News from the Pulpit

• The Christmas Decorations will be taken down after the 10:30 Sunday Mass on January
  14th.  Subway sandwiches will be provided.  All are invited to help.  Many hands make
  light work.
  
  

• Nominations for the Finance Council are now being accepted.  Nomination forms are in
  the pew.  Fill one out and drop it in the collection and bring it to the rectory.
  
  
  

• Other tidbits of information that didn't quite make the bulletin or master calendar:
  
  

• On January 14th there are confirmation meetings
  7th grade meets at 9:00 AM
  8th grade meets at 5:00 PM
  
  

• First reconciliation for the second graders is January 24th.
  
  

• Catholic Schools Week is January 28th to February 3rd.  There will be student
  presenters at the end of the Mass for both weekends.
  
  Some other things to keep in mind:
  
  

• Blessing of throats will happen at all weekend masses of February 3rd/4th
  
  

• Blessing of Candles will occur at the 4:30 Saturday Night Mass on February 3rd.
  
  

• Students will also be giving presentations at the end of Mass the weekend of February
  3rd/4th.
  
  

• I will be on vacation from February 4 to the 16th.  Fr. Brajkovich will be filling in
  on most of those days.
  
  

• Tentatively we have finance council elections on the weekend of February 10th/11th.
  
  

• The Sacrament of Anointing will be offered at all the weekend Mass on February
  17th/18th.
  
  

• Scout Mass is Sunday, February 18th at the Cathedral.  I will be attending.
  
  

• Ash Wednesday is February 21st.
  
  

• March 19th is Joseph Day.  We will have a special celebration with the "St. Joseph's
  Table".
  
  

• March 26th is the Annunciation.  We will have a special celebration.  This is a special
  pro-life day.
  
  

• Holy Week begins April 1st.
  
  

• Easter is April 8th
  
  

• Grace will be gone on vacation from April 11th to 30th.  Diane Stanek will be filling
  in as secretary.
  
  

• Confirmation is April 22nd at the Cathedral.
  
  

• First Communion is April 29th
  
  

• May Crowning is May 6th.
  
  

• Eighth Grade Graduation Mass is May 12th.
  
  

• I will be gone to National Camping School from May 19th to the 25th.  Fr. Brajkovich
  will be covering Masses.
  
  

• Solemn Vigil of Pentecost is May 26th.
  
  

• Memorial Day is May 28th.
  
  

• The African Priest should be arriving June 1st.
  
  

• I begin working at camp June 3rd.  

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