PRAYER INTENTIONS

St. Mary's Sunday Bulletin 11-04-07

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 $1421

Difference - $371

Votive candles (October) $25.76

COUNTERS FOR NOV. 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.

SAINT MARY’S WEBSITE: Our website is now up and operating. The address is:

www.stmarystoccoaga.com

THANKS!!

A huge debt of gratitude  to everyone who helped out  and supported the Fall Festival.

 A special thanks to committee chairs: Mary Ruetten, Deanna Holmer, Rita Nash,

Colleen Williams, Pat Defenbaugh and Linda Stelter.  Thanks to the Knights of Columbus

for keeping us all fed. Many blessings to John Pyne for his willingness to jump in and

help out wherever needed.



Congratulations to the basket raffle winners: Betty Wood, Betty Harper, Jeanne Cash,

Robbie Franzmathis, Cynthia Li, Rilla Hornick, Pat Taylor and Linda Coker.

THANKSGIVING MASS: – The CCD Children’s Thanksgiving Mass will be on Wednesday,

 November 14^th. The children hope to help feed six families again this year.

Will you please helup us in this endeavor? Please find in the Narthex grocery bags

with a list attached of suggested foods for the baskets and a pumpkin for donations

to help buy turkeys and other perishable foods. Thank you for your help!!

CHILI COOK-OFF/SILENT AUCTION: On Saturday, November 10^th, after the 6 pm Mass,

the High School CCD class will be hosting a Chili cook-off as a fundraiser for an

upcoming retreat. The cost is $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for kids 10 and under.

There will be a prize given for the best chili – be sure to donate a crockpot of

your world famous recipe!! For more information, please call Sarah Parker at

706-886-5567 or Nancy Shurtz at 706-599-1954.

LOST AND FOUND: The basket in the narthex is reaching capacity with children's toys, sippy cups, a sweat shirt, books and

swimming gear left over after the Picnic. Please check to see if you are missing anything. Items not claimed by Nov. 18th will be donated to the playpen for Toccoa Life.

LADIES DAY OF REFLECTION. Mark you calendar's ladies for February 16. Your Ladies Guild has a wonderful day planned, our guest speaker will be addressing spirituality and issues of concern to women. Details after January 1st.

VISITATION MINISTRY: If you know of anyone who might enjoy a visit from our Visitation Ministry...especially during the colder winter months we will be happy to arrange a time to call on them. Call Robbie 706-779-2342.

BUNCO:  Last chance to play Bunco this year, Monday, November 12 @ 6:30.

 Please call Sharon Argento @ 706-282-7760 by Sunday, November 11^th.

ST. ELIZABETH

Feastday: November 5

Not much information is known about Elizabeth, but she has the distinction of being one of the first to know about Mary's great blessing as the Mother of God.

Zachary was a priest in Jerusalem whose wife, Elizabeth, Mary's cousin, was beyond child-bearing age. He was told by an angel in a vision that they would have a son and should name him John. When he doubted this, he was struck dumb. Elizabeth was visited by Mary, at which time Mary spoke the hymn of praise now known at the Magnificat, and after John's birth, Zachary's speech was restored. This is all that is known of Elizabeth and Zachary, and is found in the New Testament in Luke, Chapter 1. An unvarifiable tradition has Zachary murdered in the Temple when he refused to tell Herod where his son John was to be found. Their feast day is November 5th.