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Sep 5 , 2010

Father Al's Pastor's Corner

ADAM: We had a really nice send off for Adam last Sunday after the 10:30 a.m. Mass. My Thanks to all who helped and baked cookies. I feel so good about having Adam in our midst for these eight weeks. Just observing him in a well grounded prayer life and a genuine interest in our lives was really good for me. He is so looking forward to some time with family before returning to Rome for a very exciting year which will include a retreat, Deacon ordination, all final preparations to return home for priesthood ordination. Our plan is that he will return to Holy Sepulcher to celebrate a FIRST MASS with us. Let us keep him in prayer as he continues his journey to serve the
Lord.
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL: Wow! The St. Vincent DePaul Society collected $3,394.42 via our second collection last weekend. Once again your generosity is a shining light to the world. Those who have special needs are the real winners because of your kindness. This collection was just planned because it was a fifth Sunday of the month. But Sirach told us in the first reading that “alms atone for sins.” It’s interesting, at least to me, how God takes our little plans and gives them a bigger and better significance by His words of Scripture.
If you should ever need the services of the St. Vincent DePaul society, please call the parish office, and they will come and assess your situation and needs. There are green brochures on the bulletin table that describe their services. Also, you can donate to St. Vincent any time you feel it’s a good thing to do. Their box is in the wall as you enter the body of the church, using the far right door.
SCRIP MARKET DAY: Last weekend was also a good time for our first Scrip-Market Day weekend. Here’s the scoop: Each school family is required to raise $550 via fundraising projects and Holy Sepulcher parish is to match that via fundraising for each family. So, if you purchase Scrip/Market Day, you can identify a family you wish to support, or the Parish. If you don’t identify one or the other and it’s a school parent selling Scrip that week, their family and the parish will each get 1/2 of the earned profit credit.
When a non-school person is selling, then the credit will go to the school family identified or completely to the church. Thanks for your support, as we all work together to help our “financial picture.”
BISHOP’S EDUCATION FUND: The second collection next weekend will help support “The Bishop’s Education Fund.” This fund has been able to help over 32,000 children with over $8.5 million in assistance.
This fund has made it possible for many children to have the advantage of a Catholic school education. Once again, I ask you to participate as you see fit and are able.
LABOR DAY: Monday is Labor Day. We are blessed if we have a job to go to. Come and celebrate Mass with us at 9:00 a.m. You can sleep in and then come and give thanks for the many ways God has blessed you. (Our offices will be closed for Labor Day.)
R.C.I.A.: Our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults will be starting later this month. If you are not Catholic, please consider coming to learn about our faith. You only make a commitment to become Catholic when you learn the facts and beliefs. That is at Easter time. So, I invite you to come and see. ————————————————————— VIGIL CANDLES: At our Finance Council meeting on Monday, August 23, I asked “when is the last time we increased our offering for Vigil Candles?” It was thought to be 15 years for more. I asked the question because the profit margin is so low. So, as a Finance Council, we decided to raise the offering to $3.00. So beginning
next week, the signage will be changed to reflect this change.
SANCTUARY LIGHT: We also discussed the SANCTUARY LIGHT CANDLE and ALTAR CANDLES. You may have noticed in other church bulletins that these are offered for peoples intentions. So if you would like the bulletin to read . .

1. The sanctuary candle or
2. The altar candles this week are in memory of or donated by . . . . .

Please stop in the office with a $10 donation. This must be done by the Monday before to have it in the bulletin.