Weekly Church Bulletin

5^th Sunday of Ordinary Time

February 5, 2012

The Week Ahead

Sat / February 4 - First Saturday

4pm - Vigil Mass † Claude Dunne by C & M Galinis

Food Pantry Collection

Sun / February 5 - 5^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

9am - Mass for Anna Huscher’s healing by Family

Food Pantry Collection

Coffee & Donuts after Mass, in the Church Hall

1:30pm - B--I--N--G--O

Mon / February 6 - Ss Paul Miki & Companions

Tue / February 7

No am Mass (9am Mass in Horseshoe Bend)

9:30am - Legion of Mary, in classroom 4

6pm - KC Business Meeting, in the Church Hall

Wed / February 8 - Ss Jerome Emiliani & Josephine Bakhita

1pm - Rosary Makers Meeting, in the Library

5:15pm - St. Monica Rosary Group, meets in the Chapel

No pm Mass

6:30pm - CCD

6:45pm - RCIA (topic - “Reconciliation” with Fr. Preske)

Thu / February 9

No am Mass (9am Mass in Horseshoe Bend)

6pm - B--I--N--G--O

Fri / February 10- -St. Scholastica

9am - Mass for Michael Schneider - SI by Family

9:45am - Scripture Study in the Church Hall (Rm. 5) - Join Us!

Sat / February 11 - Our Lady of Lourdes

3-3:45pm - Confessions

4pm - Vigil Mass † Emily Grieshaber by T & D Holmstrum

Monthly Maintenance Fund Collection

Sun / February 12 - 6^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

9am - Mass for Carole Robe - SI by C Kirsch

Monthly Maintenance Fund Collection

Coffee & Donuts after Mass, in the Church Hall

Altar Flowers this week are compliments of:

•Ed & Mel Hettinger in honor of their Anniv.

Tabernacle Roses this week are compliments of:

•Dan/Joyce Speir in honor of F. Moore’s B’day

Coffee & Donuts next week, February 12^th, will

be served by Mike & Rhonda Bystry & group #3.

Update on Fr. Linus

Fr. Linus was not able to travel back this week. He has Vertigo and his doctor will not allow him to travel. God is good! He has sent Fr. Thomas Thomas to be with us. Fr. Thomas has other commitments during the week in Memphis but has agreed to offer Mass for us Friday thru Sunday until Fr. Linus is able to return. He will also hear Confessions on Saturdays at 3pm. Please continue to pray for Fr. Linus, he is as anxious to be back here with us as we are to have him! (Remember, Fr. Preske has Mass in Horseshoe Bend at 9am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday with Confessions each Friday after Mass.) All Intentions for Masses that have been cancelled will be rescheduled. Watch the bulletin, or call the Office if you want to know the date your Intention was rescheduled on.

2012 Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal

“Open your hearts in welcome!” We kicked-off our 2012 CASA Appeal this weekend with a message from our Bishop that we all heard at Mass. Your donation supports many diocesan ministries, including Religious Education, Catholic Charities, Catholic schools, retired priests, formation of deacons and seminarians, West Side Free Medical Clinic, and much more. Please join your fellow Catholics in Arkansas in spreading the Good News!

Our parish goal this year is $18,743.55. If you took home a pledge envelope, please return it as soon as possible, or mail it directly to Little Rock. A CASA “Guide to Giving” was included in last weekend’s bulletin to help you decide how much you will contribute this year. Extra copies are available in the vestibule. Make all checks payable to CASA & include our Parish # 7215 on your check. Many thanks & God bless you!

4 - Sam Dashner, Virginia Mouzourakis

5 - Norman Flowers, Alma Lancaster,

Dc. Ray Siwek

6 - Gerrie Pellant, Annette Plummer,

Alice Smith

8 - Frank Leonhard

9 - JoAnn Davenport, Bill Ring,

Jeonilla VanHouten

11-Aiden Oberbeck

Altar Society News

The small altar linens will be laundered by Theresa Rigwood this month.  Gift Shop workers will be: Jane Wege, the 5^th; Jeonilla VanHouten, the 12^th; Mel Hettinger, the 19^th; and Mary Alice Buescher, the 26^th. 

~   Thank you ladies!

Pen Pal Wanted

Did you see the latest Arkansas Catholic? Writing letters is good for you! Share your spiritual insights and experience with those in need. A prison inmate has written St. Michael’s Legion of Mary asking for Catholic studies and a pen pal. If interested, please contact Matt Winston, 257-2857.

Library Notice

Items posted in the Library, such as CCD posters, calendars, notices, decorations, and the weekly “Arkansas Catholic” newspaper are NOT to be removed by anyone except the person who put them there. This has been happening and we are asking for it to stop. Thank you!

“Arkansas Catholic” Subscription Drive

What are you doing to nurture your faith beyond going to Mass on Sunday? Arkansas Catholic, our weekly diocesan newspaper, offers you a wealth of information to help you be Catholic beyond Sundays. Subscribe today. Print edition subscriptions are only $22 a year ($20 for seniors). Subscription envelopes are available in the pews/vestibule, or by calling (501) 664-0125. Or you can get the online edition for $19.95 by logging on to: www.arkansas-catholic.org.

TV MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND

Heart of the Nation, a nonprofit Catholic ministry, provides a weekly TV Mass on broadcast, cable, and satellite channels. Compassionate homilies, an inspirational prayer for spiritual communion during distribution of the Eucharist, and closed-captioning for the hearing impaired enable the homebound to experience the blessings of Sunday Mass. In our area the broadcast is available on Direct TV channel 305 & Dish Network channel 216, Sundays at 8:30am. For a national channel guide, or to watch the Mass online, visit: www.HeartoftheNation.org.

Missing Potted Plants

Two potted Peace Lilies were in the back hall getting sun light along with the Poinsettias….did some one take them home by accident? They were in greenish-blue ceramic vases. Please return them to the back hall. Thanks you!

If you have chosen to attend Mass elsewhere the past few weeks, we understand. But keep in mind we still have bills to pay; please make up your missed weekly donations. ~ Thank you!!

Spiritual Bouquet for the Pope

Bishop Taylor is making his first “ad limina” visit to the Vatican March 14^th-21^st where he will meet privately with Pope Benedict XVI. In preparation for the trip, Arkansas Catholic is gathering a list of prayers, devotional acts or good deeds being offered for the Pope’s intentions. This is commonly known as a “Spiritual Bouquet”. A list of all of these prayers and acts for the Pope will be presented to him personally by Bishop Taylor. To participate you may send your personal prayers or spiritual offerings to: Malea Hargett, Editor, Arkansas Catholic, PO Box 7417, Little Rock , AR 72217; or mhargett@dolr.org; or post your offerings at www.arkansas-catholic.org. The deadline to accept these offerings is March 7^th.

“Good Mournings” Grief Support Group meets every 2^nd & 4^th Thursday in the Community Room at Liberty Bank at 9:30am. For more information contact “Caring Hands”, 257-3006, or Chaplain Steve Summers, 710-1508.

Our New Parish Pictorial Directories Are In!!

You can pick yours up in the Church Office during office hours. Directories are free of charge to all who participated by having their picture included in the directory. If you are not pictured in the directory but would like to purchase one, they are $5.00.

Cleaning-Out Closets or Basement?

Someone is doing some de-cluttering and leaving miscellaneous items in our Library. We are not a re-sale shop and have no use for your unwanted items. If you feel they have value and don’t want to throw them away, call Dean with our KC’s, 856-3229, they collect items year ‘round for their summer yard sale.

Link to “Faith Connection”

February 5, 2012