CHURCH OF ST. MARY Marriage and Family Conference

CHURCH OF ST. MARY
January 24, 2016
Ponca City, Oklahoma
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016
NO MASS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016
4:00pm NO MASS
(Mass at Via Christi Village)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016
8:20am
†Lloyd & Delores Letourneau/Mary Letourneau
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
9:00am †Bill McCann/Don & Tudy Lockwood
(St. Francis of Assisi, Newkirk)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016
12:00pm
†Steve Gray/His Children
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2016
5:00pm †Gary Phillips/Knights of Columbus
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016
9:00am
11:00am
1:00pm
7:30pm
Spec. Int. The Addicted
MASS (St. Francis Church, Newkirk)
Hispanic Mass
†Betty Brown/Dolores Schiltz
Weekly Income Report
Weekly Collection
January 17, 2016
$9,028.93
The descriptions
for
the
Adult
Religious Education classes that will
be offered this Spring semester can be
found on the bulletin insert as well as
the Church web site. Four different
courses will be offered - Doors of
Mercy, Walking Toward Eternity, The Synoptic Gospels, and
Rediscover Jesus. Sign-up for these classes are on the
bulletin insert. Please take time to read over the
descriptions and choose a class to attend during this
Lenten season.
Please Pray For those who need prayers:
Mary Brown, Dee
Leven, Betty Herard, Jeanette Vassar, Marjorie Crozier, Sam Potter, Jill Kestler,
Charlotte Mardis, Rich Howard, Catherine Hookanson, Jamie Mangenlinkx, Donna
Trewitt, Charlene Vap, Raymond Nalepa, Floyd Brown, Linda Wooters, Keith Goss,
Dora Behar, Patricia Jantz, Kelly Young, Mark Jackson, Cindy Wardlow, Maggie
Hahn, Dave & Fran Baur, Tully McCrory, Marianna Counter, Virgil Phillips, Sid Kothe,
Don Schiltz, Ester Scobee, Randy Gunn, Wanda Hazen, Cameron Duncan, Brenda
Rush, Sharon Sligar, Devon Elerige, John Patterson, Julietta Ouzounova, Jimmy
Akers, Jerry Skocelas, Gary Hurst, Song Switzer, Brynlinn Thomas, Jeanne Glaser,
Mary Knori, Gage Watson, Jay Underwood, Linda Moriarty, Terri Round, Anna Lynn
Durr, Dillon Griffin, John Coffman, Ginger Younger, Dan Stewart, Joe Reinert, Dan
Marino, Janet Kestler, Louise Gray, Doretta Jackson, Rickey Engle, Christy Vice,
Patsy Hastings, Penny Frick, Donna Schiltz, Gus Kever, Keith & Sue Behara, Robert
Urioste, Michael Fleshman, Steve Spore, Glenn Streeter, Theresa Semtner, Marie
Bayha, Emily Leterle, Antonio Pasquarelli, Tim Switzer, Lois Frisch, Jim Griffin, Mona
Coutre, Gary Kirchmeyer, Marci McCrory, Brooks Ditmore, Mary Schooley, Ray
Unruh, Gary Coutre, Scott Jeter, David Courtney, Hal Brown, Tommy Gray, Mary
McFarland, Colleen Schiltz, Vicki Johnston, Laynee Johnstone, Vince Mattione,
Rohen Sebring, Lana Smith, Bill Bridges, Layne Moore, Brooke Waller
Rest in Peace:
Please pray for the soul of Clair Van
Ausdall, uncle of Connie Van Ausdall. May God grant
him eternal rest.
January 25 thru January 31, 2016
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
7:30pm
4:00pm
6:30pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
4th DEGREE KNIGHTS, KofC Room
NO MASS AT VIA CHRISTI
R.C.I.A.
K-12 R.E., School & Byrnes Room
PARISH COUNCIL, Council Room
5:00pm
9:00am
10:00am
5:00pm
7:30pm
BLESSING OF CANDLES, Church
BLESSING OF CANDLES, Church
PANCAKE BREAKFAST, Parish Hall
FAMILY ADORATION, Church
BLESSING OF CANDLES, Church
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
The U.S. bishops' pastoral on stewardship reinforces today's
reading from 1 Corinthians:
"Because its individual
members do collectively make up the Body of Christ, that
body's health and well-being are the responsibility of the
members - the personal responsibility of each one of us. We
all are stewards of the Church."
If you have not picked up a copy of the
Rediscover Jesus book, please take a
copy as you leave today. The books are
located at all of the church entrances.
Marriage and Family Conference
Strengthen your marriage and family during your Lenten
journey! St. Mary Parish in Ardmore is hosting a Marriage
and Family Conference on Saturday, March 5. Titled "As
the Family Goes," the conference will feature nationallyknown speakers and radio hosts Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak.
The conference will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mary Church,
125 E. St. S.W. Opportunities for reconciliation, adoration;
lunch and child care (infants through children age 12) are
included in registration. Mass offered at 4 p.m. The cost for
registration is $20 per person if paid by January 31st; $25
per person after February 1st. Registrations must be
received by February 12th. To register please go to
www.stmaryardmoreok.org/registration.php or contact (580)
223-0231, conference@stmaryardmoreok.org.
