PRAYER INTENTIONS
Please keep the following people in your prayers:
Shirley Adams, Larry Beverly, Helen Callahan, Kevin Chase, Keith Curran, Barbara Dowell, Carolyn Dukes, Loretta Green, David Grigsby, Betty Harper, Jane Harper, Jerry Hoover, Barbara Howard, Alma Johnson, Bob Johnson, Bill Julian, Bruce Leverette, Harold Looney, Nan Lunn, Jane Meier, Freda McCracken, Ruth McMahon, Winifred O’Toole, Carl Pope, Bernice Riley, Mike Roberts, Nancy Roberts, Olive Savoy, Chloe Smith, David Sturm, Jimmie Ruth Watson, Stephen Watson, Truman Willard
Also, for those who are serving our country overseas, and the victims of natural disasters.
OFFER OF THANKSGIVING
Church Budgeted $2500
Offertory received $2654
Difference + $154
Votive candles (September) $95.63
COUNTERS FOR OCT. 15th:
Jim & Mary Ruetten
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS Please place any announcements you wish to publicize in the bulletin in the mailbox by the Religious Ed. Hall or email to stmarys@alltel.net or rainabo@yahoo.com (Christen Cook) Thanks!
SOCIAL HALL Needing to use the Social Hall for a meeting or event? Please call Deanna Holmer at 706-297-7493 to check on availability/guidelines for using the Hall.
ADORATION: Starting Friday July 6th there will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 1:00 PM. This will be held every Friday at this time.
RCIA: Are you looking for a way to serve others or
deepen your own spiritual life? We are in need of
volunteers to serve as sponsors for our candidates
in RCIA. If you are interested in helping others
on their journey to Christ, please contact
Joanna Griggs, (706)886-0031.
LADIES LUNCHEON - Thursday, October 18 - 11:30 at
the Java Station on Big ARoad. Their new chef has
promised an interesting and delicious menu.
Let Robbie Franzmathis (706/779=2342) or
Mary Ruetten (706/886-0627) know if you’re able
to join us.
THANKS!! – To the faithful souls who showed up for
the clean-up day (Jose Flores, Rita and
Gordie Nash, Steve & Yvonne Dessauer, Joan Akins –
and especially John & Greg Pyne).
FALL FESTIVAL:
Fall has arrived in the North Georgia Mountains just in time for St. Mary's Annual Fall Festival on Saturday Oct. 20th from 8am - 2pm.
Exciting activities for all ages:
SHOPPING: treasure hunting, bake sale, book sale, craft sale and themed baskets EATERY: Breakfast and lunch items served CHILDREN'S FUN: Pumpkin Patch, face painting, inflatables, cupcake walk Plan now to spend the day and enjoy yourselves!
FALL FESTIVAL YARD SALE
We will be accepting your saleable, good condition
items for the yard sale before and after masses on
this weekend and next weekend October 12 and 13.
Please drop items off at the Parish Hall. As far
as clothing is concerned, only children's clothing
will be accepted. Questions?
Mary Ruetten706/886-0627. If you can help with
the sale, please let me know.
Drop off times for yard sale items:
Tuesday afternoon - 1 to 3; Thursday 4 to 7;
Friday - 10 to 4pm. If no one is there to
receive your items, leave them by the parish
hall door. Someone will be checking periodically
to
Pull things in. Thank you!
BAKE SALE – The Fall Festival is rapidly
approaching and we hope that the ladies of
St. Mary’s will once again be as generous as
they have been in the past. We look forward to a
variety of cakes, pies, muffins, cobblers, cookies,
etc. You may bring them Friday or Saturday morning. Questions??
Carol Womack 706-886-4658 or Rita Nash 706-356-1247.
FALL FESTIVAL NEEDS:
ATTENTION CRAFTERS!! Are you a Crafter or do you
know a Crafter. The Fall Festival will be held here
at St. Mary's on Saturday, October 20 from 8:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We are looking for Crafters to
rent a space and sell their non-food items. Base
registration is $20.00 due by October 1. There
is a $5.00 additional charge if electricity is
required. Crafters are to provide their own tables.
For additional information, please contact
Pat Defenbaugh at (706) 886-8950.
CHAIRPERSONS NEEDED: We still need a volunteer to
handle the Books/Religious Articles table for
the Fall Festival. If you would be willing to be
a Chairperson for either of these, please contact
Jessica Burger at (706) 356-5975. Your help would
be greatly appreciated.
WIND CHIME UPGRADE
If you bought one of my chimes with the cotton string at the Spring Yard Sale, bring it to the Fall Fair. I'll take it home and re-string it with a tougher line I now use. Please attach some ID to your chime. I'll get them back to you A.S.A.P. -Jim Green (706) 886-1345
SAINT MARY’S WEBSITE: Our website is now up
and operating. The address is:
www.stmarystoccoaga.com
FOUND: - a duffle bag with 2 towels - left at the
parish picnic site.
Please check the "Lost and Found" box in the
narthex - anything left in it will be put in the
yard sale.