Saint Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church

Portsmouth, Ohio

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Pentecost

May 11th, 2008

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May 12 – May 18

                                   

Mon.        12:00 pm            Deceased Members of the

                                                Chas. Walter Family

 

Tues         12:00 pm            Ebby Frantz

 

Wed          12:00 pm            Betty Jane Hufferd/James & Susan Todd

                               

Thur         12:00 pm            Communion        

 

Fri               5:30 pm             J.D. Schaefer/Mark & Dottie Fleming

 

Sat             5:45 pm              Marquerite Malone/Kathleen Malone

                                               

Sun              9:00 am            Living & Deceased Members Of the Parish

                 11:30 am            Eunice & Charles Reitz/Phyllis VanQuill

 

Confession:  Saturday, 4:30-5 PM or by appointment.

Wedding: Couple must see priest 4 months in advance.

Baptism: Call Pastor (353-3858) for appointment.                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Today’s Readings:  

      To receive the Spirit is to share in the Spirit. We Christians take pride in the fact that we are temples of the Holy Spirit. We glory in the fact that we are, thereby, a privileged dwelling place for the Spirit. Unfortunately, we are also tempted to see this privilege as a personal monopoly. We may curtail our gifts and talents, namely, manifestations of the Spirit, to cater to our own personal needs. It is indeed difficult to accept the view that to receive the Spirit is to share the Spirit.

      Luke, the author of Acts, understands Pentecost as the start of the Church’s universal mission, which has the Spirit as its driving force. The Spirit is that power which utterly destroys all those walls that keep people apart.

      Pentecost was never intended to be an isolated experience in the history of the Christian community.

      Today’s biblical authors challenge us to confront the divisions that continue to exist in our family, our government, and our Church. We are asked to heal the ostracism of members of our family. We are urged to denounce our government’s insufficient care of the poor. We are called upon to protest our Church’s misuse of power. Luke, Paul, and John are clearly in agreement: to receive the Spirit is to share the Spirit.

     

 

Mother’s Day

Loving God, we thank you for giving us Mom and for the many ways she shows us your love. On this, her special day, we ask you to bless her with your joy and peace. As she cares for all of us, help her to find strength for the many challenges she faces. Help us to show our gratitude for all she does, and especially for who she is. Amen

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Our Sympathy to the families of Randall (Randy) Henderson and Jim Atkinson, who died recently. Please pray for them and all of our departed friends and relatives.

 

Congratulations to Matthew Rickey and Lisa Marie Pasquinelli, who were married at St. Mary’s last weekend. May they enjoy many happy years together.

 

NEXT WEEKEND: CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION COLLECTION. Your generosity will keep daily Catholic TV and radio programs available to all.

 

PRE-CANA CLASSES will be held May 9-10th, 7:30 PM on Friday and 9 AM-Noon on Saturday at the Church office building. Pre-Cana is a requirement of the Diocese for anyone who wishes to be married in the Catholic Church. If you are planning marriage in the next year or so, please call Deacon George Horsley, 353-7447, to register for this program

 

SCIOTO CO. MEMORIAL DAY ASSOCIATION is asking again this year for volunteers to help flag veterans’ graves in Greenlawn Cemetery for Memorial Day

on Saturday, May 24 or Sunday, May 25th at 9 AM each morning. If you can help, please call the office, 354-4551, and let me know and I will contact them. Your unselfish participation last year was a great help to completing this daunting task.

 

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Ruth Emnett, Mary Grooms, Christi Layne, Dolores Spencer, Terry & Mary Hill, Ferne Belcher, Ruth Murnahan, Juanita Cooper,  Michael Bauman, Jean Barker, Etta Ladd, Walt Reutzel, Joyce Holland, Mary Whitt, Richard Bendinelli, John Adams, Ann Miller, Beth Ann Queen, Benita Canter, and please pray for those serving in our military.

 

DISCIPLESHIP  REPORT

May 4

Regular Collection.................................. $6,917.00

Maintenance.............................................. $157.00

Thank you for your generosity to St. Mary Parish.

 

From the Pastor’s Desk

Alarm!  The church building now has an alarm system installed. It will be open as usual from 9 AM to 5 PM daily…longer on Fridays and Saturdays (for Mass). If you need to be in the church before or after this time, NOTIFY THE OFFICE PRIOR TO YOUR VISIT!  A big THANK YOU to Mr. Bill Kern for the phone line for the system.

