7:45 am (Fr. John Tran) 12:15 pm (Fr. John Tran) 6:00 pm (Fr. John Tran) Monday, May 23 Acts 14:5-18; Jn 14: :00 am.

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1 Weekly Schedule: May 22, 2011 Sunday, May 22 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33; 1 Pt 2:4-9; Jn 14:1-12 Baptisms celebrated during 12:15 Mass 7:45 am (Fr. John Tran) Annie Maguire Aquinas HS Baccalaureate Mass 2:30 pm C 10:30 am (Fr. Jerry Ragan) Tony & Alicia Ramage Men s Basketball 5:30-7:00 pm G Deanery Spanish Mass 6:00 pm at St. Joseph Church 12:15 pm (Fr. John Tran) Steven Boskovich Aquinas HS Graduation 7:30 pm C 6:00 pm (Fr. John Tran) Mass for the People Rev. Fredy Angel & Rev. Douglas Clark, STL / Vernon Knight, Theology II* Monday, May 23 Acts 14:5-18; Jn 14:21-26 Bridge 10:00 am SC Gardening for your Yard 10:00 am SC Henry Biedrzycki Rebekah Bowers Rosary & Miraculous Medal Novena 4:30 pm SJDC Mystogogia 7:30 pm PH Rev. Joel Bladt, ST & Rev. Victor Seidel, ST / Sccott Benningfield, Theology I* Tuesday, May 24 Acts 14:19-28; Jn 14:27-31a Sterling Dent Legion of Mary 6:30 pm SA SMS Eighth Grade Graduation 7:00 pm C Vicki Farr Rev. Ronald Pachence & Rev. Steven Schraufnagel / Mark Lockard, Pre-Theology II* Wednesday, May 25 Acts 15:1-6; Jn 15:1-8 5:15 pm Memorial of St. Bede the Venerable, Priest & Doctor of the Church; Memorial of St. Gregory VII, Pope; Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene depazzi, Virgin Jim Ford Alma Curti Beginner s Bridge 9:30 am SC Followed by Nachos Supreme SMS Early Dismissal 11:50 am Rev. Edward Frank & Rev. Msgr. Fred J. Nijem / John Wright, Pre-Theology II* Thursday, May 26 Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest Acts 15:7-21; Jn 15:9-11 John Erbland John Maney SMS Kindergarten Mass 9:15 C Followed by Closing Program Bridge 10:00 am SC Bunco 10:00 am SC Followed by Nachos Supreme SMS Early Dismissal 11:50 am VIRTUS 6:00-9:00 pm PH Prayer Group 7:30 pm SA Spirit & Truth 7:30-9:30 pm YC Youth Holy Hour 9:00-10:00 pm AC Rev. Frank Ziemkiewicz & Rev. Francis Patterson / Tim Eyrich, Pre-Theology I* Friday, May 27 Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop Acts 15:22-31; Jn 15:12-17 Anna Maher End of School Mass C Beppy Schilling Johnson SMS Dismissal 11:50 am Rev Rafael Estrada-Moreno & Rev. Stephen Pontzer / Patrick Tunnell, Pre-Theology I* Saturday, May 28 Acts 16:1-10; Jn 15: :15 Mass Henry Holmes, Sr. Reconciliation 3:45-4:45 pm C 5:00 pm (Fr. John Tran) Cathy Covert Rev. Robert Chaney & Rev. J. Gerard Schreck, JCD, VF /Tony Visintainer, Pre-Theology I* Sunday, May 29 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66; 1 Pt 3:15-18; Jn 14:15-21 K of C Pancake Breakfast 8:00 am - 12:00 noon PH 7:45 am (Fr. John Tran) Vicki Farr Men s Basketball 5:30-7:00 pm G 10:30 am (Fr. John Lyons) Vola O Connor Jacobs Deanery Spanish Mass 6:00 pm at St. Joseph Church Senior Volleyball 7:00-9:00 G 12:15 pm (Fr. John Tran) Dortha & Bobby Wolfe 6:00 pm (Fr. John Tran) Mass for the People Rev. Charles Hughes & Rev. Wilfrid Logsdon, OFM Cv / Nelson Quintanilla, Colleg III* A = SJC Atrium AC= Adoration Chapel AH=Annunciation House MR1=Meeting Room 1 MR2=Meeting Room 2 YC=Youth Center (1st Floor) BR= Bride Room C = Church CAF=SMS Cafeteria CL= SMS Computer Lab SJDC = St. Joseph Day Chapel G = School Gym MC = SMS Media Center N = Nursery NX= Narthex O = Office PH= Parish Hall R = Rectory SA = St. Anne s Hall SC= Senior Center SH = Scout Hut SJC = St. Joseph Center SMS = St. Mary s School UR= SJC Upper Room *= Please pray daily for our Priests & Seminarians. =Deceased =Living

