.diocesefwsb.org/OSD.
Only 200 seats available, so register early.
MARRIED
COUPLES: Give your
marriage a well deserved vacation. Plan to go
on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend and come
back with a marriage that is refreshed and full of
energy! The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekends are September 25-27, 2009 in So. Bend and
November 13-15, 2009 in Ft. wayne. Dates fill
fast, so register early. For more information
call Greg and Norma Germann at (574) 287-6432 or
visit our website at www.wwme~ni.org
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ST.
ADALBERT PARISH “ALL- YOU- CAN-EAT” FISH FRY AND
SALAD BAR will be
held on Friday, September 25, 3:30 – 7:00 pm in the
Heritage Center. Adults and carry-outs: $8.00
per person, Children (5-12): $3.00; Children under
5 – FREE. St. Adalbert parish is located at
2505 W. Grace St., South Bend, Indiana
46619 Phone (574) 288-5708.
PILGRIMAGE
TO ROME: Fr.
Glenn Kohrman will be leading a ten day pilgrimage
to Rome October 9-19, 2009. We will attend
the canonization of Fr. Damien, the Leper Priest,
and also Jeanne Lugan, the foundress of the Little
Sisters of the Poor. Brochures are available
at the entrances of the church or call (800)
713-9800 for more information. The base cost
is $2599.
SERVANTS
NEEDED FOR THE “HANDS THAT SERVE” SHARATHON. Celebrate
our Catholic Community during three days of the
“funnest” fundraising in all of Catholic
radio! The 2009 FALL SHARATHON is set
for October 21, 22, 23 and we invite YOU to
volunteer! Can you answer the phone? Bring in
food or beverages? Make computer
entries? Greet? Make coffee? Run
messages? Pray for us? (Would you claim
one hour of the 36 hours of prayer coverage we
need?) Just call the station at 436-1450 and
get on board for fun, fellowship and faith building
service at Redeemer Radio, Catholic Radio AM 1450,
WLYV, Ft. Wayne.
EARTHWORKS
FALL PROGRAM SCHEDULE: On
Sunday, September 27, 2009, Earthworks is having a
wine and cheese tasting benefit. From 4-7 PM,
you can taste wines and microbeers from around the
world, and sample cheese presented by the cheese
maker at Sprout Creek Farm, New York, This
event will benefit Earthworks many programs for
children. Please join us for this lovely
afternoon event. Tickets: $15,00 per person,
$25.00 per couple. Call (574) 935-4164 to
order tickets. You can also order tickets for
this event on our website: www.earthworksonline.org
. Other fall programs will include: Tuesday,
October 1, 6 PM – Basic Breadmaking; This is a
hands on class for those who have never baked bread
before. Tuition: $10.00. Tuesday,
October 8, 6 PM – Advanced Breadmaking. This
class is for those who want to learn more about
ingredients and alternate baking styles.
Tuition: $10.00 Saturday, October 17, 9 AM to
3 PM – Fall Saturday Program for Children ages 6-10
years. Hiking, animal care, fall cooking,
seasonal art activities. Tuition: $20.00 per
child. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-22, 10:00
AM-5:00 PM Whole-House Christmas Sale (check our
website for more information); Saturday, December
5, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Christmas Program for
Children – a holiday program for children ages
6-10. Tracking animals in the snow (weather
permitting), making Christmas cookies and
decorations, etc. Tuition: $20 per child.
STATEMENT
FROM THE DIOCESE OF FT. WAYNE-SO. BEND REGARDING
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PEOPLE: It remains
important for our Church to protect children and
young persons from the evils of abuse. To
abuse a child is a sin. The Diocese of Ft.
Wayne-So. Bend remains committed tom upholding and
following those guidelines, policies and procedures
that were implemented for the Protection of
Children and Young People. These can be
reviewed on the Diocese’s website: www.diocesefwsb.org
. If you have reason to believe that a child
may be a victim of child abuse or neglect, Indiana
law requires that you report this to civil
authorities. If you or someone you know was
abused as a child or young person by an adult, you
are encouraged to notify appropriate civil
authorities of that abuse. In addition, if
the alleged abuser is or was a priest or deacon of
the Catholic Church, you are encouraged to contact
Fr. Robert Schulte, Vicar General of the Diocese of
Ft. Wayne-So. Bend, at P.O. Box 390, Ft. Wayne, IN,
46801, or at (260) 422-4611. The Diocese is
committed to helping prevent the abuse or neglect
of children and young people and to assist those
who claim to have suffered harm as a result of such
abuse.
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