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St. Joseph & Most Pure Heart of Mary ParishesSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

TODAY'S PRAYER WITH THE POPEWhat will survive of us is love. It may seem odd to begin such a reflection with a quote from a

confirmed atheist, the English poet Philip Larkin but there is something striking about the precisionand universality of this line that has remained with me, as a catechist, for many years.

The role of the catechist begins, of course, at Baptism as we receive our commission to go andbear witness, and continues throughout life as we endeavour to teach, to guide, to explain and, in-deed, to provoke young (and not so young) minds into thought and reflection. We catechists are ina privileged and unusual position in that as we teach the student, so too do we continue to learn; aswe preach, so too do we remind ourselves of our obligations and responsibilities.

So when we teach we must remember doctrine, we must discuss tradition, we must engendera respect for Scripture, but above all we must love. We must love because that is what we have beentaught to do. The Gospels overflow with love. The Sermon on the Mount inspires us to love. The'New Commandment' compels us to love.

Therefore our earthly legacy is love. We will be remembered primarily not for what we havetaught but how we make people feel. What will survive of us is love.

- Shane Heslin, extracted from Living Prayer

District Communion Breakfast@ Our Lady of Hope, Attica, OH

September 27th

After the 10 a.m. Mass

Sponsor of the Week

Lamb Builders419-747-9260

THE PRAYERS, CONCERNS, CARDS & CAREBASKETS over this past week for our nephew who wasin a very serious motorcycle accident, has made the stressa little less stressful! At this point in time there is a very longroad ahead, he lost both legs, and has a lot of hurdles tocross. Adam’s wife Shelly and their two children ages 1 & 4need all the prayers they can get! We pray that God willallow Adam a full recovery, heal the body, mind and soulbringing him home to his family. Keep storming heaven thatGod’s will be done!

Thank-you,Deacon Fred and Sherry

2015 JUBILEE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS &

RECEPTION:Join Bishop Daniel Thomas and the Officeof Marriage and Family Life as we com-memorate 25, 40, 50, 60, and 60+ years ofmarriage for couples in the Diocese of

Toledo. Mass to be held at Our Lady Queen of the Most HolyRosary Cathedral October 4, 3:00 p.m. A reception featuringrefreshments and the distribution of commemorative certifi-cates will follow. .Pre-registration for this event MUST be intothe diocese by September 18th. Please contact the parish of-fice immediately if you are one of these couples. Plymouth:419-687-4611 (office) or 419-564-9864 (Deacon Fred);Shelby: 419-347-2381.

St. Joseph & Most Pure Heart of Mary ParishesSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Liturgical CalendarMonday, September 14 -- Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross9:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Communion at MPHM

Numbers 21:4b-9; Psalm 78:1bc-2,34-38; Phillipians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17

Tuesday, September 15 -- Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows8:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Communion at St. Joseph9:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Communion at MPHM

1Timothy 3:1-13; Psalm 101:1b-3ab,5-6; John 19:25-27Wednesday, September 16 -- Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope &Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs9:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Communion at MPHM

1Timothy 3:14-16; Psalm 111:1-6; Luke 7:31-35Thursday, September 179:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Communion at MPHM6:00 p.m. Holy Hour at MPHM

1Timothy 4:12-16; Psalm 111:7-10; Luke 7:36-50Friday, September 189:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Communion at MPHM

1Timothy 6:2c-12; Psalm 49:6-10,17-20; Luke 8:1-3Saturday, September 195:00 p.m. Mass at MPHM

Prayers for Carol Young, Gerald Friebel. Eric Yetzer1Timothy 6:13-16; Psalm 100:1b-5; Luke 8:4-15

Sunday, September 208:30 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph

Prayers for Lynn Phillips10:30 a.m. Mass at MPHM

Prayers for The Arcudi Family, Kenneth & Eleanor Takos,Margaret Gosche

Wisdom 2:12,17-20; Psalm 54:3-6,8; James 3:16-4:3; Mark 9:30-37

BULLETIN DEADLINE:

Mondays 10:00 a.m. for the upcoming weekend.

Anything received after this time will be in the following bulletin. Watch for special deadlines during the holidays.

