SUNDAY BULLETIN JANUARY 13, 2008

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            $2431

  Difference                     -  $69

  New Year’s                       $333.25

  Multi Purpose                   $553

 

                                     

   Votive candles (January)          $26.66

  

COUNTERS FOR JAN 14TH:
Belle Atkinson & Jeri Steffen

 

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.

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. 

GOT CUSHIONS??? The case of the missing sofa cushions has been solved!  Joanie Saulter bid for and bought the sofa at the silent auction - 

she took the cushions because that's all she could take at the time (no truck).  She has since picked  up the sofa.  Thanks, Nancy Shurtz, 

for letting us know.

FOOD DRIVE: St. Mary’s Ladies Guild is starting a food drive to help Toccoa’s Soup Kitchen. We would like for each family to bring a 1 lb.

 box or bag of rice – the last weekend of the month, January 26-27th. Each month we will do a different food item. Any questions, please contact 

Belle Atkinson at 886-8730.

PLEASE JOIN US TO CELEBRATE!! On January 26th, from 2-5pm, there will be an engagement party honoring Kristy Gonzalez and Drew Crozier.

 The party will be held at St. Mary’s in the social hall. RSVP 706-886-7996

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.

PALM BRANCHES:  Lent is rapidly approaching.  Please bring in palm branches from last year so we can use them for Ash Wednesday, February 6th.  You can leave them in the box in the Narthex.  Thanks!

  

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! To Robbie Franzemathes, who was voted as St. Mary’s Woman Of The Year!!!!

REMARKABLE WOMEN OF A REMARKABLE FAITH: Addressing issues of a woman’s spiritual journey hosted by the Ladies Guild, presented by

 Beedee Soskin – February 16th, 2008. To reserve your place or for more information, call Robbie Franzemathes at 706-779-2342 or

 Millie Broussard at 706-886-8271.