2 CCD ended for the school year last weekend and our parish school students look forward to starting their summer vacation this Friday. I offer congratulations to our graduates and my thanks to their parents and teachers. But I also want to take this opportunity to thank our administrators. In CCD we are blessed to have Mrs. Barbara Kareis and Mrs. Joan Purucker and in our school we are blessed to have Mr. Joe McBride. They bring great organizational skills to their leadership. But more importantly they bring a deep faith to their ministry. I am so very grateful for their good work. The vision and values that they bring to their work can be seen in the practical ways they help our children live their faith. On Tuesday, I will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for those graduating from our parish school and this Sunday I will preside at the commencement liturgies for those graduating from Aquinas High School. So, I ask all in our faith community to implore God s blessings upon our graduates, and to congratulate them for their accomplishment. I wish I could tell our graduates that their labors are now finished. I wish I could say to them the words of the parable, Well done, good and faithful servants! Enter into the joy of your rest. But there is only one speaker who has the authority to say this. Namely, the Speaker we will all hear when we graduate from our education on earth and enter the next life. The fact is our graduates in terms of their education still have a lot more work to do. There are many report cards yet to come. Then after all their schooling comes the rest of life. The education of our youth prepares us to enter into the school that really counts, the school of loving and devoted service to others as mature adults. In the school of life, hopefully it is the risen Lord who is our primary teacher. One customary thing to say to graduates is: You can accomplish anything you set your mind to! It is a nice saying but I am not sure everyone who wants to be a brain surgeon actually has the talent to be a brain surgeon. What I would tell our graduates is this: The good Lord has a plan for you. Whatever it is, He will give you the grace to accomplish it you can be sure of that. If we give ourselves over to God s will, He will see us through every hardship and every set-back. So, you can and should accomplish anything that is God s will for you. Therefore, stay focused on Jesus Christ. If our eyes are fixed on Christ, then we know what our goals ought to be. When I was a young priest, I heard Blessed Pope John Paul II offer high school students this basic wisdom, When you wonder about the mystery of yourself, look to Christ who gives you the meaning of life. When you wonder what it means to be a mature person, look to Christ who is the fullness of humanity. And when you wonder about your role in the future of the world and of the United States, look to Christ. Only in Christ will you fulfill your potential as an American citizen and as a citizen of the world community. We see Christ with our inner eyes of faith. Our inner eyes see better than our outer eyes do. If we study the Scriptures and share the life of the Church, then we can learn to see Christ and behold Him at all times. If we keep our inner eyes fixed on Christ, then we always know what to do. So, once again we congratulate our graduates for all their accomplishments. But above all, we congratulate them for the fact that they share in the risen life of Jesus Christ. As graduates of Catholic schools we pray that you will always believe in God. Seek His will. Keep your eyes on Christ. And for all our graduates, I hope you have a great summer.

