Father Chuck will be travelling this week. Actually he leaves tomorrow morning for Fairbanks for his annual retreat. He will return to Bethel on October 1.
Thank you for the generous donations last Sunday. Our collection was $3500 and will be put to good use.
Enjoy doing yard work? We have grass seed, fertilizer, and a rake to plant grass on the yard area in front of the church. If you would like to help with this project see Susan or Father Chuck.
Our rummage sale netted a little over $1100.00. Thank you to Keri Drew and the ladies from the Prematernal Home and Clem Joseph who along with Father, Elyse and Susan, helped to to fold up and put away the items that did not sell. We are looking for donations of a totes—the bigger the better in which to store the clothes. Right now we have the clothes stored in boxes in the AA building and other items in the porch of the Parish Hall. As soon as we get shelves put up in the AA building we will start putting items out. And we will get the shelves put up as soon as someone (or someones) volunteers to build them.
Our next Baptism Sunday is October 19. If you have a child to be baptized see Father Chuck or Susan.
We are rebuilding our Prayer Chain, so if you would like participate in this ministry you will find a sign up sheet on the table in the lobby. The way the prayer chain works is that when we get a prayer request we call the first name on the list, that person says a prayer and calls the next, and so on.. If we get enough names we have two or three chains going at once.
High School Youth Group meets Sunday at 6:00pm after the 5:00pm Youth Mass. This week's theme is St. Paul: The Person of the Year. Pope Benedict declared this liturgical year as the year of St. Paul, a man who began a a persecutor of Christians and ended up becoming one of the most influential evangelists, writers, and persons of the faith. This night aims to honor this saint of the year and learn about how his work got started and how he is considered a hero for the faith.
Come out, have some fun and help our community all in one! As we pray for those amidst hurricanes, flooding, and displacement, we answer the call to help. Volunteers are needed for Bethel's "Mass Dispensing Exercise on Saturday the 11th of October. This year instead of a single large distribution site, several mobile sites and one drive through site are being planned. Besides providing free Flu shots, MDE also helps our community practice organizational skills and actions for use in case of a sudden emergency here on the Delta. Please contact Trish at Public Health at 543-2110.
This fall, our parish will host four consecutive weekly prayer vigils for the victims of domestic violence. They will help us to prepare for, and participate in, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) . Vigils will be held on Wednesday evenings from 7-8 pm,; the first will take place on September 24 and the last will be October 15. Domestic violence affects us all, so everyone is welcomed and encouraged to join us in prayer. Our prayer vigils are intended to supplement, but not substitute for, the special events being prepared y the TWC to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Anyone interested in leading , or speaking at any of our parish's prayer vigils, can contact Deacon Brian McCaffery at 543-2962 (H) or 543-1014(W).
With the permanent fund checks appearing in the banks, now is a good time to put money aside to pay income tax next April. Because of the amount of the checks this year even children will have to pay income tax Estimates are from $600-$800 per person. Also remember, if you donate to the church, you must give by check or in a donation envelope with your name and the amount on the outside so we can verify the amount for tax purposes in January.
Please remember in your prayers the soul of Anna Polty of Marshall who died this week and of Martha Cecelia and John Kasayak Martin of Napakiak who was buried yesterday.
Faith Formation Classes began last Sunday, except for the high school which will meet after the 5pm Mass beginning this Sunday. Our teachers: Doreen O'Brien, Joanna Kolbus, Agnes Woods, Patty Jones, Michael Gray, Tootsie Guinn, Cindy Mondesir, and Elyse Wagner will be commissioned today. Please remember them in your prayers. We are still registering children and still accepting donations of pilot bread, peanut butter, granola bars, and other snacks and kool aid for the program.
Liturgical Assignments for Next Week the 28th of September 2008
8:30am: Lector (Cinday Mondesir) EM (Joe and Ed)
10:00am: Lector (Elyse) EM (Jill and Evelyn)
5:00pm: Lector (Dimitri) EM (Elyse)
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