“Joy-Filled Marriage” Engaged Couple Workshop: Registrationfor 2015 is now open! If you are engaged to be married, you’ll want to registerfor this two-part interactive, enjoyable, and comprehensive workshop for en-gaged couples. This workshop will delve into practical “life skills” as well asthe sacramentality of marriage, guided by a dedicated team of married couplesand individuals. This workshop fulfills the “marriage class” component, whichis part of the requirements for marriage in the Catholic Church. For more in-formation visit www.jfmtoledo.eventbrite.com or contact Monica Martinez inthe Marriage & Family Life Office- [email protected] 419-244-6711 ext. 715

A Prayer forGrandparents

God, our heavenly Father,we ask your blessings onour grandparents. They arevalued links between thepast and the present. Theyare treasured gifts and

strong models. May they beanchors that provide stability and a sense ofidentity for us. May theirwisdom guide us. May theirlived example challengeus. May their witness totheir faith strengthen us.May they always besurrounded by the love,

respect and support of theirfamilies.

Lord, bless and empowerour grandparents. Keepthem in your love. Givethem your joy and peaceeach day, so that they may forever follow your son Jesus.

Amen

- By Deacon and Mrs. Gary Aitchison,Ames, Iowa 2014

Youth Ministry NewsThis Sunday, September 13th we will kick

off our first youth gathering of the school year!All 7th-12th graders are welcome and invited tojoin us! We will meet in the school at 26 West

Street across from Most Pure Heart of Mary from 6:00-9:00p.m. We will be having Fazoli's for dinner and play lots of funMinute to Win It games! Please bring $5 to help off-set thecost of food and supplies! We look forward to meeting somenew faces! If you have any questions don't hesitate to call Kariat 419-571-3803 or e-mail her at [email protected].

Deeper will continue this Wednesday, September 16th

from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the youth room for all of those whoare in high school! The youth room is located at 29 WestStreet. It is through the door that faces the road. Bring somequarters for drinks and snacks! It's never to late to join!

Youth Praise Team will begin practicing this Wednesday,September 16th. All 7th graders through college students arewelcome to join us. We will practice at Most Pure Heart ofMary Church before CCD and Deeper from 6:00-6:45 p.m.

Friday, October 2nd SLAM will be attending the footballgame together! More details will be in next weeks bulletin!

St. Joseph & Most Pure Heart of Mary ParishesSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

WEDNESDAY EVENING SCHEDULEGrades: Time: Start Date1 - 6 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Sept. 167 - 8 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sept. 16 Students9 - 12 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Started, join us!

We are excited to start a new year with all parents and stu-dents. Registrations have been mailed. We are required tohave a registration on all students. If you did not receive yoursin the mail, please contact the parish office or stop by and anystaff member will be available to assist you. For your conven-ience, either mail the registration to the office or drop it off. Youmay also bring your completed form on the first night of classes.Grades 1-6 parents, please bring your child in and join us forprayer the first night. We will introduce all the teachers at thattime. If you have any questions, please feel free to contactSherry Stockmaster at [email protected] orcontact the parish office.

Sherry Stockmaster Director of Religious Education

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 7TH AND 8TH GRADESTUDENTS: There is a kick off meeting for parents onlySeptember 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the Theology Room of theschool. Help us start the new year right by attending this veryimportant meeting. We have and are introducing new re-sources for you and your children. If you have any questions,please feel free to contact Sherry Stockmaster: email:[email protected], phone: 419-347-2381 orMr Lauderbaugh: email: [email protected], phone:419-512-2576.

JOE’S COFFEE HOUSE: Join us forour first meeting on Sunday, October 4th at4:00 p.m. at Deacon Fred’s home, 117 San-dusky St., Plymouth. Topic: “They, them,those people…” All students grades 7-12 wel-come. MPHM students welcome as well! Wewill meet monthly the first Sunday of eachmonth…we look forward to seeing all you.We will end the session around 6:30 p.m.Bring a snack to share!