3 P r a y e r R e q u e s t s May 22, 2011 Rest In Peace Please remember in your prayers those who have died recently: Gerald Fiedorczyk, brother of Barbara Benton. Our prayers are with this family during this difficult time. Pray for the Sick of Our Parish Kaleb Alford Tom Almeter Adelaide Sitler Andrews Amee Atkinson Albert Bachand Mary Beier Susan Benitez Barbara Benton Clarence Blalock Cinthy Boblett James Brennan Nancy Brigham Melissa Broce Lois Brooks Loretta Burke Henry Caputo Pat Casey John J. Cashin, III Beth Catrone Stella Chapaton Elizabeth Cook Nancy Costello PO Nicholas Bogue - Afghanistan CPT Erin Braswell - Afghanistan CW2 Justin Braswell - Afghanistan MAJ Julia Bryan - Iraq CPT (SEL) Nicolais Chighizola - Iraq CPT (SEL) Laura Lammert Chighizola LT Col Michael Gill - Iraq Thomas Koch - Afghanistan Richard Crawford Ida Damiano Victor Della-Giustina Tina Edwards Richard Enfinger Addison Filardo Carol Franklin Don Frew Stephen Gettelfinger Allison Godden Agnes Griffin Bonnie Griffin Mike Hagler Carolyn Harding Arthur Harris Mary Madeline Harrison George Hawkins Jimmy Herzberg Grace Holley Myles Hossler Carter Hudson Fr. Charlie Hughes S t e w a r d s h i p Parish Stewardship of Treasure Week of 5/15/2011 FY11 Year to Date FY10 Year to Date Contributions $ 59,943 $ 3,352,017 $ 3,381,805 Children s $ 5 $ 469 $ - Stock/Other $ 5,000 $ 139,655 $ 146,036 Total $ 64,948 $ 3,492,141 $ 3,527,841 Budget $ 79,175 $ 3,642,050 $ 3,642,050 Surplus (Deficit) $ (14,227) $ (149,909) $ (114,209) Bequest $ - $ 68,686 $ 31,188 Memorials/Donations $ 450 $ 3,419 $ 5,169 Special Collections $ 42 $ 81,826 $ 113, (2 thru the website) of 2495 registered families donated the week of May 8, What is Stewardship? Cathy Stafford Hutcheson Tony Ignacio George Inman, Jr. Jackie Jackson Melissa Jacobs Carmen Jammaul Sue Jamroga Ann D. Johnson Mary Margaret Johnson Stanley Juras Annette Keener Bill Keener Sr. Anna Bridget Kearns Theresa Tink Kearns Dan Kiernan Regina Kim Mary Alice King Susan Kuzia Clare Laggan Melvin LaPan, Sr. Gavin Lively Vance Logan, Jr. Those who have faith in Me will do the works I do, and far greater than these, Jesus tells His disciples. That s quite an assignment for us as Christian stewards! See John 14:12 Chandlar Long Josie Long Peggy Lovejoy Marian Lundquist James Madden Robin Madden Kathy Mahoney Ruben Makekau Tom Manley Neal Mann Ralph Maples Stella Maris Hugh Markowsky Jordan Martin Earluth McArthur Marie McBurney Tom McCormack Lou Montini Margaret Moore Barbara M. Mulherin Lee Murphy Adam Mysona Pray for the Military LCPL Alex Kocher - Afghanistan SSGT Brian Kohler - Afghanistan SSGT Chris Kowalczyk - Iraq PFC Robert Krakowiak- Iraq LT Kelly Lammert - Ramstein Jimmy McArthur - USA SSGT Jared M.0cMahon SGT William Morgan - Afghanistan Buz Newman John Occhipinti Bob Parris Ruth Pearson Kari Plowman Irvon Plummer Kane Poncia Sarah Pritchard Suwako Pulaski Adrian Ramp Madden Reid Deloris Robinson Angie Rupert Diane Russo James Ryan Agnes Sacco Tiffiney Salmons Simone Schelling Alice Schmid Judy Frances Seniuk Dr. Michael Seniuk Nancy Sheehan E3 Peter Muir - Afghanistan CPL Philip Andrew Rast - Iraq CPT Amanda Riffer - Afghanistan MAJ Stephen Riffer - Afghanistan CPT Andrew Rupp - Tikrit CPT Jennifer L. Rupp - Baghdad SSGT Ignatius H. Sanders, Jr. - Afghaistan CPL Richard C. Stargel - Afghanistan Brennan Simkins Annabella Simmons John Simms-Lee Ed Smith Julia K. Smith Jamie Spears Peggy Stephens Joy Stigall Jaime Sutton Dawn Them Chuck Thompson John Trevor Turner Ben Ventress Heather Vinson Rosie Walling Timothy Widner Ruth Wise Cason Wright PFC Corey Stinson - South Korea Scott Swenson - Afghanistan SGT Brandon Terrette - Iraq Jacob Watson - Afghanistan WO Nathan Westerling - Afghanistan Please remember in your prayers our parish family and friends, and those involved in the war on terrorism. If you have a loved one in need of