August 31, 2008
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
We COUNT on your continued and consistent support in order to pay our bills. And with fuel at an all time high and outrageous electrical rates your help is even more important than ever. Please consider making your contributions electronically. Forms are available in the book rack at church or you may make your contributions to the parish via this web site. By making your contributions electronically you help yourself and the parish at the same time.
Meetings.
· ALASKANS FOR LIFE: 2ND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH . For information call Sid Heidersdorf 789-9858 or Ida Barnack 789-9622
· Knights of Columbus meets every 2nd Tuesday of each month in the upstairs Parish Hall at 7:00 PM.
· Sandwich Ministry is held the First Sunday of every month. Next one will be August 2 & 3. Please come and help make sandwiches for the less fortunate. Questions? Call Norma @ 789-2271
· Hispanic Prayer Group meets Mondays in classroom # 5 & # 2 at 7 PM.
· St. Therese of the Child Jesus Carmelites meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at 1:30 PM in a Cathedral Hall classroom. Contact Joeann Mielke @ 586-9080 or Marion Ferreira @ 586-6720 for information.
· Women's Faith Sharing group meets Thursdays at 10:00 AM next to Sandy’s office. New members are always welcome.
Please help us
prepare………….
Although we do not have a Bishop assigned to Juneau yet, when the phone rings it could happen very quickly. In order to be prepared for that time the Diocese would like to have preparations in place for his installation. We do know that circumstances can change between now and then but these lists will give us a step up in the process. We need to prepare a list of people willing to provide a bedroom or bedrooms to individuals and/or couples. We will also need people willing to provide transportation. If you are willing to add your name to either list, please call Robbie @ 586-2227 ext 25.
Commissioning of Catechists
St. Paul’s will join Catholic parishes across the country in celebrating Catechetical Sunday during the weekend of September 20-21, 2008, with a commissioning of catechists. The annual event spotlights the importance of the formal teaching ministry in the Catholic Church. The theme of this year’s event is “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church.”
St. Paul’s will observe Catechetical Sunday with a rite of commissioning for its catechists, aides, Religious Education Board members, Catholic Youth Ministry core team and Board members and our RCIA/RCIC catechists. As part of these celebrations, parents and guardians will be blessed for the important role they play in handing on the faith to the next generation.
The work of these catechists—all of whom volunteer their time—is vital to the life of the Church. This celebration gives us a chance to recognize the importance of those who share faith with so many in our parish.
Currently we have close to 50 volunteers helping with the Religious Education Program (preschool – 8th Grade) and we are in need of seven more. Please consider sharing your faith with the children of St. Paul’s! Contact Marilyn at 789-7303 for more information.
Catechist openings:
Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 5th Grade aide
Sunday 10:30 a.m. – Childcare during Mass
Monday 4:00 p.m. – 4th Grade aide
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. – 8th Grade catechist
RELIGIOUS ED – Preschool – 8th
Parents - we also offer 1st - 5th Grade classes on Mondays from 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Due to overcrowding in some of our Sunday classes we are encouraging families to consider sending their child to Monday classes for their Religious Education.
Monday classes begin with a healthy after-school snack and transportation is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Immediately following Monday classes is the Children's Choir practice. If your child would like to join the new Children's Choir this is an ideal way to have your child attend class and choir practice at one convenient time and location. More information will be available at the Registration Fair coming September 6/7 and 13/14 following all Masses.
Volunteer Opportunities
We need volunteers to fill the following openings:
Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 5th Grade Aide
Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Childcare volunteers
Monday 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. 4th Grade Aide
Wednesday 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. 8th Grade Catechist
Catechists - we will be holding a 'Classroom Preparation Party' on Saturday, September 6th from 9:00 - 12:00 noon.
Refreshments will be provided! We'll be dressing up the classrooms, bulletin boards and getting supply boxes ready for each class. Plan to pick up your catechist materials at the same time. If you are unable to attend please call Marilyn to set up a different time to pick up your materials.
Registration Fair! September 6/7 and 13/14 after all the Masses. For students in preschool - high school.
Middle School Movie Night
Our next Popcorn and Movie night will be Wednesday, September 10th at 7:00 p.m.
The movie will be “October Sky.” All Middle School students are invited to attend!
