St. Mary Catholic Parish –May 15, 2011

THANK YOU! We are at 100% of our goal!

To date we have pledged $58,375.00 this represents 262 pledges.

Our goal was $58,328.00! Thank you to all who have given so generously. To those who have not yet pledged please prayerfully consider doing so for your brothers and sisters in need.

RAFFLE TICKET WINNERS

New winners every week! We have extra tickets available to

purchase or sell, if interested contact the parish office. The

$1,000 winner will be pulled out at the Festival on June 26th

.

Return your raffle ticket stubs and money ASAP to the raffle

ticket box in the hallway, the collection basket, or drop off at

the parish office. Congratulations to the following raffle ticket

winners for Sunday, May 8, 2011:

$25 winners-

Leonardo & Vicki Ortiz

Dan Aten

Mike Croshek

Kurt & Linda Schneider

Terry & Kate Braciszewski

COME ONE – COME ALL

To the Tricia Berger Scholarship

Spaghetti Dinner

On Friday, May 20TH

from 4:30pm – 7:00pm

In the Multi-Use Room *FREE-WILL Donation

We will serve spaghetti, salad, breadsticks, dessert,

& refreshments. Please join us!

THANK-YOU FROM THE MEN’S CLUB St. Mary’s Men’s Club would like to express our

appreciation for the incredible support and help we received

for our Lenten Fish Dinners. New attendance records were

set, as over 2,500 fish lovers enjoyed being served one whale

of a dinner that would make even Jonah proud. The assistance

we received from an army of volunteers is appreciated more

than words can say. From the Altar Society, Confirmation

Students, the Youth Group, the School Auction Team, the

other various organizations, ministries and individuals all

joined as one with the Men’s Club for a simple goal: pull

together as a team to provide a family orientated event that

will reflect the pride and love all of us feel for our incredible

parish. Thank-you again and to fish lovers everywhere rest

assured the secret recipes have again been safely vaulted away

until we kick off next year’s season on February 24th

, 2012!

Congratulations to the First Holy Eucharist Class of 2011

Congratulations and Thank You! I would like to extend special congratulations to our 48 communicants who received the Holy Eucharist this weekend as well as one classmate who received a very special blessing. I am so proud and happy for all of you. May you all receive Christ frequently and join in mission to love each other as he commanded. I would also like to extend a special thank you to all the 1

st

grade and other parents, volunteers, teachers, catechists and young people who devotedly planned and prepared the Communicant dinner evening. Also, a special thanks to our coordinators Kim Chiminski and Heather Menosky as well as our Chef Cathy Phipps. Finally, I would like to thank Deacon Randy and the Rosary Makers for helping to make the event special for our young people. Peace and Blessings, Rebecca

NEW ALTAR OF REPOSE DRAPES

Thank you, Robert & Cathy Phipps for all your time and effort in

creating and donating the beautiful white drapes and stand for the

background of the Altar of Repose on Holy Thursday. These items will

be left at the church for school activities or church use. Your generosity

is greatly appreciated. -St. Mary Worship Team

Curtis Albert

Joseph Arbenowske

Kendall Bonifer

James Boote

Charlie Chambers

Hope Christensen

Grant Clark

Jonah Coffman

Glorianne Croshek

Nicole Darin

Darek DeLano

Drake Donahey

Brianna Eden

Rileigh Garbarz

Sofia Garza-Perez

Maximilian Gonos

Anthony Gonzalez

Aiden Hall

Devon Harlow

Dillon Haynes

Hunter Hendricks

Sydney Hendrix

Jake Janowski

Taylor Justice

Emily Kasprzak

Corrigan Knittle

Jacob Loukotka

Boston Meisner

Sophie Mondro

Kyla Nicholson

Sophia Oakes

Breanna Ostervik

Mikayla Paliwoda

Nathan Picano

Sydney Pietras

Laci Reichling

Joseph Rockett

Rachel Rockett

Rebekah Schneider

Brendan Schultz

Caden Shannon

Jake Stevelinck

Abigail Stodart

Michael Tarske

Cameron Till

Nicholas Walling

Savannah Wing

Kendall Wise

Jay Wroten

St. Mary Catholic Parish –May 15, 2011

ST. MARY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MISSION TRIP UPDATE There are now seven people from our parish traveling to

the Dominican Republic on a mission trip with FUMSIL, the

St. Isador Foundation that services the medical needs of the

people along the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

We will leave on July 30 and return on August 6. As with all

mission trips, it is quite costly, approximately $1,200 per

participant.