prayers, please call the Parish Office ( ). Names of the sick will be listed for two weeks unless we are informed otherwise. Pray for Expectant Mothers Melissa Boling Leah Day Irene Lanham Lyndsey McMahon Mohney Amy Rose Meg White Please pray for our expectant mothers and their babies. If you are a member of St. Mary s and expecting a baby, please call the Parish Office to add your name to the Elizabeth Ministry list. Special Collection - May 21 & 22 In the aftermath of the tornadoes and Spring storms that have hit numerous parts of the U.S. over the past several weeks, Catholic Charities USA and Catholic Charities agencies are providing immediate relief to individuals and families devastated by the natural disasters. Catholic Charities agencies are counseling victims, providing life-sustaining supplies, assisting with immediate financial needs, and interacting with local governments and insurance companies on behalf of those devastated by disaster. Catholic Charities is committed to not only the immediate short-term crisis, but also to a sustained program of case management that works with families and individuals to put their lives back together. Please use the envelopes available in the pews this weekend for this special collection and make your check payable to St. Mary on the Hill. Please make your donation as soon as possible. These funds are urgently needed. A r o u n d T h e D e a n e r y, D i o c e s e, & t h e a r e a Annual Spring Banquet Immaculate Conception Catholic School will have its annual spring banquet on Friday, May 27 at 7:00 pm at St. Patrick s Hall on Telfair St. Tickets are $30.00 per person and can be purchased at the door the night of the banquet or call the school office for more info. There will be a free social gathering on Wednesday, May 25 at Port Royal on the river from 7:00-10:00 pm. All alumni and friends from classes are being highlighted. Vocatio Dei Catholic Camp for Boys Thursday, July 28 Sunday, July 31 Rising 7 th through 12 th grade boys Camp Echeconne 637 Mount Paran Rd., Lizella, GA (Location is approximately 18 miles west of Macon) Cost: Vocatio Dei is $50 per student. Limited Spaces Available This dynamic summer camp is for boys who want to play hard and pray hard! Awesome outdoor activities combined with a strong Catholic spirituality make for a healthy and holy experience. Activities include tug-o-war, slip n slides, mud pits, capture the flag, and earth ball. Spiritual activities include Holy Mass, the Rosary, inspiring talks, music, and personal prayer. The camp is run by the seminarians of our diocese, and the emphasis is on listening to God s voice and courageously following wherever He leads. To Register or for more information go to: Villa Marie Center - Register Now! Join us this summer for loads of fun and learning. Children ages 6-12 enjoy swimming, arts and crafts, field games, and bible stories. There will be special activities focused on the theme of the week. Now hiring summer day Camp Counselors! Individuals must be enthusiastic, creative, industrious, responsible, and have a genuine love for children. Counselors will be responsible for program activities, implementation, and supervision of all activities. Position is part time and stipend. Villa Marie Center, a retreat and conference center, is sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Savannah. Please visit us at vmc.diosav.org to find out more information on camp registration. The Veil That Hides the Person - What Everyone Needs to Know About Dementia! The Office of Family Life and Marie Blohm from Tidewater Hospice will present a brown bag lunch workshop on helping families cope with dementia on Saturday June, 4 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Villa Marie Canter, Savannah. Register by May 27 at scmay@diosav.org or phone Stephanie May at Registration fee $5, pay at the door. This workshop will offer a