Weekly Schedule: April 29, 2012 Sunday, April 29 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18 7:45 am (Fr. Raj Koppula) †Eleanor Norton K of C Pancake Breakfast 8:00 am - 12:00 noon PH 10:30 am (Fr. Scott Winchel) Mass for the People CCD 9:00 - 10:15 am CAF/SMS Sunday Morning Adult Faith Formation 9:00 - 10:15 am CL 12:15 pm (Fr. Charles Hughes) †Beatrice Evangelista Men’s Basketball 5:30 - 7:00 pm G 6:00 pm (Fr. David Arnoldt ) ♥Lambert Family Deanery Spanish Mass 6:00 pm at St. Joseph Church Most Rev. Bishop J. Kevin Boland, DD / Drew Larkin, First Pre-Theology* Monday, April 30 Easter Weekday; Memorial of St. Pius V, Pope Acts 11:1-18; Jn 10:1-10 7:00 am †Verna Landrum Senior Center Open 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Monday Movie 12:30 pm SC MDO 9:00 am - 2:30 pm SA Rosary & Miraculous Medal Novena 9:15 am ♥Clay Mikels Walking Aerobics 9:00 am PH 4:30 pm SJDC Bridge 10:00 am SC Legion of Mary 6:30 pm SA Rev. Rudy Breunig, ST & Rev. Thomas Murphy / All Men Discerning Priesthood* Tuesday, May 1 Easter Weekday; Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker Acts 11:19-26; Jn 10:22-30 7:00 am †Marian Grady MDO 9:00 am - 2:30 pm SA SMCS Endowment Meeting 5:15 pm CL 9:15 am †Walter & Adelaide Hastings SMCS Evening of the Arts 6:30 - 8:30 pm Rev. Christian Alimaji, MSP & Rev. Rafael Estrada / Recently Ordained Priests* Wednesday, May 2 Easter Weekday; Memorial of St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Acts 12:24--13:5a; Jn 12:44-50 Wednesday Morning Family Mass & Refresher Bridge 9:30 am SC 7:00 am †Ken Brosseau Donuts 7:00 am C/PH Movie Rerun 12:30 pm SC Senior Center Open 9:00 am - 2:30 pm High School Youth Night 6:30 - 9:30 pm YC 5:15 pm †Albert Bachand, Jr. MDO 9:00 am - 2:30 pm SA Parish Choir Rehearsal 7:30 pm PH Walking Aerobics 9:00 am PH Rev. William Leahy & Rev. Stephen Angell / Rev. Mr. Jason Adams, Fourth Theology* Thursday, May 3 Feast of Ss. Philip and James, Apostles 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14 7:00 am ♥Florence Guthrie Senior Center Open 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Prayer Group 7:30 pm SA MDO 9:00 am - 2:30 pm SA Spirit & Truth 7:30 - 9:30 pm AH 9:15 am †William Lambert Bridge 10:00 am SC Youth Holy Hour 9:00 - 10:00 pm AC 12:00 noon (Trinity Hospital Chapel) Men’s Volleyball 7:00 - 9:00 pm G Rev. Jacek & Szuster & Rev. George Greenway / Avery Hanna, Third Theology* Friday, May 4 Easter Weekday; First Friday Acts 13:26-33; Jn 14:1-6 7:00 am †Lynn Quinn Walking Aerobics 9:00 am PH 9:15 am (All School Mass) †Elizabeth Corpe May Crowning during 9:15 am Mass 7:00 pm (First Friday) †Otis Raymond Inman Rev. Robert Poandl & Rev. Cletus Pifher, OFM Cv / Kevin O’Keefe, Third Theology* Saturday, May 5 Easter Weekday; First Saturday Acts 13:44-52; Jn 14:7-14 9:15 am †John Weigle Magnificat 10:30 am 12:00 noon SC Reconciliation 3:45 - 4:45 pm C 5:00 pm (Fr. Jerry Ragan) †William Quick Most Rev. Bishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv & Rev. Edward Gorny, GHM / Jacob Almeter, Third Theology* Sunday, May 6 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8 7:45 am (Fr. Charles Hughes) †Julius George Hoffman CCD 9:00 - 10:15 am CAF/SMS Ladies AOH Tea 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm PH 10:30 am (Fr. Jerry Ragan) †Pat Mulherin Sunday Morning Adult Faith Formation Baptism Prep Class 1:30 pm C th 9:00 - 10:15 am CL Men’s Basketball 5:30 - 7:00 pm G 24 Anniversary Children’s Liturgy during 10:30 Mass PH Deanery Spanish Mass 6:00 pm at St. 12:15 pm (Fr. Scott Winchel) †Vola & Harry Jacobs AOH State Board Meeting 12:00 noon SC Joseph Church 6:00 pm (Fr. Raj Koppula ) Mass for the People Most Rev. Raymond W. Lessard, DD / Vernon Knight, Pastoral Year* A = SJC Atrium BR= Bride Room MC = SMS Media Center SA = St. Anne’s Hall *= Please pray daily for our AC= Adoration Chapel C = Church N = Nursery SC= Senior Center Priests & Seminarians. AH=Annunciation House CAF=SMS Cafeteria NX= Narthex SH = Scout Hut †=Deceased MR1=Meeting Room 1 CL= SMS Computer Lab O = Office SJC = St. Joseph Center ♥=Living MR2=Meeting Room 2 SJDC = St. Joseph Day Chapel PH= Parish Hall SMCS = St. Marys Catholic School YC=Youth Center (1st Floor) G = School Gym R = Rectory UR= SJC Upper Room St. Mary on the Hill April 29, 2012 This was no doubt one of the most difficult weeks Joe McBride has ever had to face. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. McBride and his family as they mourn the death of his Dad, Mr. Dennis McBride. He was a man who believed that creating an authentically loving community was the major challenge of Christian living. And through his work as a founding member and for many years as leader of the Alleluia Community few men have met that challenge better than Dennis McBride. He made the love of Christ a living reality for his family, the members of the Alleluia Community, and so many people beyond. We are so very blessed to have his son as our parish school principal. Mr. McBride buried his Dad this past Monday and then turned around to finish the final preparations for the Florida Catholic Conference (FCC) accreditation team’s visit. The Team arrived on Wednesday and concluded their site evaluation on Friday. St. Mary School earned its FCC accreditation in 1998 and 2005 and hopefully has now met all the requirements for reaccredidation. It is a very detailed process and both Mr. McBride and Ms. Ellen Hoffman did outstanding work in helping the staff, faculty, students and parents prepare for it. I am grateful for their leadership and I thank the entire School Community for all the great work that they did. There was a time when Joe McBride was our assistant principal and a pastor from Savannah tried to hire him away from our school. I am so very happy that Mr. McBride decided to stay. As Principal he has brought a renewed energy to St. Mary School. He like his Dad is very much a man of faith. He brings the Love of Christ to his work every day. He is focused on celebrating our Catholic faith, building relationships in the school community, and providing both teachers and students with the basic resources they will need to achieve excellence in and through Catholic education. And I am grateful to all in our parish who support our school by being good stewards of all that God has entrusted to you. As partners in the mission of the Church, you are investing not just in Catholic education, but in the formation of our children by providing them with a living experience of the Gospel. There may be other ways to form future leaders of the Church but in my opinion there is no better place to form the future leaders of the Church than in our parish school. Ways to support St. Mary on the Hill School: Volunteerism - When most people think of supporting a school, they think solely in terms of financial support. But at St. Mary’s, we need your support in many ways that don’t require you to write a check! We are always looking for volunteers to assist with various projects around school. From coaching a sports team, to helping with the school carnival, to assisting the teachers as a homeroom parent, we have the job for you! Annual Msgr. Costigan Golf Tournament – Last year over $15,000 was raised for the School Endowment Fund and a good time was had by all this year on April 20th. I am grateful to our major sponsors: Taylor Hyundai, Pollock Company, Rhodes Financial Services, St. Francis Animal Hospital, Thomas Poteet and Son Funeral Directors, and Brynwood Swim and Raquet Club. In addition to these sponsors we are always grateful to the many “hole” sponsors who help underwrite the expenses associated with the tournament. GRACE Scholars - (Georgia Residents Assisting Children’s Education) Don’t Get Locked Out! Submit Your Tax Credit Request Today! Please ACT NOW if you plan to redirect your GA state taxes and give a child the opportunity to attend St. Mary School through tuition assistance. The state allows $51.5M to be redirected to this great cause and $13M has already been approved. Please call Mary Davis for more information, 706-733-6627. Endowment Giving - An endowed gift is a gift that keeps on giving. The endowment provides a second source of stable revenue for the school in addition to your stewardship efforts. St. Mary’s is committed to building a strong endowment in order to continue to deliver greater value and attain higher levels of quality than would otherwise be possible. What is an endowment? An endowment has funds set aside permanently so that only a portion of the earnings is spent on an annual basis. An endowed gift is one in which the original principal is never touched, only a small percentage of the earnings are used for the purpose the endowment has specified, such as technology updates.