Weekday Masses. Monday, Wednesdays 8-9am

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1 Weekday Masses Monday, Wednesdays 8-9am

2 Houghs Neck Community Council Annual Trudy & Chris Peter Blood Drive Tuesday July 17th 2:00 8:00 at St. Thomas Aquinas Hall. Appointments are recommended but walk-ins are welcome. Go to the Red Cross site to book your appointment. Contact Eileen Timcoe if you have any questions Please nominate someone to serve on the Parish Pastoral Council! It is time to nominate some new members to our Pastoral Council. It s not to late to nominate someone or yourself for the Parish Pastoral Council. We have received several names and will now reach out to see if the person nominated is willing / able to serve, then we will soon be voting to elect them. Calendar Winners for July July 1 Dan Bythrow July 2 Bill Lawless July 3 Dan Bythrow July 4 - Joanne MacNeil July 5 Marlene Sullivan July 6 Leo Fitzpatrick July 7 Kathy Nazzaro July 8 Cristine Valentin July 9 Lori Knopf All checks will be issued at the end of the month. Please Consider! Adult Chaperones Needed Summer High School Mission Trip Mexico Maine July Our teens are going to Mexico Maine to help the less fortunate with building projects. This is a great opportunity for the teens to put their faith in action with corporal works of mercy. It also an opportunity to grow in their faith as prayer and faith are important aspects of this mission trip. We are in still in need of volunteer adult chaperones to make this trip happen. If you are interested in being a chaperone, please contact Jack McCourt at

3 Please welcome! - July 14&15 Annual Mission Fr. Edward Okpu is with us this weekend from the Diocese of Bomadi, located in southern Nigeria. The Diocese is being shepherded by Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo, MSP. Given that the Catholic faith is thriving in this area, and the harvest to God s Kingdom is plentiful is great cause for joy. However, the economic situation of the people is deplorable. The people have no access to potable water, roads, hospitals, schools, and there is no electricity. There are little or no job opportunities in these rural areas. The people only depend on fishing and a little bit of farming with crude implements as their main source of livelihood. Worst still is that the rivers are quite polluted from crude oil exploitation activities. Most of the local population has their main source of drinking water from the polluted river. The church has made some effort at providing clean water for the local people to help save lives. Your financial help will help improve the quality of many lives. Thank you for your generosity. I will be away at Yellowstone Park with my father the weekend the Missionary is here. Blessings Fr. Martin Faith Formation Registration has begun! We are looking for more religious education teachers. If you are a practicing Catholic, who attends mass each week, and would like to share your faith with our youth, and be a positive role model and catechist, please prayerfully consider being a religious education teacher / catechist. We will supply the materials needed. Volunteers Still Needed! I am very grateful to those who have stepped up and helped out in so many ways. Without the funds to hire a maintenance person, it is not possible for me to keep up with everything that needs to be done. Here are a few areas where I need your help on a regular basis: -Someone to clean the bathrooms in the MBS hall before and after an event and weekly during the religious education season. -Several people to adopt a garden space at the churches to keep on top of the weeding and watering. -Someone to vacuum the parish office about once a week. We are a volunteer based parish Please consider helping if you are not yet part of the team of volunteers. Blessings to all Fr. Martin Adopt a Garden I m looking for an individual or family to adopt each one of the small gardens around the Churches to take care of them. Please contact the office if you would like to help make a difference- plant/weed/water for the Lord! Depending on the number of registrations and teacher availability, we would like to expand our Sunday morning program grades 1-5 in both churches. Please Pray for Our Parish! That many people will return to the practice of the faith and discipleship of the Lord! Do you know someone who is homebound and would like Holy Communion brought to them? Please let us know by calling the office

4 7/14 4:30 pm 6 pm 7/15 8:30 am 10:30 am Donald Kusser Rt. Rev. MSGR Peter F. Hart pro-populo Anna & Giuze 7/16 9:00 am Rev. Peter S. Brudzynski 7/17 9:00 am Rev. Arthur M. Calter 7/22 8:30 am 10:30 am Ann & Albert Abbruzzese Sr. Albert Abbruzzese Jr. 7/28 4:30 pm The Dunn Family

5 Registration for Faith Formation To register for faith formation classes for grades 1-10 for the school year, visit Click on the "Faith Formation" tab and select 'Registration Form ( )'. Please complete the entire form even if you have submitted this information last year. Note: First Holy Communion is a two-year program beginning in grade 1. Confirmation is a two-year program beginning in grade 9. Help needed! In an effort to expand our grade 1-5 program we are looking for more catechists to teach grades 1-5. The following openings are available: Grade 1 (MBS), Grade 2 (MBS), Grade 5 (MBS), and Grade 5 (OLGC). If you are a practicing Catholic who attends Mass each week, would like to share your faith with our youth, and serve as a role model and catechist, please prayerfully consider becoming a catechist. All teaching materials are provided. Contact the Office of Faith Formation by calling x302 or ing htpreled@gmail.com should you have any questions, or to express interest in teaching one of these grades. Nominations for Parish Council Names + Contact info if possible Please tear off and place in collection or bring to parish office!