general overview of the different types of disease that manifest dementia as a primary symptom. The different paths of progression and manifestations of dementia will be discussed as well as a person-centered approach for interacting with persons who have dementia. Suggestions for activities, tools, strategies, and resources will also be presented. Call to Holiness Catholic Camp for Girls Monday, July 25 Thursday, July 28 For rising 7 th through 12 th grade girls Camp Echeconne 637 Mount Paran Rd., Lizella, GA (Location is approximately 18 miles west of Macon) Cost: Call to Holiness is $50 per student. Limited Spaces Available Girls thrive at this lively summer camp that helps develop healthy friendships and a Catholic identity. Participants will go to daily Mass, participate in prayer and Eucharistic Adoration, and have fun with sports, games, arts and crafts, skits, and music. Activities are complemented by the joyful spirituality of guests from the Sisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, who will give talks about growing closer to Jesus, being a beautiful daughter of God, and what it means to have a vocation. They will teach the girls to emulate Mary as the super model who changed the world by saying yes to God. To Register or for more information go to: Free Skin Cancer Screening for St. Mary s parishioners. Call Dr. Danny Sheehan s office at to schedule an appointment at his office in Evans at 902 Ponder Place Court. Kairos - Augusta State Prison Ministry The Kairos Prison Ministry family is sponsoring a 25 th Anniversary Banquet to recognize twentyfive years of Kairos at Augusta Correctional Medical Institution/ Augusta State Medical Prison (ACMI/ASMP), Grovetown, GA. Many have participated in KAIROS events witnessing the love for us by Jesus Christ. The banquet will be held at the First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension, Augusta, GA on June 18, 2011 beginning at 6:00 pm. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Jim Schroeder at , Ron Walling at , or Michael Phillips at for more information and to make reservations. Please come and enjoy some friends you may not have seen for a long time and each others company to share the Holy Spirit filled evening. Time Together A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is like Easter Sunday because it s a weekend full of fresh love, rebirth, and new beginnings. All married couples deserve a richer fuller life together! Make a special time of growth for you and your spouse. For more information or to register for one of the 2011 weekends, July in St. Augustine, or October 7-9 in Savannah, call or register on line at Pro-Life WEEKLY: Every Saturday Morning, 9:00 AM through 12:00 noon- At a Preferred Health Center, 2903 Professional Parkway, the West Augusta abortion clinic, for prayer and silent witness. Please contact George Vozniak at or Charleen Luther at Every Wednesday 6:30-8:00 am, Prayer at Planned Parenthood. Every Saturday Morning, 10:00 am Mass at Most Holy Trinity (prayer for pro-life issues and anyone touched by abortion). MONTHLY: First Tuesday of each month - Pro- Life Rosary and Prayer - 11:30 am in front of Planned Parenthood, followed by Mass at the Most Holy Trinity at 12:15 pm. First Saturday of each month - Mass at Saint Mary on the Hill,, followed by a Pro-Life Rosary at Preferred Health Center (approximately 10:15 am) First and Third Fridays of each month - Crosswalk, a family pro-life gathering, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at Planned Parenthood. Please contact Gary Garner, at Third Monday, 7:00 pm, Pro-Life Committee, Conference Room at St. Patrick s Hall, Most Holy Trinity. Contact Paul Rowan, Abortion Alternatives: Birthright of Augusta: LOVE; Birthright National: ; Augusta Care Pregnancy Center: ; Care Net/Heartbeat Hotline: HELP. Post Abortion Alternatives: Rachel s Vineyard: 877-HOPE-4-ME.

