Parish Bulletin April 20, 2008

For Your Information

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will hold its annual spring bazaar on April 26th from 9-4. You are invited to join them for attic treasures, crafts, and good food.

Roanoke Catholic School is looking for a head basketball coach for the girl’s varsity program. Please send resume and cover letter to Roanoke Catholic School / Stephen Niamke, Athletic Director, 621 N. Jefferson St., Roanoke, 24016.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Hampton) is seeking a part-time Minister of Christian Formation (1/2-3/4 time). The Minister will direct the programs for K-12, First Eucharist, First Reconciliation and Confirmation Programs. Send resume no later than May 1st to: Msgr. Robert M. Perkins, 2150 Cunningham Drive, Hampton 23666.

St. Mary Star of the Sea School, Hampton, will host an Open House on May 6th from 9 to 10 am and again at 7pm for students PK3 through 8th grade. For information call 723-6358.

Mary Immaculate Hospital Auxiliary is holding its Spring 2008 Arts and Crafts Fair, April 26th, 10:00 am until 5:00 pm at the hospital. (Rain date April 27) Many arts and crafts vendors will be present. Food and raffle prizes, balloons, clowns and face painting for the kids. Proceeds will benefit the hospital’s campus development projects. For more information call 645-2611 or 207-5609.

Single Friends in Christ will hold its monthly Single’s Dance on April 25th at 7:30 pm at the Church of the Ascension Community Center, Virginia Beach. Call 754-7067 for more information.

Gethsemani Trappist Abbey in Trappist, Kentucky will be hosting free Live-In Vocational Retreats on May 9-16th June 2-9th, 9-16th, and July 4-11th. There is no cost but space is limited. For more dates and information call 1-800-221-1807.

Parish Nurses

Find our some diagnostic tests that your doctor may order, to help with the diagnosis and treatment of GERD. Information at Parish Nurse Board.

We have a senior woman living near Fort Eustis who is in need of a ride to the 7:30 Mass on Sundays. If you can provide a ride, please call Jeanie in the parish office.

Christian Formation

Office Hours
Mon-Thurs. 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Come to CORE! If you have never been to our whole community gathering, this is the month that you should! Great food, topics, fellowship, activities for the kids and it’s all free! This month in celebration of Earth day a representative from Newport News Parks and Recreation is coming to join our evening. Mark your calendar for 27 April from 5 – 7 pm.

On Tuesday, 22 April, at 7pm, Father Joe will discuss the Dark Night of the Soul and the experience that Mother Teresa encountered. All are invited to join this discussion in the Faith and Life Center. Light refreshments will be served.

The Prayer Shawls that are on display this weekend are to be given to the sick in our parish. If you know someone that is ill or suffering, please email Margie at margie@stjeromennva.org . The shawls will be distributed throughout the month. Thank you ladies for all your hard work and love!

On 4 May, several adults from RCIA will be receiving the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist during the 9:30 Mass. They will be joined by several younger people for the celebration of Eucharist. Please keep this group in your prayers as they experience the wonderful gifts that Christ has given to us.

YOUTH

On Sunday April 20th there will be a mandatory retreat for all First Year Confirmation Students. This retreat is from 1pm until 8pm. There will be no regular Life Teen because of this.

Please join us for CORE on April 27th from 5 to 7 pm. ALL AGES are welcome….so TEENS, BRING YOUR FAMILIES!!!!

The youth will be selling religious goods after all Masses this weekend and next. Please help us raise money for our youth conference. The bus alone will cost $4100!!!!

They’re Here!

Our long awaited Parish Directories have arrived and will be distributed next weekend April 26th and 27th and the following weekends. Directories will be given free to anyone who had their picture taken for the directory. After all the directories have been distributed, extra copies will be sold at $10 each.

Special thanks to Laura Pohl a free-lance multi-media journalist, and Susan Yungbluth who willingly gave of their time and talent to coordinate, organize and finish this project. Their efforts made the directory a reality.

Share Fair and Plant Sale

(You never know what you’re going to find) Crafts, plants, baked goods, lunch concession. Saturday, April 26, 2008 – 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

Prayer Shawls

With loving hearts and skilled hands, many of the ladies of the parish have been crocheting and knitting prayer shawls and lap blankets for those in our parish who are ill. Blessed by Father, then tied with a bow and affixed with a prayer, they are delivered with the prayers of the parish to bring comfort to the members of our parish family who are suffering.

So many ladies are working on these shawls that it is difficult to name all of them; but, we want them to know that these shawls have been appreciated and treasured by many people.

Mass Intentions For The Week

Tuesday		Apr. 22	Julia Scaglione
Wednesday		Apr. 23	Salcedo Asufria
Thursday		Apr. 24	Muriel & Ian Mactavish
Friday		Apr. 25	Pat Kelley
Saturday		Apr. 26	Betty Williams
Sunday	7:30	Apr. 27	Rosenda Belmonte
	9:30		Ann Catalano
	11:30		Emilia & James Russo

Readings for the Week

Monday	Acts 14:5-18, P 115:1-4,15-16, Jn 14:21-26
Tuesday	Acts 14:19-28, Ps 145:10-13b,21, Jn 14:27-31a
Wednesday	Acts 15:1-6, Ps 122:1-5, Jn 15:1-8
Thursday	Acts 15:7-21, Ps 96:1-3,10, Jn 15:9-11
Friday	1Pt 5:5b-14, Ps 89:2-3,6-7,16-17, Mk 16:15-20
Saturday	Acts 16:1-10, Ps 100:2-3,5, Jn 15:18-21
Sunday	Acts 8:5-8,14-17, Ps 66:1-7,16,20, 1Pt 3:15-18,
	Jn 14:15-21

Meetings for the Week

Tuesday	Prison Ministry 6:30 pm
	Dark Night of the Soul – Fr. Joe – 7:00 pm
Wednesday	Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm
	Teen Choir Practice 7:00 pm
Thursday	Adult Bible Study 10:00 am
	Pastoral Council 7:30 pm
	Adult Choir Practice 7:00 pm
	Bell Choir Practice 8:00 pm
Friday	Family Retreat 6:00 pm
Saturday	Share Fair & Plant Sale

BAPTISMAL SCHEDULE

The next Baptism Class will be held on Monday, April 28, at 7:00 p.m. Please call the Parish Office to register before the class. Godparents must attend class also.

ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE
April 26/27

5:00	J AXL Fallesgon	J.V. Fallesgon
7:30	R. Kazmer	J Lacson
9:30	K. Zacaharias	T. Camas
11:30	P. Sapoa	A. Mickelberg

Please pray for the sick of our parish

Margaret Klassa, Mark Criner, Betty Lou Stokes, Thomas Olsavicky, Joan Thompson.

Please pray for the deceased

Estella Gabay, Natividad Belmonte

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