SLAM

Facilities Maintenance Technician Job Posting:St. Peter's Parish & School has an immediate opportunity

for an experienced individual who can effectively and efficientlyperform various building maintenance, janitorial and generalrepair duties. The successful applicant should have workingknowledge of boiler operations: refrigeration, plumbing andmaintenance, electrical repairs, and fire, phone and securitysystems. Very good communication skills, ability to multi-taskand desire to work well as a member of a team are imperativeto success. Must pass all BCI and FBI background checks andDiocesan requirements for protecting youth.

Send resume with wage and benefit requirements tohuman [email protected] or St. Peter's Parish, 104West first Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44902 ATTN: Human Re-sources. The position is also posted on the following websites:ohiomeansjobs.org and mansfieldareahelpwanted.com

Prayer to Begin our Religious Education Year

God of wisdom and might,we praise you for the wonder of our being,

for mind, body and spirit.Be with our children as they begina new year of religious education.Bless them and their teachers.

Give the strength and grace as their bodiesgrow; wisdom and knowledge to their minds

as they search for understanding;and peace and zeal to their hearts.

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.

St. Joseph & Most Pure Heart of Mary ParishesSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reflections on the ReadingsTwenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time taken

from St. Joseph Sunday Missal.

First Reading Isaiah 50:5-9aThis reading is taken from the third song of the Servant

of Yahweh. As memtioned at the feast of the Baptism of theLord, it is not clear whom the inspired writer had in mindwhen he composed these four songs describing the idealServant (Son) of God. Is he a collective person: Israel, God'speople? Is he a king of the past or the Messiah (anointedking) to come? In any case, the Christian community appliedthese hymns very early to Jesus.

The song used today introduces the Gospel theme onthe necessity of taking up our cross and following the LordJesus who suffered and died for us. "I fell into distress andsorrow, and I called upon the name of the Lord, "O Lord,save my life".

Second Reading James 2:14-18James teached that faith without good works is useless.Real Christian charity, going out of your way to help theother, may require sacrifice that we should not shun, asthe other Bible readings tell us.

Gospel Mk 8:27-35Mark, writing 40 years after our Lord's resurrection, time

and again has Jesus imposing silence on others, sometimesabout his miracles and other times (as here) about the factthat he is the Messiah. This represents a literary device thatMark uses to teach that Jesus' real Messiahship was fullyrevealed only by his death and resurrection.

In this tradition as Mark related it, Peter cannot combinethe idea of suffereing with that of Messiahship. Jesus cor-rects him in clear language and teaches all Christians abouttaking up our cross and following in his steps. We shouldthink of this when things do not go our way and pray forstrength.

-- Submitted by Barb Pifher

Members of St. Juan Diego Deanery in the Diocese of ToledoSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FESTIVALSOur Lady of Hope, Attica

Sunday, October 1111:00 a.m.

What’s Happening Around the DeaneryDiocesan Details

DEANERY FESTIVALS Holy Trinity, BucyrusSunday, September 20

11:00 a.m.

St. Francis Xavier, WillardSunday, September 2711:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Mother of Sorrows, North AuburnSunday, October 4

11:30 a.m.

St. Joseph’s Parish NewsSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

SacramentsBAPTISM: Contact the Deacon Fred 1 month in advance.RECONCILIATION: Individual confession after Mass Sunday & Tuesday.ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Notify Deacon Fred or Fr. Jim to arrange.COMMUNION: Contact the Deacon Fred to be placed on the home bound lists.MARRIAGE: Please notify either Deacon Fred or Fr. Jim 6 months in advance.R.C.I.A.: Interested in the Catholic Faith? Contact the Parish office or Deacon Fred.MASS STIPENDS: St. Joseph’s always accepts Masses for the deceased and special intentions. Please call Sharon on Tuesdays

between 9:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. to schedule your Masses.

Sunday, September 20-- 8:30 a.m.Greeters: Louis LynchEucharist: Mary Rietschlin, Leonard FennerServers: Charlotte Smith, Ivy Smith, Cadence FairchildLector: Bob PhillipsUshers: Louis Lynch, Leonard FennerMusic: St. Joseph ChoirCollection Counters: Ed Kanney, Bob Riedlinger

Happy BirthdaYGlenna Bartholomew, Jenny Donnersbach, Robert

Stockmaster, Cori Fidler, Abbegail Heydinger

FINANCIAL REPORTSunday Offering.........................$ 1,632.00Youth .........................................$ 5.00Food Pantry ...............................$ 35.00Maintenancw .............................$ 20.00Romans12:13 ............................$ 5.00Weekly Budget Needed

For Year 2015/16 $1,500 .....$ 132.00Year Over/Under Budget ...........- $1,355.00

Attendance for Last Sunday: 126Thank you!