4 May Calendar: 4th Sunday (22 nd ) - No MS Youth Night 27 th - 30 th - Family Mountain Retreat Attitude of a Servant Words for the Week As sailors are guided by a star to the port, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary. ~ St. Thomas Aquinas Young Adult Ministry Spirit and truth Come and join us Thursdays from 7:30-9:15 pm at the Annunciation House (2561 Central Ave., on the corner of Central & Arsenal). Youth Events Youth Holy Hour - Every Thursday, 9:00-10:00 pm Come and spend some time with Jesus in the Eucharist. Pop in and spend 10 minutes or the whole hour with THE MAN - JESUS! Young Adult Adoration Hour - We are covering the adoration chapel every Sunday, 1:00-2:00 pm. Come to pray and be with Jesus! Master s Table Soup Kitchen Usually every Second Sunday, Next one is June 12 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Come Serve at the Master s Table Soup Kitchen (behind the Civic Center). To serve, please Belinda at bwaters@knology.net. Call Michael for more info Hearing the Call! Our Diocese has an awesome website for those interested in the priesthood and discerning a vocation, or for those interested in getting to know our current seminarians or priests. Check out - You will be inspired! Upcoming Events for YAM Thursday, May 26: Spirit & Truth; TBD Friday, May 27: Greenjackets Game at 7:05 pm, meet at Lake Olmstead Stadium Thursday, June 2: Spirit & Truth: Catechesis with Evan June 3-5: Annual Priest Ordination in Savannah; for more details Thursday, June 9: 3 rd Annual Meet & Greet Luau; 7:00 pm, Location TBA Visit YAM website at or us at info@augustayam.com. Augusta Y.A.M. is a Catholic ministry that seeks to bring all Christians into contact with Christ and His Church through events, fellowship, speakers, and ministries in the Augusta area. We offer opportunities for young adults to meet others with similar values, make new friends, have fun, and grow in faith. Y.A.M. is affiliated with the Diocese of Savannah and is supported by the parishes of the Augusta deanery. Movie Ratings The following movies have been evaluated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Office for Film and Broadcasting according to artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCCB rating and the Motion Picture Association of America rating. (see website African Cats A-I -- general patronage. (G) Arthur A-III adults. (PG-13) Bridesmaids O morally offensive. (R) The Conspirator A-III adults. (PG-13) Dylan Dog: Dead of Night A-III adults. (PG-13) Fast Five A-III adults. (PG-13) Hanna L limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (PG-13) Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG) Insidious A-III adults. (PG-13) Jumping the Broom A-III adults. (PG-13) Madea s Big Happy Family A-III adults. (PG-13) Priest O morally offensive. (PG-13) Prom A-I -- general patronage. (PG) Rio A-I -- general patronage. (G) Scream 4 O morally offensive. (R) Something Borrowed L limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (PG-13) Soul Surfer A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG) There Be Dragons A-III adults. (PG-13) Thor A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG-13) Vito Bonafacci A-II -- adults and adolescents. (NR ) Water for Elephants O morally offensive. (PG-13) Your Highness O morally offensive. (R) St. Mary on the Hill May 22, 2011 Volunteer for VBS Join us for a week of fun this summer and be a part of Hometown Nazareth, Where Jesus was a Kid. The journey is June from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm. Approximately 40 adults and 70 youth are needed to help with this program. Please note that all volunteers age 18 and over must have attended VIRTUS training, have a current criminal background check and a signed Code of Conduct for Those Working with Minors on file at the Church Office. If you can help with VBS and do not meet these criteria, please call the Church Office ASAP. The next VIRTUS session (and only one at St. Mary s before VBS) is on Thursday, May 26, W o r s h i p Sacristans The schedule for May - August, 2011 is available, if you have not received your schedule through or snail mail, please locate the schedule on our parish website stmaryonthehill.org/sacristans.htm. Homebound Visitation If there are parishioners who are homebound, in a nursing facility, or in the hospital and who wish pastoral visits and Holy Communion, please have a family member contact the Parish Office by calling (706) or Sister Josephine at josephinemfic@knology.net. We rely on family members to notify us if there are patients to be visited. Please keep the office informed. Blessing Non-Catholics and others unable to receive Eucharist are welcome to come forward to receive a blessing. Please indicate so by crossing your arms in front of your chest. F a i t h F o r m a t i o n Baptism Preparation Classes Baptisms typically are scheduled for the first Sunday of the month. The next Baptism Preparation Class is Sunday, June 5 at 1:30 pm in the Church. Please call the office to register for classes, Baptisms normally will be held the third weekend of the month at the 5:00 pm and 12:15 pm Masses. Please call the office to register. A Mandatory Marriage Engaged Couples Preparation Retreat The next Engaged Couples weekend will be at St. Joseph Catholic Church on July 15-16, This certification is required to get married in the Catholic Church. Advance registration is required to attend. Please remember that this certification is mandatory. For more information or registration, call St. Joseph s church office at (706) Perpetual Adoration - Adorers Needed! 