Another BIG thanks    Dr. Dan and Nelia Martelino have painted the rectory kitchen! An excellent job. Last time it was done was by Fr. Jack Maynard…that’s been a while and was much needed.

 

CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION:  Sunday, May 25, beginning at 3 PM at St. Mary’s and procession to Holy Redeemer. Recitation of the rosary will take place around 3:30 PM. We will need people to leave a vehicle at Holy Redeemer to help shuttle those who have cars at St. Mary’s back again. If you can’t process with us, come to the opening, and then drive to Holy Redeemer for the closing. Pray the rosary on the way and while you wait for us to catch up!

 

Vacation Bible School

JULY 16-19: Come and learn more about the American Saints and the virtues of faith, hope and charity. The program begins at 7 PM each night, and will run until 8:15 PM. Cost is $5 per child. Volunteers will be needed for games, music, snacks, and story-telling. Please call Dave at 355-1830 to register your child or to volunteer.

 

BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL Our parish family has been asked to raise $33,493.38. So far pledged to date, $28,584.68. GOOD NEWS!!

 

HIKE FOR HOSPICE COMING UP SOON – May 17. If interested, call Dave to walk or donate to this worthy cause!

 

NOTE:

We need pictures of all our high school and college graduates submitted to the office by May 21st. We feel it is important to recognize the achievements of our students. Please include name of school as well.

 

MARY’S KNIGHTS!! We know that Christopher Columbus had a fervent devotion to Our Blessed Mother Mary, as he named his principal sailing ship the “Santa Maria”!! So, all fervent Knights of Columbus would do well to keep this fervor of the man who inspired our organization alive, by attending our K of C meeting during this month dedicated to Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary!! The council meeting for this month of May will be this Monday, May 12th at 7 PM, at 1518 Gallia St. Call Grand Knight, Robert Storey, at 353-2547 if you have a question.

 

N.D.H.S. sponsoring a blood drive on May 12 from 9 AM – 3 PM in honor of Christi Layne. Walk-ins welcome or call 353-0719 for an appointment.

 

PORTSMOUTH WOMEN TENNIS LEAGUE looking for new members: League starts June 11 and runs for 8 weeks. Meets at Mound Park at 8 AM on Wednesday. Ages 16 and above. Any level. $15.00 dues. A lot of fun and good exercise. Contact Mary Banalagay, 353-8179, if interested.

 

FOOD PANTRY served 413 people during the month of April.

 

WE ARE MISSING A FEW OF OUR NICE CAFETERIA TABLES! DID SOMEONE BORROW THEM AND FORGET TO RETURN THEM??

Ministries Schedule

Saturday, May 17 – 5:45 pm

 

 Reader I            Laetitia Spiro

 Reader II          Sue Welty

 Host:                  Julia Smith

 Cup 1                 Debbie Lindner

 Cup 2                 Kay Haaf

 Cup 3                 Deacon Chris

 Cup 4                 Dave Ferrell

 Servers               Gerald Martin

                             Courtney York

                             Ryan Lewis

Greeters              Donna Kayser

                             Abby Castle

                                            

Sunday, May 18 – 9:00 am

 

 Reader I            Mima Vita

 Reader II          Don Liles

 Host                   Mary Hill

 Cup 1                 Mary Banalagay

 Cup 2                 Janet Welty

 Cup 3                 Paul VanHoose

 Cup 4                 Mary Whitt

 Servers               John Stuart

                             Jeff Emnett

                             Joey Emnett

 Greeters             Diana & Michael

                             Malone/Ann Bruch

 

Sunday, May 18– 11:30 am

 

 Reader I            Gloria Horsley

 Reader II          Michael Mohr

 Host:                  Richard Dilts

 Cup 1                 Kim Ward

 Cup 2                 Ann Cantrell

 Cup 3                 Deacon George

Cup 4                  David Stump

 Servers               Ian Storey

                             Hannah Storey

                             Blake Glockner

Greeters              Laura, Jeanne &

                             Brian Estep

 Counters:          Janet Welty

                             Jack Sheets

 Cleaning:          Betty Martin

                             Estalene Petrey

 

 

This week’s Sponsor

Compliments of

Dr. Tsuyoshi Inoshita

916 11th Street

353-4884