MINISTRY REMINDERS:If you cannot make your schedule, please finda replacement. Phone numbers are on the backof your schedule.

ALL MINISTERS FOR MASS Please SIGN-IN AT THESACRISTY UPON YOUR ARRIVAL. This helps make surewe have all the positions covered and makes the Mass flowmore smoothly.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS are reminded to come to thesacristy on weekends that you distribute to clean the chal-ices and patens. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CHECKS: COMING SEPT. 27th after Massin the hall. Mary Martin Bandman, a regis-tered nurse has volunteered to offer this serv-ice for our parish monthly. It will begin on the

27th and will be every month, the last Sunday of the month.She will not offer any recommendations or diagnosis to anymedical condition.

GAME DAY! Coming on a Sunday in October a game daywith lunch 12:30-3:00 p.m.! Cards, corn hole, other gamesfor all ages will be available. Watch the bulletin for more in-formation. Come join your parish family in some fun-time andfellowship!

St. Joseph’s Parish NewsSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Tuesday, September 1510:00 a.m.-noon, Food Pantry (Shiloh) 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Upstairs Store (Plymouth)6:00 p.m. Pastoral Council Meeting6:00 p.m. Finance Meeting with Diocese at

St. Francis Xavier, WillardThursday, September 17

5:00-7:00 p.m., Food Pantry (Shiloh) 5:30-7:00 p.m., Upstairs Store (Plymouth)

WELCME TO ST. JOSEPH PARISH FAMILY: Ourparish welcomes our newest family, Mr. & Mrs. Louis An-drade and their children Jesus and Angel.

BAPTISED INTO CHRIST We welcome our newly baptized: LukeJames Bond. Congratulations to Luke andhis family!

R.C.I.A. (RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIA-TION OF ADULTS) will soon be beginningfor this 2015-16 year. Anyone who might be in-terested in looking at the Catholic Faith as anoption, is asked to attending this process. There

is NO COMITTMENT until later in the process…this is a timeto come and see if God is pulling your heartstrings. Call Dea-con Fred for more information.

FINANCE COUNCIL MEETING will be held on Tues-day, September 22nd from 6-?.

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING will be held on theTuesday, September 15th from 6-?.

Most Pure Heart of Mary ParishSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

SacramentsBAPTISM: Celebrated monthly, second Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and third Sunday within the Mass. Call the parishoffice for necessary parent instructions.

RECONCILIATION: 3:45-4:30 p.m. Saturdays, anytime by request.ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Available on request. Call Parish Office/Rectory at 419-347-2381. Same for visitation ofthe sick.

COMMUNION: Contact the Pastoral Associate to be placed on the home bound lists.MARRIAGE: Arrange with a priest or deacon at least 6 months in advance.R.C.I.A.: Persons wishing to inquire about and/or joing the Catholic Church, call Parish Office.PARISH MEMBERSHIP: New parishioners--WELCOME. Please call the Parish Office to register. When changingaddress, please notify the Parish Office.

SLAM Youth Ministry NewsAttention all SLAM Youth! The SLAM Banner has been

moved to the combined section of the bulletin! Please con-tinue to check the bulletin for the most up-to-date information!

Saturday, September 19, 5:00 p.m. MassLector: Mark SeitzServers: Faith Gosser, Kyle Krystofik,

Jesse LauderbaughEucharistic: Toni & Bill Anspach, Lisa Hiler, Janet Kehres,

Jim & Marge KarlUshers: Bryan Kreinbrink, Michael Murray,

Loren Kranz, Don JohnsonGreeters: Craig & Janet Studer, Chad & Liz HicksMusic: SpiritSong

Sunday, September 20, 10:30 a.m. MassLector: Deanie KehresServers: Brock Kehres, Danielle & Lauren KrietemeyerEucharist: Colton Penwell, Chuck Schiffer,

Linda Shaughnessy, Howard Souder, Dave & Lois Steele, Karen Winters

Ushers: Edward Schumacher, Steven Schumacher,James Sifferlin, Michael Smith

Greeters: Lynelle Boyce, Veronica Dannemiller2 Volunteers

Music: Maddie & Colton

Collection Counters: Toni Anspach, Dick & Sue Kirkendall

LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN is heldevery Sunday during the 10:30 Mass, from September thruMay. I am always looking for adult leaders to help with this min-istry. If you are interested, please call me at the Parish Office.Thanks to all who have helped me in the past.