Thank you to all who supported us by playing Bingo for

Tupperware last Saturday. Whether you attended the Bingo

party, ordered Tupperware, or made a donation; God will

certainly bless you for your generosity. We would like to

thank Pinckney Pub & Grill for donating the food for our

Tupperware/Bingo fundraiser. Also, Lea Strickfaden, one of

our participants, donated all of the Tupperware that was given

as prizes and used for the raffles. We are grateful to both of

these sponsors for making our fundraiser a success.

We have a few more opportunities for fundraising in our

community. Several restaurants have committed to giving a

portion of their sales: PINCKNEY DINER on MAY 24;

HUNGRY HOWIES IN HAMBURG on MAY 18 & JUNE

15; BENNIGANS IN HOWELL on MAY 16; BUFFALO

WILD WINGS IN HOWELL on MAY 26; PINCKNEY PUB

& GRILL on MAY 31(MEMORIAL DAY). Coupons for

restaurants that require one are printed below. There is a box

on the table outside the church where you can place any and

all receipts from Buffalo Wild Wings. We will get extra credit

for all receipts collected over the next couple months.

Sometime in June there will also be a fundraiser dinner open

to the entire parish. Please watch the bulletin for the upcoming

date.

Please keep us in your prayers!

Mission Trip Participants

Alexis Weaver, Michael Walton, Susan Walton, Lea

Strickfaden, Elizabeth Pepper, Joan Pepper, & Debbie Coffelt

Attention: Adult Men of St Mary Parish Are you saying to yourself, “I want to get involved in this

wonderful parish of ours but I’m not really sure what is right for

me?” Consider the Men’s Club. We meet at 7:30pm, the 3rd

Thursday of each month in the Multi-purpose room. The

purpose of the Men’s Club is to provide assistance and

cooperation with the other organizations within the parish as

well as provide an avenue to generate funds for special needs

within the parish and local community. Our monthly Breakfast

Events have raised thousands of dollars for various causes such

as Christmas Food Baskets, Parish Rectory repairs and School

Auction Team. Our Roast Beef Dinner and Lent Fish Dinners

are some of the most well received and attended events in our

area. Sure it’s work, but the friendships are forever and the

reward for helping those who need our assistance, is well;

priceless. We are very proud of our Stewardship and the service

we provide to our Parish Community. Come check us out this

Thursday, the 19th of May. If you have any questions please

feel free to contact Bob at (810) 623-0300.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Livingston County Catholic Charities (LCCC) is looking for

interested men and women volunteers to help transport older

adults to appointments; offer a friendly visit; respite care for

family members; and volunteering at the Be Our Guest Adult

Day program. If you have time available and like working with

older individuals, then please consider becoming a volunteer at

LCCC. Volunteers are such an invaluable asset & helping older

adults in Livingston County is very rewarding. To volunteer or

if you know anyone that would benefit from these services,

please contact LCCC at (517)545-5944 and ask for Pamela

Bolam or Linda Bauby.

KERUSSO 11 IS COMING! Holy Redeemer Church, Burton, MI is hosting

KERUSSO 11

Along with recording artists:

ADDISON ROAD

21:03

THICKER THAN WATER

Date: Friday, May 20th at 6pm

To Benefit: Love, Inc. of Genesee County

Tickets are $10 general admission until May 16th.

Tickets will be $12 on May 17th.

VIP Tickets are $35 & include special section seating and meet & greet

with the artists before the concert.

Tickets can be purchased at Holy Redeemer Church, Christian Store in

Flint and at www.itickets.com

or by calling 800-965-9324.

No outside food, drinks, or coolers permitted. Bring your lawn chair or

blanket. Seating also available in the football stands.

Rain or shine event!

RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Do you know someone who may be interested in becoming

Catholic? Have you ever invited another to explore the

Catholic Faith?

Please join us for our upcoming meetings:

May 15 Neophyte Mass 11:30am Mass

Church Tour/Stewardship 12:45-1:45pm

May 22 Potluck Picnic 2:00pm

For more details about this process,

please call the office at 734-878-2217, ext.218.

