St. Mary's Catholic Church, Toccoa, GA
Sunday Bulletin, December 2, 2007
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 $1504
Difference - $996
Votive candles (November) $55.05
COUNTERS FOR DEC. 3rd:
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
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.
PARISH CHRISTMAS PARTY: Our annual Christmas Party will be held Sunday, December 16, 2007, at 4pm. Sign up sheet for food is in the Narthex.
RENEW YOUR REGISTRATION FORM: The dates for this are Saturday/Sunday December 1st and
2nd; and Saturday/Sunday December 8th and 9th.
LADIES GUILD RELIGIOUS ARTICLES Religious articles cabinet still has 2 boxes of Advent candles. We also have 1, Our Lady of Guadalupe,
rosary and several statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Juan Diego. We hope you are enjoying our new selections.
NOMINATIONS: Nominations for St. Mary's Woman of the Year will be held on Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2. The following weekend,
Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9 a short biograpy of each of the top four nominations will be posted in the Narthex.
Final voting will be held on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16. Please nominate the woman you feel deserves this honor.
Prior winners of Woman of the Year are not eligible for nomination.
CHRISTMAS DECORATING We will be decorating the church on December 12th for Christmas after the Ladies’ Guild's luncheon.
We also can take the decorations down right after the Epiphany which will be on Jan.9th after the Guild Meeting.
CHRISTMAS FUN: Ladies, come and join us for the December Ladies' Guild Meeting. This will be a combined Christmas lunch,
short business meeting and church decorating time. We are having a pot luck luncheon beginning at 11:30 on Wednesday,
December 12 in the Social Hall. Plan bringing your best pot luck dish and enjoy some good socializing.
We will have the short business meeting and will decorate the church for Christmas. As a
registered member of St. Mary's, you are a Guild member - we need and want your
energy, input and personality to make this a fun time for all.