11:55 pm - 1:00 am Sunday, Thursday, Saturday 1:00-2:00 am Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Saturday 2:00-3:00 am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 3:00-4:00 am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 4:00-5:00 am Sunday, Monday, Tuesday** 5:00-6:00 am Friday, Saturday 8:00-9:00 am Thursday 9:00-10:00 am Saturday 11:00 am - noon Tuesday 1:00-2:00 pm Friday 2:00-3:00 pm Friday 3:00-4:00 pm Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday 4:00-5:00 pm Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday 5:00-6:00 pm Sunday, Friday 6:00-7:00 pm Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 7:00-8:00 pm Friday, Saturday 9:00-10:00 pm Sunday, Saturday 11:00 pm - Midnight Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ** Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 am Can t make if every week that is OK. This position could use a person or two who can come twice or even once a month. Can you visit with the Lord and fill one of the above hours by becoming an assigned adorer? If you cannot come occasionally, arrangements can be made. Please call Paul or Mary Zielinski if you can fill any of these hours. Wedding Banns Michaelann Grady and Scott Anthony Rountree, both of St. Mary on the Hill Mystagogia / RCIA Monday, May 23 at 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall Topic: Making Daily Changes The next RCIA classes will begin in September. For more information, please call the Parish Office at Serra Club Monthly Mass & Meeting Join us as we gather for 10:00 am Mass at Most Holy Trinity on Saturday, May 28, followed by our meeting at 10:45 at St. Patrick s Hall. Our speaker will be Fr. Louis Lussier of Sylvania, whom runs the Mobile Health Ministry around South Georgia. All are welcome.

5 VBS - Hometown Nazareth, Where Jesus was a Kid June 13-17, 2011 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Kids will spend a whole week discovering more about Nazareth and when Jesus was a kid through faith, music, games, crafts and snacks! The preschool program is for ages 3 years before 6/1/11 and potty trained through students entering kindergarten in the Fall of The elementary school program is for children who have completed Kindergarten through completed fifth grade. Registration is $15.00 per child. Registration forms are available in the Narthex, the Church Office, or on the website: C o m m u n i t y Senior Center Gardening for your Yard Monday May 23 10:00 am Don t forget! SIGN UP: AARP Safe Driving Wednesday & Thursday June 8 & 9 SIGN UP: Sequence & Pizza Monday June 13 10:00 am Come & play this easy game & stay for Pizza. Senior Center Calendar for June is available in the Narthex. St. Mary on the Hill Church Family GreenJacktets Baseball Night Join us for an evening of fun and fellowship Thirsty Thursday June 16 (Beer and Soda are $1.00 until the 7 th inning) Augusta GreenJackets versus Asheville Tourists Gates open at 6:00 pm & game starts at 7:05 $10.00 per person Includes Admission, Reserved Seating, Drink, Hot Dog and Souvenir Hat Purchase your tickets at the Church Office. Baby Food Jars are Needed for VBS Please bring your empty and clean (with labels removed) baby food jars with lids to the Parish Office before Wednesday, June 8, Thank You! Save the Date - Living in Love Don t miss out!!! Plan to attend the next Living in Love Weekend, which will be held August 6 & 7 at St. Mary on the Hill s Parish Hall. Living In Love offers married couples a mini retreat for the weekend. It is a parish- based, peer ministry facilitated by married couples with an active assistance of the Pastoral and Matrimonial Renewal Center. Watch the bulletin for further details. CCD News Registration CCD (religious education for children attending non-catholic schools) is for students entering grades kindergarten through eighth grade in the Fall. Registration fee is $25/student or maximum of $50/family. Registration forms are available at the CCD Office, the Church Office or on the website: htm. A copy of your child(ren) s baptismal certificate is needed if not on file in the CCD Office. A $10 late fee will be charged for registrations received after May 27, For additional information, please call the CCD Office at (706) VIRTUS Protecting God s Children is a child sex abuse awareness and prevention program sponsored by the diocese. Prior to beginning employment or prior to commencing your ministry, all employees and volunteers in the diocese who work with minors in their ministries on a regular basis MUST attend one VIRTUS session. If planning on attending, please register by calling the location that is hosting the session and you