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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 07/24/2021 - 08/01/2021 Welcome to Mater Dei Parish! Congratulations to St. James the Greater Church!! Mater Dei Mass Schedule Thank You for Your Generosity to our Weekday Masses Mater Dei Parish Churches St. Mary’s: Monday through Week of July 11, 2021 Friday at 9:00 am & 4:00 pm and Saturday Mornings at 9:00 am Envelopes: $ 3,858.66 Loose: $ 5,365.00 St. James: Fridays at 11:00 AM Online: $ 434.00 St. Edward’s: Wednesdays at 5:30 PM TOTAL: $ 9,657.66 Weekend Masses Insurance: $ 2,167.00 Saturday: 4:00 pm @ St. Mary’s Budget: $ 10,439.00 4:00 pm @ Troy Surplus/Deficit: $ ~ 781.34 Mass is no longer celebrated on Saturdays at 5:30 pm at Bishop’s Annual Appeal Update St. Benedict’s Mater Dei’s generous Sunday: 8:30 am @ St. Edward’s parishioners have donated 9:30 am & 11:00 am @ St. Mary’s $23,378 to this year’s 10:30 am @ St. James Bishop ’s Annual Appeal, which is 36% of our goal! Job Opening at On July 29th, we will Bishop’s Annual Appeal celebrate Founder’s Day of Giving in memory of our St. Edward’s Preschool first Bishop, Bishop Louis DeGoesbriand, to raise Are you hardworking and money to support the mission of our Diocese. We energetic? Do you love kids? have received a matching grant that will match any gift made online on this day up to $20,000. If you St. Edward’s Preschool is looking for you! have not yet made a gift to the appeal or would like The preschool has an opening for a part-time to make an additional gift online, please visit teacher. Experience in a school setting or caring vermontcatholic.org/giveonline. for young children preferred, but will train the Thank you for your support of this important right person. campaign. Interested individuals should contact Preschool Director Theresa Forbes at (802) 334-8877 for July Parish Council Meeting more information or to apply. Mater Dei Parish will hold Congratulations on your marriage our July Parish Council Brennan Lang & Rachel Nelson Meeting on Tuesday, July 27th at 5:00 pm. were married on July 23rd at St. Mary Star of the Sea Please join us either in person at St. Mary’s Alex Hill & Hannah Trieb Rectory or via Zoom by clicking on the were married on July 24th at Ministries tab on the parish website, then on Online Mater Dei Parish Ministries. Scroll St. Mary Star of the Sea down the page until you come to Parish Lord, thank You for bringing these couples Council Meeting on the left side of the page. together in love. As they knelt together and Call the parish office at (802) 334-5066 if made vows to each other and to You, may You you are not able to access the meeting. be with them throughout their journey through life as man and wife. Direct and govern their Thank you Jenny Hebert! lives together that they may build each other up Eugenia “Jenny: Hebert celebrated her rather than tear each other down with careless 100th Birthday earlier this year! If you actions and hurtful words. Teach them to listen would like to wish her well and thank to each other, to pray together, and to respond to her for her faithful service to each other with wisdom, grace, love, patience St. Edward’s, you can reach her at: and joy. Amen. 1176 Highland Avenue, Newport, VT 05855 If you are willing to share what you VOCATIONIST’S CORNER have, God will multiply your gifts a August 2nd: Feast of Blessed Fr. Justin hundred-fold. Consider sharing your gifts with others by becoming a priest, O God, You have called the holy priest sister, brother or deacon. If you think Blessed Fr. Justin Mary, to arouse God is calling you to religious life, generous responses to your work of universal contact Fr. James Dodson, Director of Vocations, sanctification. Grant that we, through his at (802) 658-6110, X 2275 or visit intercession, may discover and faithfully live our [email protected]. vocation .for the Lord. Traditional Latin Totus Tuus is this Week!! Mass in lyndonville Mater Dei’s Totus Tuus high A traditional Latin Mass will be school program begins on Sunday, celebrated on Sunday, July 25th at St. Mary’s from August 8th at 5 pm at 7 pm - 9 pm and runs through St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Thursday, July 29th. The program includes games, 610 Hill Street in Lyndonville. prayers, talks, snacks and an evening of Adoration. The cost is $25 per family. The St. Philip Neri Latin Mass Chaplaincy offers a traditional Latin Mass at St. Elizabeth’s on Mater Dei’s Totus Tuus program for grades 1 –8 the second Sunday of each month at 5:00 pm. begins on Monday, July 26th at St. Edward’s Parish All are welcome! For more information, please Hall from 9 am - 3 pm and runs through Friday, contact [email protected]. July 30th The cost is $60 per student. Snacks will be provided, but each child should bring a lunch. PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL MEETING There is a maximum cost of $150 per family and scholarships are available through the parish. Mater Dei’s Finance Council will meet on Monday, July 26th at 4:30 pm Please contact the parish office at (802) 334-5066 at St. Mary’s Rectory. or Lorie Markush at [email protected] with All Finance Council members are any questions. asked to attend this meeting in person. www.materdeivermont.com Adoration at St. Benedict’s Log into our Parish Website and Facebook pages to keep up with August Adoration at St. Benedict’s will upcoming parish events and be the weekend of August 7th & 8th, happenings at Mater Dei. beginning at 6:30 pm on August 7th You will find our daily 9:00 am Mass streamed and ending at 9:00 am on August 8th. online, opportunities to pray the Rosary together, Spend some time with Jesus to thank Him for all daily reflections by our priests and deacon, the the blessings you have received. Mater Dei You Tube channel, and so much more!!! Do you shop online? BAKERS NEEDED Make purchases on Amazon? Volunteers are needed to Query smile. amazon.com make desserts for the You will be prompted to Mater Dei Parish Picnic select a charity you wish to on August 15, 2021 at support. St. Mary’s following the 11:00 am Mass. Select Mater Dei Charitable Trust and make your purchase as usual. If you can make 2 –3 dozen of any type of When you make your Amazon purchase, a dessert, please email Linda Curtis at portion of your cost will be automatically [email protected]. Desserts can be donated to Mater Dei Parish. dropped off at the picnic site that What an easy way to support our parish! morning. Thank you for your help!! St. Mary’s Tabernacle Light Please pray for the repose of the burns this week in loving memory of soul of † France Lessard and for † Raymond Beauregard her grieving family. .