--Barb Pifher

ADULT BIBLE STUDY:We will begin our next sessionson September 14, at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. You may cometo either one.

FALL CEMETARY CLEAN-UP: Please have all grounddecorations off of the graves at the cemetery by Sept. 30th. Anyquestions, call Betty Yetzer, 419-347-2118.

VAN TRIPS RETURN: Let'stravel to Medina and tour Root Can-dle. Root Candle supplies all our can-dles for our liturgical celebrations.The trip is planned for Sept. 24th. Wewill leave from the church parking lotfollowing the 9 am morning Mass.

Approx. 9:45 am. We will stop someplace fun for lunch. Toreserve a seat, or if you have any questions, please call theParish office at 419-347-2381.

Thanks, Barb Pifher

UPCOMING FLU CLINICSHursh Drug

Tuesday, September 15; 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.Lower Level Meeting Room, MPHM

Rite AidMonday, September 21; 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Lower Level Meeting Room, MPHM

Rite AidMonday, September 27; 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.First Lutheran Church, 33 Broadway, Shelby

Most Pure Heart of Mary ParishSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday Collections September 5 & 6, 2015: Offertory $ 10,724.25Children’s $ 4.00Religious Education $ 125.00

Holy Day Collections: All Saints $ 5.00

TOTAL SUNDAY AND HOLY DAY COLLECTIONS $ 10,858.25 up $98.00 from 2014/2015

Total Sunday and Holy Day Collections to Date $ 83,456.12 down $6,169.00 from 2014/2015

Other Parish Collections: Capital Improvement $ 60.00

Diocesan Collections: Catholic University $ 65.00

Happy BirthdaYWayne Sutter, Howard Souder, Scott Kurtzman, GregoryDurkin, Jeremy Thornton, Matthew Donnersbach, VincentDonnersbach, John Kleman, Susann Henkel, Craig Studer,Megan Evans, Bradley Downs, Lauren Semon, Hali Ramsey,Daniel Friebel, Camden Armstrong, Benjamin Wilkins, WendyKrutsch, Anthony Young, Amanda Robertson, J.L. Cellentani,Laurence Sadowski, Jason Young, David Green, Kristin Stan-ton, Heath Kline, Steven Beer, Dolores Allwine, KristaBruskotter, Robert Rager, Warren Schneider, OmarGuimaraes, Allen Gwirtz, Casey Sutter, Veronica Dannemiller,Mackenzie Vogt, Ty Keinath, Sara Krietemeyer.

JOIN RCIA (Rite of Christian Initationof Adults): Are you interested in learningmore about the Catholic Church? Perhapsyou’ve been thinking of becoming a member ofMost Pure Heart of Mary, or perhaps you are

just curious about what Catholics believe. Please join us forcoffee and dessert on Tuesday, September 22, at 7:00 pmfor a meet & greet, question-and-answer session. We’llmeet in the Parish Center lower level meeting room, and allare welcome. If you’d like more information, e-mail BarbPifher at [email protected] or call me at the ParishCenter @ 419-347-2381.