should register on line at The following is the current schedule for VIRTUS sessions in the Augusta Deanery: Thursday, May 26, :00-9:00 pm St. Mary on the Hill Parish Hall, ( ) Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast to benefit our Parish Vocations will be held next Sunday, May 29 in the Parish Hall after the 7:45 & 10:30 am masses. Come and have a delicious and filling Pancake and Sausage Breakfast with the proceeds going to our Seminarians. Our Patrick Walsh K of C Council will host the event. Cost is $5.00 for an adult, $15.00 per family or $3.00 for a child. Nursery News The nursery is available at the 10:30 am and 12:15 pm Masses on Sundays. It is open to children from 6 months to 4 years of age. We ask that if you use the nursery that you volunteer once every 6 weeks. Call for more information at and ask for Gina Craw or gina.craw@knology.net. St. Mary on the Hill May 22, 2011 Attention All Young Adults! Elijah Cup at the 10:30 Mass Are you between the ages of 18 and 35? Members of our parish in the Serra Club of Augusta began the Elijah Would you like to meet peers of the same faith? Cup program last year as part of their mission to foster and support The Augusta Young Adult Ministry is hosting its priestly and religious vocations. The Elijah Cup is a chalice that is 3 rd Annual Meet & Greet Luau presented to a family, couple, or individual each Sunday at the offering of the gifts. The chalice is taken home and used as a focal point while on Thursday, June 9 at 7:00 pm praying for our current and future priests, deacons, and sisters. The at the Annunciation House chalice is returned the following Sunday. (corner of Arsenal and Central Avenues). Come for BBQ, music, games, and fun! We currently need families to pray for vocations in June! For more information or to sign up, contact Miriam Cortez-Cooper at (706) For questions and directions, or Miriam at: mcortezcooper@gmail.com. contact April at Notes from the Parish Office - If you are new to the parish, please call, , or stop by the church office. It only takes a minute to register and we would love to hear from you. - If you are going to move, have a change of address or change your phone number, please contact the parish office. You can help save us return postage. - If you have an emergency and need a priest after hours, please remember that the emergency phone number is on the front cover of the bulletin. Service Pilgrimage to Fatima & Lourdes St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church presents...pilgrimage to Fatima & Lourdes with Barcelona November 7-15, Days 14 Meals: 7 Breakfasts, 1 lunch & 6 Dinners Per Person Rates: Double $2,529; Single $2,829; Triple $2,499 Included in Price: Hotel Transfers, Round Trip Air from Bush Field Brochures and reservation forms are available in the Narthex. Deposit of $250 per person due upon reservation. Reservations made after the seat reduction date of 6/8/2011 are based upon availability. Final payment due by 9/8/2011. Alabama Mission Trip If you are interested in going to Alabama to help with the tornado damage, please contact Mary Landrum by mlandrum@knology.net If there is enough interest, a trip similar to the Mississippi Katrina trips will be planned and details will follow. Help Save the Environment! Bring your paper to recycle and place in the big blue container in our back parking lot. You can put newspapers, magazines, copy paper, bulletins, etc. into this container. No construction paper or cardboard please! Staples may remain. St. Mary s will receive the proceeds. In his message for the 48 th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Benedict XVI writes, Every moment in the life of the Church community - catechesis, formation meetings, liturgical prayer, pilgrimages - can be a precious opportunity for awakening in the People of God, and in particular in children and young people, a sense of belonging to the Church and of responsibility for answering the call to priesthood and to religious life by a free and informed decision. The ability to foster vocations is a hallmark of the vitality of a local Church. With trust and perseverance let us invoke the aid of the Virgin Mary, that by the example of her own acceptance of God s saving plan and her powerful intercession, every community will be more and more open to saying yes to the Lord who is constantly calling new labourers to his harvest. Donations Needed for Tornado Victims Following items are needed for FAMILIES: Bottled water, Gatoraid, hygiene products, non perishable foods, toilet paper, paper towels, baby foods and baby items, band-aids, Neosporin, peroxide, cleaning products, sunscreen, bug spray, insect repellent, work gloves, safety glasses, air mattresses, tarps, rakes. plastic totes with lids, batteries, flashlights, trash bags, etc. Following items are needed for ANIMAL SHELTERS: Dog food, Cat food, flee control, leashes, collars, bleach, towels, blankets, shampoo, heartworm medications, dog bowls, etc. Items may be dropped off at the Scout Hut (2500 McDowell Street) between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. Please help us help them!