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 5514 DOUBLE OAK LANE, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242 PǂLjdž 2 OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY • BIRMINGHAM, AL  Welcome to PRAYER Our Lady of the Valley Mass Schedule & Intentions Catholic Church MONDAY, AUGUST 2 All visitors and anyone interested in joining our 6:20 A.M. MIGUEL DIEGUEZ III RIP  parish family, are welcome to call the church office if you have quesons. TUESDAY, AUGUST 3  Office Hours: 7:45 A.M INTENTIONS OF THE MARCIA GARCIA FAMILY Monday R Thursday 8:00am R 4:00pm  205R991R5488 • Fax: 205R991R5181 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 www.olvchurchbirmingham.com 12:00 Noon KEVIN M. RYAN RIP Email: [email protected] THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 5514 Double Oak Lane, Birmingham, AL 35242 7:45 A.M. IHS    FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 Staff Directory  6:20 A.M. JACKIE LANGLOIS MAINO RIP  Rev. Thomas M. Kelly, F.T.C.L. 205R991R5488 SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 Pastor  5:00 P.M. IHS  Bob Marn, x 212 SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 Or 205R408R1534; papamar[email protected]  7:00 A.M. PRO POPULO Deacon Robert Long, x 217 or cell  8:30 A.M. HIS 205R532R1966 [email protected]  11:00 A.M. IHS Deacon Dan Whitaker, x 215 888888888888[email protected] Confessions : Saturdays at 3:00 P.M. in the cry room   Karen Portante, Admin Assistant x 6  DAILY Mass Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday [email protected]  mornings at 7:45 A.M.    Wednesdays at NOON  Theresa Thienpont, Director of Music x 4  [email protected] WEEKEND Mass Schedule: Saturday evenings at 5:00 P.M.    Mark Woodard, DRE & Youth Minister x247 Sunday mornings at 7:00 A.M., 8:30 A.M. & 11:00 A.M.   [email protected]  Kathy Marn, PSR Secretary x216 For your informaon: [email protected]   *To schedule a bapsm, please call the church Carol Cahill, Admin Assistant, Controller, IT Tech office. and Webmaster [email protected]   *For privacy reasons, when requesng pastoral care Andy Rothery, School Principal 205R991R5963 x 232 arothery@olvsch,com for the sick or dying, or to give noce of death, an  immediate family member must nofy the office Mike Bridges, Facilies Coordinator directly at 205R991R5488. 205R991R5963 x239 [email protected]    *Marriage preparaons must be made at least six  months in advance. Please call the church office.  AUGUST 1ST 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PǂLjdž 3

 PǂLjdž 4 OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY • BIRMINGHAM, AL  PRAYERS

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTION  Come join us Friday, August 6th, following 6:20 am Mass in the chapel for the First Friday Devoon to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We will pray for the needs of our clergy, parish, and personal intenons. Our Lord has promised through St. Margaret Mary Alocoque, safe refuge and salvaon to all who honor his sacred heart on nine consecuve First Fridays by aending Mass, receiving Holy Communion, and making reparaon for our offenses. As stated by Pope Pius XI in 1928, “Devoon to the Most Sacred Heart is an extraordinary remedy for the extraordinary needs of our me.”

MARY’S CORNER Our Lady Queen of Peace Our Lady Queen of Peace is the tle given to Mary as patroness of the Congregaon of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. During the French Revoluon (1789R1799), Fr. Peter Coudrin hid in an ac for six months where he had a vision of being surrounded by groups of priests and sisters in white robes. He believed this to be a sign from God of a religious order he was to establish. He began his underground ministry in Poiers. In 1794, he met Henriee Aymer de Chevalerie a er she was released from prison for hiding a priest. She shared with Fr. Peter a vision she had similar to his vision of groups of priests and sisters dressed in white robes. Together, in 1800, they officially established the Congregaon of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Founding new schools for poor children and seminaries, they spread the message of God’s uncondional love and mercy. In 1827 they organized teams of missionaries to spread the Gospel to the Pacific Islands. Establishing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, they built the Cathedral of and consecrated the islands under her protecon. It is one of the oldest Roman Cathedrals in connuous use in the United States. Her memorial feast is celebrated on January 24th in , and July 9th in other areas, because the Archbishop of crowned the original statue on that date in 1906. Feast Day: July 9th, Patron Saint: Congregaon of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Heavenly Father,  We ask that you spare all souls from the scourge of aboron and protect the lives of children in the womb. Give hope and courage to their mothers to embrace life and know the peace of doing Your will. Give your strength to all fathers that they may always protect and cherish mother and child. Cause our elected leaders and courts to recognize and, through the law, protect the personhood of all unborn children. Li up all church leaders to proclaim a Culture of Life. Lead those who have parcipated in aborons to repentance and healing. Bring about the conversion of those who facilitate aborons and deny the birthright of children. Grant us the courage and energy to be Defenders of Life. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord and through the intercession of His most Blessed Mother, Mary  Amen AUGUST 1ST 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PǂLjdž 5 STEWARDSHIP

July 25, 2021

 Offertory: $9,528.00  RENEW OLV! (capital expenditures)

$2,635.00 Century Club: (repair & maintenance fund) $0.00  Poor Box:

$847.00   Th  OnRLine Giving:  A POOR BOX has been (7/21/2021 R 7/26/2021)  placed in the chapel and Offertory: church for acts of almsgiving $4,189.56  R one of the Seven Corporal RenewOLV!: Works of Mercy. (capital expenditures) Please donate generously. $1,622.56   Fr. Kelly will distribute these funds Century Club: to assist the needy in our area.  (repair & maintenance fund)  $0.00 For those aending masses throughout the week, when there are no offertory baskets out, please consider donang to the Poor Box. 