Alaskans For Life would like to bring to your attention the article in Wednesday, June 4th Empire. Planned Parenthood wants a reproduction health clinic (i.e. abortion mill) in Juneau. They have tried before. The community (you) have turned them away. We need to do it again. Tell your friends, go blogging on the net, send letters to the editor and again raise our community conscience against the evils of abortion. If you have questions or suggestion call 789-5910
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
The RCIA Process will resume on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 7:00PM in the Valley Senior Center, located at 9055 Atlin Drive. All adults desiring to participate in the RCIA Process are invited to attend. Subsequent classes will be conducted weekly each Wednesday at 7:00PM.
The RCIA process runs in stages from August through the Easter season of the following year and is intended for:
1. Those who have never been baptized and would like to investigate what the Catholic faith is all about.
2. Those who have been baptized in a non-Catholic Christian tradition and would like to come and learn what the Catholic community believes and see if they would like to belong.
3. Catholics who were baptized but never brought up in the faith and would like to get back to their roots and prepare themselves for the other sacraments of initiation: Eucharist and Confirmation.
For further information please contact Mike Monagle at 789-1788, or by email at mikem@gci.net.
A class for Ad Altare Dei, the Boy Scout Catholic faith emblem, with be offered to middle school Boy Scouts in Juneau this school year. The class will be taught by Joan Gianotti and meet Wed. evenings at 3831 Killewich Dr. from 5:30-7:00 p.m., beginning with dinner and then a lesson. The Ad Altare Dei class meets partial requirements for the middle school confirmation programs at the Cathedral and St. Paul’s.(For complete confirmation requirements please contact your DRE.) It will begin in mid Sept and finish in mid May. Please contact Joan Gianotti (790-2557) by Sept. 3rd if you would like your Boy Scout to participate in this class.
Shrine of St. Therese—The last Sunday mass of the summer will be Aug. 31st at 1:30 pm. The Shrine is open daily at 8:30 am and all who honor the mission of the Shrine are welcome. Now is a good time to make your facility reservations for fall, winter or 2009.
A RECYCLING
NOTE:
Our plastic recycling is going really, really
well and we thank all of you for your participation in this endeavor. However,
in your enthusiasm you are including items that are creating more work for our
volunteers. At this time we only recycle
# 1 & # 2 plastics
(the number is located on the bottom of the
container) and since we cannot recycle them…. PLEASE REMOVE THE LIDS! Also,
please don’t include any aluminum cans along with your plastic because we DO NOT
recycle aluminum. Your help will create a more efficient pick up of materials
and much happier volunteers. Thank you.
NEEDED a volunteer to clean the Senior Center once a week...approximately 1/2—1 hour. It would entail vacuuming, mopping kitchen and bathroom floors, clean the bathroom and make sure there is toilet paper in the bathroom. If you would be willing to do this please call Sandy in the parish office @ 789-7307.
Fall Preparation Classes for
Infant Baptism
will be held the first 2 Sundays in September from
2—4 PM.
If you are presently pregnant and plan to have your baby Baptized this Fall or Winter…...these are the classes for you.
To register please call Mike or Christy @ 790-2279.
If your child is 5 years of age or older and not yet Baptized; the child must be registered and participating in the Religious Education program in order to be Baptized.
.Earthen Vessel
Concert
Earthen Vessel will be performing at St. Paul’s Saturday, September 6th at 7 PM. Admission is free; a love offering will be collected to help offset expenses and support ACTS Missions. Come vote on the songs to be on their next CD.
Volunteers Needed for 1 or 2 hours a week at St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. Call Ida @ 321-0208 for more information.
Stewardship
Who is a Christian disciple? One who responds to Christ's call, follows Jesus, and shapes his or her life in imitation of Christ's. Who is a Christian steward? One who receives God's gifts gratefully, cherishes and tends them in a responsible and accountable manner, shares them in justice and love with others, and returns them with increase to the Lord.
"Genesis tells us that God placed the first human beings in a garden to practice stewardship there - 'to cultivate and care for it' (Gn. 2:15). The world remains a kind of garden (or workshop, as some would prefer to say) entrusted to the care of men and women for God's glory and the service of humankind. In its simplest yet deepest sense, this is Christian stewardship ..."
Stewardship: A Disciple's Response
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1993.
Registration for CCD begins September 6/7 in the Narthex after each Mass!!!