Thank you for supporting St. Mary’s Dominican Republic Mission Trip! Name:_______________________________ Email:_______________________________ ONLY VALID at Howell Location 900 S. Latson Rd., Howell, MI

St. Mary Catholic Parish –May 15, 2011

DOES YOUR GROUP HAVE A

BOXED CHRISTMAS TREE

STORED IN THE GARAGE? Art & Environment – St. Mary’s Worship Team is in the

process of working to make storage in the garage more orderly

and more accessible. There are several boxed Christmas trees

in the garage, none of which are marked for a particular group

or club. If your group has a Christmas tree and would like to

keep it, please call Marion Manners at 734-426-3581 to set a

time to meet at the garage to claim and mark your tree for

storage. Any unclaimed and unmarked tree left after June

15, 2011, will be disposed of.

Report for May 9, 2011

Parishioner Donations -Giving Back To The Lord Weekly Year To Date

07/01/10 –05/09/11

Offertory $ 9,917.81 $ 623,951.04

Operating Budget Reqmnt $ 14,270.00 $ 642,150.00

Variance $ (4,352.19) $ (18,198.96)

Debt Reduction/FaithQuest $ 786.00 $ 75,973.79

Collected

Mortgage Payment Requirement $ 412,665.00

Mortgage Amount Paid $ 147,600.00

Shortfall $ (265,065.00)

Thank you for your generous donations!

We have unique opportunities for you to honor or remember your

loved ones. Altar Flower Arrangements:

There is a sign-up chart in the gathering space - choose the weekend you will provide the arrangement and write your name and names of person/s to be remembered - we would like one arrangement each weekend. We have contracted Country Lane Flowers in Howell to make the arrangements and deliver! Orders must be made by Monday or Tuesday for delivery to the church by Friday. Please call Country Lane Flowers at 517-546-1111 and speak with Libby to place your order. The approximate cost is $45 and up plus $9.95 delivery fee. You may take the flowers home with you after the 11:30am Sunday Mass.

Votive Candle Memorial: We are making available 7-day votive candles that will be lit in your loved one’s honor or for a special intention. The cost of this candle will be $15.00, since it will be burning for a full 7 days. Please give our parish office a call at 734-878-3161 for more details on this unique gift.

Memorial Day Mass will be held at our cemetery on Saturday, May 28th at 9am. If inclement weather - mass will be held in the church at 9am.

Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day because it was a time set aside to honor the nation's Civil War dead by decorating their graves. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former sailors and soldiers. On May 5, 1868, Logan declared in General Order No. 11 that:

The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land. In this observance no form of ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit.

Dear Lord Jesus and Mary, Mother of God, Hold all these brave souls in the palm of your hand,

Comfort them and their families. Send angels of protection, love, and comfort

to all the service men and women still at war, bring them home safely.

We ask all our prayers in Jesus’ name. Amen.

To our newly Confirmed Young People, A warm congratulation to all of you! After months of hard work you are there. Now the work really begins! It is time to embrace your faith as your own. It is no longer the faith of those who have guided you, but yours to really break open and know. I welcome you and challenge you to work to infiltrate your faith into your life no matter where you are. Live it, Love it and enjoy it! You are all truly gifts to our Faith Family. May you feel the Holy Spirit as you are embraced in His Love! Peace and Blessings, Rebecca

St. Mary Catholic Parish –May 15, 2011

Religious Education K-8 05/15 No Class 1st Eucharist Weekend! 05/22 10:15-11:20am Class (K-8) Last Class

Confirmation 05/15 10:15-11:20am Final Reflection-Receive Certificate

Website: http://youth.stmarypinckney.org/

Date: Time: Event: 05/15 7:00pm-8:00pm Adoration “Here I am Lord!” 05/18 7:00pm-9:00pm Youth Group 05/22 7:00pm-8:00pm Adoration “Here I am Lord!” 05/25 7:00pm-9:00pm Youth Group 05/29 7:00pm-8:00pm Adoration “Here I am Lord!” 06/01 6:00pm-7:00pm Leadership Team Meeting 06/01 7:00pm-9:00pm Youth Group If you have any questions please call 734-878-2217 ext. 203

or email rkeiser@stmarypinckney.org

Website: http://youth.stmarypinckney.org/

Date: Time: Event: 05/15 7:00pm-8:00pm Adoration “Here I am Lord!” 05/17 7:00pm-8:30pm Youth Group 05/22 7:00pm-8:00pm Adoration “Here I am Lord!” 05/24 7:00pm-8:30pm Youth Group 05/29 7:00pm-8:00pm Adoration “Here I am Lord!” 05/31 7:00pm-8:30pm Youth Group If you have any questions please call 734-878-2217 ext. 203 or

email rkeiser@stmarypinckney.org

MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER

DAZE AND SUNDAES

DANCE PARTY! JUNE 3rd St. Mary Gym 7:00-10:00 PM

Bring Flip Flops, a Beach Towel and Beach Ball!