Gracious and Loving God, Help the men and women of the Diocese of Birmingham hear your call to serve. Our needs are great and our people thirst for your presence. Open the hearts of many, raise up faithful servants of the Gospel. Dedicated holy sisters, brothers, and priests, who will give themselves for your people and their needs. Bless those who are serving now with courage and perseverance. Grant that many will be inspired by their example and faith. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who is the same, yesterday, today and forever. R. Mary, Mother of Vocaons V. Pray for us 

 PǂLjdž 6 OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY • BIRMINGHAM, AL  GOSPEL MEDITATION AUGUST 1ST 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PǂLjdž 7 PSR REGISTRATION

20212022 OLV PSR Registration If you haven’t already provided it, please include a copy of each child’s bap- tism certificate.  Date______Family Email address______

 Family address______    (Number & Street or P.O. Box #)   City    Zip code  Family phone number______

 Head of Household Mr.__Mrs.__Ms.__ Name______         First Name   Last Name Email address______Cell # ______  Spouse Name______    First Name     Last Name   Email address______Cell # ______  Phone # and person to contact in case of emergency______

Registration Fees: $75 one child, $100 two children, $125 three or more children M ADD $25 for each child receiving a sacrament this year. Please make checks payable to “OLV PSR”

Child’s Name______  First Name  Middle Name  Last Name  Nick Name______Date of Birth______    Month, Day, Year  Public School your child attends______Grade______  Sacraments received: Baptism____1st Reconciliation____1st Holy Communion____ Confirmation______ Child’s Name______  First Name  Middle Name  Last Name  Nick Name______Date of Birth______    Month, Day, Year  Public School your child attends______Grade______  Sacraments received: Baptism____1st Reconciliation____1st Holy Communion____ Confirmation______  Child’s Name______  First Name  Middle Name  Last Name  Nick Name______Date of Birth______    Month, Day, Year Public School your child attends: ______Grade______  Sacraments received: Baptism____1st Reconciliation____1st Holy Communion____ Confirmation______  Please list any allergies, health problems, special educational needs or family concerns for your children: ______  If you or your spouse would like to volunteer as a PSR teacher, assistant or substitute and/or assist with   our youth groups, please indicate which grade(s) you are interested in______ 

 PǂLjdž 8 OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY • BIRMINGHAM, AL  PARISH NEWS

“ATTENTION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED”  Our Landscape commiee is geng smaller, and smaller, and smaller. We have 25 acres of property here at Our Lady of the Valley. It is a beauful campus, with the Church, School, Social Hall, Office and Rectory. Thus we have countless bushes, trees, flower beds, and other areas that need constant tlc (tender loving care). Bushes connue to grow, weeds love the hot wet weather, and tree limbs love to hang down. If you have a green thumb or not makes no difference when it comes to pulling weeds, running the billy goat, picking up branches or helping burn the rubbish which accumulates. If you want to pile up rewards in heaven, we desperately need your help. Tuesday mornings from 7:30 ll about 9:30 our crew gathers to work, talk, sweat, and enjoy the outdoors and fresh air. If you would like to volunteer to help, please call Chris or Dan Whitaker at 205R612R0633, or eRmail us at [email protected]. If you can not come on Tuesday’s and would like to work at another me you may do so. The daily pay is not very good, but the rerement benefits are “OUT OF THIS WORLD.” God Bless you. Deacon Dan and Chris Whitaker. 

Come Join in the Fun….Don’t be one of those with FOMO (fear of missing out)

 We are looking for interested individuals to join us in Room A of the Social Hall on Monday evening, August 2nd at 6:00 p.m. for a planning session for our Food Fesval 2021!  The food fesval has proven to be a fantascally fun event for our parish and we are excited to plan for this year’s scheduled for Saturday, November 13th….. but we need help and lots of volunteers.  AUGUST 1ST 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PǂLjdž 9 PARISH NEWS

Toy Bowl Volleyball Registraon  Registraon is now open for the 2021 Toy Bowl volleyball season. Toy Bowl volleyball is open to all boys and girls in 2ndR8th grades. Players must be enrolled in OLV School or in the OLV or St. Mark PSR program. Program informaon and the online registraon formcan be found at 2021 Registraon Form If you have any quesons, please contact the Athlec Director atolveaglesathle[email protected]. Deadline to register is Sunday, August 15. 

Posion open in the OLV lunchroom Hours approximately 8:00 a.m. T 1:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Dues will include preparaon of food, help in serving and work in the milk and ice cream room. Please call Barbara Just for more informaon at 205R790R2053. 

Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church is looking for interested individuals to help serve our parish as Ushers during the Masses.   Please consider parcipang in this ministry.   Call Mark Woodard at 205R784R7586

OLV School NOW HIRING  Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School is currently accepng resumes for the following partR me teaching posions for the 2021R2022 school year:  School Counselor, grades PreRK3 through 8th grade.  Athlec Director  Interested candidates should send a resume, cover leer, and references to the school principal, Andy Rothery at [email protected].   Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School is a fully accredited school through the Diocese of Birmingham. Addionally, the school is a twoRme recipient of the Department of Educaon’s Blue Ribbon Award. Most recently, the school has been voted the “Best Private School in Shelby County” by Shelby Living magazine. 

 PǂLjdž 10 OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY • BIRMINGHAM, AL  COMMUNITY NEWS

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