Catholic Schools Week begins Sunday, January 31st with Mass at 9:00am followed by a
Pancake Breakfast prepared by our Knights of Columbus. Please come help our students,
faculty and staff kick-off Catholic Schools Week! Events and activities are on the bulletin insert.
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Catholic Foundation scholarships available
The 2016-17 Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma scholarship applications
are now available. The Catholic Foundation offers a $6,000 scholarship to
students attending a non-Catholic college or university and a $12,000
scholarship to students attending a Catholic college or university.
Additional scholarships may be available to a University of Oklahoma
medical student, a nursing student at the school of their choice, students
studying pastoral music, and a student attending Saint Gregory’s
University. If interested, visit the Catholic Foundation website at
www.cfook.org or contact (405) 721-4115, cfo-info@archokc.org.
Completed applications are due by Wednesday, April 6.
Share Your Faith: Support collection for
Church in Latin America
Today, we will take up the Collection for the Church in Latin
America. Your gifts to the collection will fund catechesis, pastoral
programs, marriage and family life projects, seminarian education,
and many other necessary programs in Latin America and the
Caribbean. By funding these programs, the support you give today
will provide seeds to grow the faith for years to come. Please
support the Church in Latin America and be generous in today’s
collection.
The Presentation of the Lord Feast [524]
Originally celebrated in the Eastern
Churches as “The Meeting,” in the sixth
century it began to be celebrated in the
West, where the focus became the
Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and was accompanied by solemn blessings
and processions with candles; hence, it is
popularly called “Candlemas.”
Bring your family candles to Mass
next weekend, January 30th/31st and
place them on the table at the front of the Church and
Fr. Kevin will bless them.
Clothing & Needs Drive for Living Hope Pregnancy Center
The Living Hope Pregnancy Center would like to THANK YOU for
your help during the Clothing & Needs drive over the past 2
weekends. Your donations are greatly appreciated! If you still have
donations that have not been delivered, it is NOT too late. Please
bring your donations to the Church or take them directly to the
Living Hope Pregnancy Center at 1300 W. Grand (580-765-0664).
The items currently needed include: Diapers – sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
Baby Wipes; Good Start Formula – gentle, smooth or soy; Bath
Towels & Wash Cloths; Baby Wash; Baby Lotion; Baby Powder;
Baby Blankets; Coats – Boy & Girl sizes 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T (new or
gently used); Car Seats – infant & toddler; Breast Pumps (new or
gently used). Remember, if you are making a monetary donation,
please make the checks payable to the Living Hope Pregnancy Center,
and don't forget to submit a matching gift with participating
employers. Thank you for your help!
First Communion Reminder
February class is on February 7th. We only
have 3 classes left. Make them count! All
homework must be returned by February
7th.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS!
Prayer service 1/27: 5th grade
The Church of St. Mary hosted catechists from
around the diocese this weekend for training. Thank
you to Jan Neylon and her team for providing
refreshments. We continue to pray for all catechists.
Mercy Moment: Shelter the homeless - we are called to be
welcoming those who are fleeing their homelands and support efforts
so they may return to their homes. Pope Francis says “The Church
stands at the side of all who work to defend each person’s right to live
with dignity, first and foremost by exercising the right not to emigrate
and to contribute to the development of one’s country of origin. This
process should include, from the outset, the need to assist the countries
which migrants and refugees leave. This will demonstrate that
solidarity, cooperation, international interdependence and the
equitable distribution of the earth’s goods are essential for more
decisive efforts, especially in areas where migration movements
begin, to eliminate those imbalances which lead people, individually
or collectively, to abandon their own natural and cultural environment.
Welcoming others means welcoming God in person." For information
about refugee resettlement services contact Catholic Charities at 405523-3000.
JH/SH RE is this Wednesday from 6:30-8PM. All 7th-12th
grade youth are invited!
Last weekend several of our youth attended a regional gathering
in Perry. Over forty teens from Tonkawa, Blackwell, Newkirk,
Perry and Ponca City came together for Mass, lunch a fellowship.
This is a great way for our local Catholic youth to get to know each
other! The next activity will be in Tonkawa in April, so please
watch for details!
Dear Parishioners, we ask that you mark your
calendars for a date that fits your schedule to have
you and/or your family's portrait made for our
upcoming Church Directory. Also, the current
committee will step down after this directory and
we want to "train" new volunteers so they will be in
the know for the next directory. We will walk you
through every step of the process.
Please
prayerfully consider stepping up and assisting this
year. Photo dates are: May 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14;
May 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21; Newkirk dates: May
24, 25 and 26; Make-up dates: June 14, 15, 16, 17
and 18.
Next Wednesday, February 3rd is the deadline to
sign up for Steubenville. The annual trip will be July 811 and the cost will be around $300-$350 per person.
There will be plenty of fundraising opportunities.
Please make sure to sign up before the deadline to
secure your spot!