PRAYER INTENTIONS
Please keep the following people in your prayers:
Shirley Adams, 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 $1919
Difference - $581
Ash Wednesday $25
Building Fund $548.26
Votive candles (February) $69.45
COUNTERS FOR Mar. 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.
SAINT MARY’S WEBSITE: Our website is now up and operating. The address is:
www.stmarystoccoaga.com
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.
FOOD DRIVE: Thanks to all who donated bags of dry beans, we had over 60 lbs!!. The week-end of March 29th and 30th we will be collecting
MACARONI & CHEESE. We can help fight hunger with our donations to the Toccoa Soup Kitchen
BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEETHANK YOU! We are most grateful to all the generous ladies who have signed up for the Bereavement Committee. But we need more volunteers - men and women -
for this important work. Even if you are currently on a crew, please sign up again. You may only be asked to serve once in a year. Each volunteer will receive a list of the names and phone numbers of
other members of your crew. Questions? Sharon Argento - 706-282-7760 or Rita Nash - 706-356-1247.
PRAYER CHAIN: Are you willing to pray for the needs of others at St. Mary's when they have a sudden family emergency or illness? If so, consider signing up to be "link" on the Prayer Chain.
You will be asked to call the next person on the list. Look for the sign up sheet in the narthex. We ask that current volunteers
also sign up if you are able to continue this important work. Questions? Betty Harper - 706-886-1610 or Barbara Watson - 706-886-2282
GET WELL! If you would like to send Mary Beverly a cheerful get well message while she recuperates from surgery and gets therapy, her address is: c/o Limestone Heritage, 2560 Flintridge Rd.,
Gainesville, GA 30501
LORD’S HOUSEKEEPERS: I am asking for the help of all parish members, men, women, and teens. We need your help with cleaning the church.
The more we have the less that has to be done by the same ones, over and over.
Would you please come to our aid? Please call Barbara Watson at 706-886-2282.
THANK YOU: I We would like to thank everyone for the prayers, condolences, masses , and cards we received after the passing of my mother, Freda McCracken.
Our family appreciates it very much especially during such a difficult time. Sharon & Don Cook and family
Thanks to all the cooks, doners and volunteers (draftees) who worked hard to make the Ladies Day of Reflection a joy for all of us.
A special thank you to the Knights of Columbus for a fine job setting up the tables, etc. Robbie
Ladies who attended the Day of Reflection please pick up an envelop with you name in the narthex. This is an added rememberence made for us by Maryann Ansley.
Mark your calendars - the Ladies Guild is again sponsoring the "Rent-a-Table" yard sale on Saturday, April 12 from 8 to 1 pm. Tables will be rented for $10.
Call Mary Ruetten with questions 706/886-0627.