All current 5-8th

graders welcome. COST: Free Will

Donation for the St. Louis Center. Chaperones needed

please contact Rebecca 734-878-2217 ext. 203 or

rkeiser@stmarypinckney.org.

SWING INTO SUMMER DANCE

PARTY! JUNE 10th St. Mary Gym 7:00-10:00 PM

All current 8-12th

graders welcome.

COST: Free Will Donation to purchase

supplies for a Teen Mother Choosing Life. Chaperones

needed contact Rebecca at 734-878-2217 ext. 203 or

rkeiser@stmarypinckney.org

CEDAR POINT! JUNE 29, 2011

REGISTER BY JUNE 8, 2011

Or ASAP TO ENSURE A SEAT

St. Mary Youth will be joining up with St.

Joseph’s Youth from Dexter for Diocesan

Days at Cedar Point! Enjoy a comfy ride on

a bus full of young people. Relax on the

way and get ready to conquer THE POINT! NO you don’t have

to come to regular youth nights to join us you just have to be in

High School in the fall or just graduated this year. We are

also looking for Chaperones…Not a mission for the faint

hearted! Due to limited seating you are not registered until your

paperwork is turned in and you pay or make arrangements with

me as to when you will pay. We only have 25 seats to start and

then there will be a waiting list! So register soon! Cost:

$60. Seating is limited contact Rebecca ASAP!

(rkeiser@stmarypinckney.org or 734-878-2217 ext 203).

Class of 2011 COLLEGE OR HIGH SCHOOL

or Parents of a Graduate! Share this wonderful time in your

family’s life with your family in

Christ. Let’s honor these amazing accomplished people and

their family during the Graduation Mass which is 9:00am June

5th

. Please submit the name of the graduate, their school as well

as their goals/interests for the future (college attending, degree

details or anything else to share) to the parish office

(Attention: Rebecca Keiser) or drop it in the collection

basket! There will be a small reception in the school gathering

space after Mass. You and your family are also invited to the

Men’s Club Breakfast for a free will donation. Begin your day

with Mass, enjoy breakfast together and then head to the

graduation ceremony if you are a PCHS graduate. PLEASE

SUBMIT YOUR INFO BY JUNE 1st.

Take the Michigan Adventure Challenge!

Are you a Middle School Student with an adventurous side? Or even just a middle school student now or will be in the fall that wants to go!

We will be traveling to Michigan Adventure on July 11, 2011.

Cost is $30.00 which includes chaperones, some snacks and

water. Fundraising is available. Deadline June 14, 2011.

Parent Meeting will be June 28th

at 7pm in the youth room. Contact Rebecca ASAP! (rkeiser@stmarypinckney.org or

734-878-2217 ext 203).

Religious Education & Sacrament Registration for 2011-2012!

Forms available online! Sign up on Sundays during

RE or in the parish office during business hours.

Deadline for Summer is May 15th

!

Summer Classes Begin June 13th

at 9am!

St. Mary Catholic Parish –May 15, 2011

MASS INTENTIONS- May 15 - 22

Sunday, May 15 – 4th

Sunday of Easter

(World Day of Prayer for Vocations)

9:00am: In Honor of Corene Weiland by Rich Weiland

11:30am: In Honor of David Domke by Tim & Karen Burke

Monday, May 16

9:00am: Communion Service

Tuesday, May 17

9:00am: Communion Service

5:00pm: In Memory of Katie Strauss

By Gary & Mary Jo Nicholas

Wednesday, May 18-St. John I 9:00am: In Memory of William H. Clark

By John Hasking, Sue Pugh & Lisa Phillips

Thursday, May 19

9:00am: In Memory of Lottie Kogowski by Stanley Cach

Friday, May 20-St. Bernardine of Siena

9:00am: In Honor of Olivia Domen

By Grandma & Grandpa Rondeau

Saturday, May 21-St. Christopher Magallanes &

Companions

NO MORNING MASS

5:00pm: In Memory of Bob Bensinger

By Tom & Joanne Czubaj

Sunday, May 22 – 5th

Sunday of Easter

9:00am: For our Parish

11:30am: In Memory of Barbara Gawronski by Burns Family

COMMUNION SERVICE LEADERS May 16: D. Hall, May 17: T. Burke

May 23: J. Wilson, May 24: T. Burke

WEEKLY READINGS May 15 - 21 Sunday: Acts 2:14, 36-41/Ps 23/1 Pt 2:20-25/Jn 10:1-10

Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42/Jn 10:1-10

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87/Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12: 24-13:5/Ps 67/Jn 12:44-50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89/Jn 13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2/Jn 14:1-6

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98/Jn 14:7-14

STEWARDSHIP CORNER 4th Sunday of Easter

Jesus says, “I came that they may know life, and have it to the full.”

Good stewards are grateful for the gift of life and joyfully share their

abundance with others.

OUR PRAYER LIST May God’s healing hand reach out and hold you:

Ann Bohanan, Mary Ann Brown, Edward Donovan, Mary Glynn,

Marlene Granet, Bruce Goodpaster, Lorrie Sue Hoffman, Ellen

Johnson, Glenn Kinsey, Paul Living, Justin Meats, Norma Outwater,

Adeline Penrod, Mylie Pickell, Carol Rokowski, Ron Schroeder, Rita

Stewart, Judy Tripodi, Walter Wardlow

BULLETIN DEADLINE TUESDAY AT 12NOON

LAY MINISTERS – May 21 - 22

Eucharistic Ministers You have 3 self-scheduling sign-up options. The Lay Minister Sign-up Notebook has dated sign-up sheets and is located in Meeting Room A. 1) Sign-up to serve as you arrive to attend a weekend liturgy. 2) Sign-up for the liturgy you know you will be attending next weekend as you leave a weekend liturgy (the week before). 3) Sign-up 3 times a year when the Lay Minister Schedule comes out. Bring your personal calendar and sign-up for once or twice a month during the current 4 month period and put these self selected dates on your personal calendar.

Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist 5:00pm: Self-Scheduling by Sign-Up.

9:00am: Self-Scheduling by Sign-Up.

11:30am: Self-Scheduling by Sign-Up.

Altar Servers 5:00pm: P. Moenart (Cross), Z. Westerberg,

T. deBeauclair

9:00am: S. Langford (Cross), K. Nagy, A. Claffey

11:30am: R. Kukalis (Cross), E. Klask, T.

McIntyre

Proclaimers of the Word 5:00pm: L. Lichwala, B. Corwin

9:00am: D. Cylkowski, S. Wild

11:30am: K. Storemski, R. Gonze

Greeters 5:00pm: T. Jones & Family

9:00am: P. Gabli, D. Magier, A. Pine

11:30am: C. Allen, K. Allen, S. Finley

Ushers 5:00pm: Self-Scheduling by Attendance.

9:00am: Self-Scheduling by Attendance.

11:30am: Self-Scheduling by Attendance.

Offertory Gifts 5:00pm: Please sign up if you’re available.

9:00am: Schneider Family

11:30am: Schultz Family

Home Chalice Program 11:30am: Schultz Family

Linens – May: J. Wilson, C. Kiel

Cleaning the Altar – May: E. Liddy

Collection Counters May 16: M. Glynn, R. Layman, P. McGlade,

P. Sullivan

May 23: S. Kronk, D. Eggleston, A. Martin

Please pray for those who are serving in the Armed Forces, especially: Nick Adam, William V. Backlund III, Lora Begley, Tim Begley, Christopher Bullion, Gabe Campbell, Jason Cecchetti, Robert Cox, Lance Davis, Fred Dehn, Matt Ducummon, Bob Elia, Jeff Gabel, Michael Ganzak, Katie Glynn, Kenneth Hazel, Erik Hennigan, Tielur Allan Hoard,

Mark Huck, Cody Floyd, Eric Jacobs, Matthew Dennis Jacobs, Kevin Martin, Michael McInerney, Michael Miller, Sean Rooker, Anthony Sparks, Jonathon Stepp, Kenneth & Sherri Streu, Jesse Sutton, Kurt Whitlow, Steven Whoolery, Gavin Woody