Monday, September 1410:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study7:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study

Tuesday, September 159:30 a.m. Hursh Drug Flu Clinic--Lower Level

Meeting Room7:00 p.m. Altar & Rosary Meeting--Lower Level

Meeting RoomWednesday, September 16

9:30 a.m. Prayer Shawl--Lower Level Meeting Room

5:30 p.m. Religious Ed. Grades 1-6--School6:00 p.m. Youth Praise Team--Church7:00 p.m. DEEPER--Youth Room7:00 p.m. Middle School Religious Ed.--School

Theology RoomThursday, September 17

6:00 p.m. Holy Hour7:00 p.m. Disciples of Song--Church

CHURCH & BELL TOWER EXTERIOR MASONRY RESTORATION

DONATIONS

Collected 9/5-6 $ 30.00Total Collected to Date $ 63,015.00

DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA: D of I will meet on Mon-day, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Most Pure Heart of MaryParish Center Lower Level Meeting Room. The speaker willpresent a program on Mission to Amish People. ChairladyLaura McGarvey will be assisted by Betty Borgelt, LaVerneBorgelt, Sharon Houseworth, Shelly Krystofik, Eileen Studer,and Shirley Niese. Bring a can of food for Shelby HelpLine.They need tuna, carrots, and baked beans.

ALTAR & ROSARY: A&R’s first meeting will be Tuesday,September 15th at 7:00 p.m. We will have installation of offi-cers. ABCD is on the committee.

Most Pure Heart of Mary ParishSeptember 13, 2015 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We are looking forward to offering some special events to our sixth graders this year. Our 6th gradescholars will be blessed to experience some new and exciting workshops offering hands-on projects thatreally tie learning to life! The first of the projects will be led by a guest teacher, Carole (Yetzer) Weidman,who will be joining us Sept. 28th – Oct. 9th, offering a 2-week Family & Consumer Science workshop.

Sixth graders will dedicate one class period per day over the two-week period learning about nutrition,MyPlate, serving sizes, reading labels, calories, increasing and decreasing recipes, pricing recipes, changingrecipes, sanitation, careers, food preparation, measuring, importance of eating with your family, and foodshopping. The workshop will culminate with our sixth graders applying what they learn, serving up a tacobar to their fellow scholars!

Ms. Weidman is a graduate of St. Mary's School, Shelby High School, and The Ohio State Universitywhere she earned a BS in Home Economics Education (now known as Family and Consumer Science Ed-ucation). Ms. Weidman moved to New Jersey shortly after graduation from college, and was blessed tohave spent the next 35 years teaching Family and Consumer Science, most of which was at Egg HarborTownship High School (EHTHS). She started the Child Development Learning Laboratory at EHTHS, par-ticipated in writing New Jersey State Early Childhood Education Curriculum, was the 2010 New Jersey Fam-ily and Consumer Science teacher of the year and has been a Family Career and Community Leaders ofAmerica Advisor for 10 years. Ms. Carole (Yetzer) Weidman is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Yetzer.Ms. Weidman celebrates her 3 grown sons and 2 granddaughters!

We are entering week two of our fall fund raiser. As you know we are trying to simplify and offer some-thing everyone can use. Students are selling trash bags that are offered in 3 different sizes. The bags comein white rolls of 65 (15-gal), yellow or pink bags are rolls of 25 (39-gal), and the largest bags are blue rollsof 16 (55-gal). All rolls are $12 each; all bags are made of 2-mil plastic! October is Breast Cancer Awarenessmonth; students will be donating 10% of the sales of pink bag profits to Breast Cancer Research.

If you would like to support the school by purchasing bags, but don’t know a student to buy from, youare welcome to contact the school. Sales conclude September 18th. Bags will be available for pick up theweek of 9/28, just in time to use your pink bags to promote awareness (more details on pick up to follow)!Students will celebrate the conclusion of fund raiser together with a pizza party on October 1st (no sales arerequired for all students to participate in the pizza party) to enjoy the grand finale Duck Race! For every 5rolls sold, students will win a rubber duck. The students will enter the ducks they have won into the DuckRace; the student with the winning duck will win a $100 gift card!

Thank you for keeping our school & parish in your prayers; prayer works!

We are truly blessed,Lisa M. Rhodes, MSM

Our Parish School NewsGreetings Parish Family!:

2015-16 Excel Beyond the Basics School Fund DriveOur Goal $47,000

Collected 9/5-6 $ 750.00Total Collected for 2015-16 Fund Drive $ 2,995.50

J-O-Y: Just Older Youth will meet Thursday, September 17 following the morning liturgy in the Lower LevelMeeting Room. Our discussion will be “Fruits of the Spirit.” Come join us for coffee, fresh fruit, fellowship andfun.