Upcoming Ministry Opportunities
If you would like to offer your time & talents tell Patti!
Volunteers are needed to clean the Parish Center (former rectory) on a rotating basis.
Help is needed at the Sebree Christian Outreach to sort clothes & assist clients each Saturday 9am-12pm in June
St. Michael’s will help man the food booths at the Sebree Summerfest June 19th from 9-11pm. If there are enough volunteers we could also host a booth for face painting, kids games or a dessert to sell to raise money.
Our Parish Family
Change in Weekday Mass Times: Beginning next week (June 8th & 9th) the English masses on Mondays and Tuesdays will begin at 9am.
Appreciation Dinner: All of those who serve the Parish in some capacity (in the liturgy, cleaning, religious ed, parish & finance council, etc) are invited to an appreciation dinner on May 31st from 4-7pm in the rectory.
Going on Vacation or Down to the Lake? Don’t forget to continue your support of St. Michael’s while you’re gone! The parish counts on everyone’s ongoing support to continue to cover expenses. You can either mail in your offering or give online giving a try! It’s easy to set up a quick, one-time gift or a reoccurring gift . See www.smsebree.org/online-giving/ for info.
Parish Council Minutes Online: the minutes and a rough draft of the budget from the Parish Council meeting on May 11th are now available at http://smsebree.org/our-parish/our-leadership/
English Classes: If you would like to assist teaching conversational English while picking up some Spanish Contact Joe Goeltz to let him know you are interested: 812-454-5537
Liturgy Committee: For those who would like to give input about the music at the 10:30am mass the liturgy committee will meet after the 10:30am mass on June 7th.
Our Local Community
Baby Bottles for Marsha’s Place: For those who took baby bottles on Mother’s Day to fill with donations for the crisis pregnancy center in Henderson, please remember to bring them back to the parish on Father’s Day or drop them off at Marsha’s place directly.
NA & AA Groups: Would you be interested in helping get a Narcotics Anonymous group started here in Sebree? Either as a group leader, participant, accountability partner, guest speaker, donor, etc? Let Patti know. If you are interested in AA please call Wayne at 812-453-9666 (English) or Orlando at 270-315-0434 (Spanish).
Local Job Bank: If you or someone you know could offer a job, either a day’s work or ongoing employment, please give your contact info & the details to Patti to pass on to the Ministerial Association.
Our Faith Family
Catholic Summer Camp for Kids: There are still spots available for kids to attend a week of Camp at the Catholic Camp run by our Diocese. If you are willing to sponsor a local child who otherwise could not attend let Patti know! For more info check out: www.gasperriverretreatcenter.org/
Sophia Awards Nominations needed: We invite anyone who wants to nominate an individual to fill out the form and return it. (This form is also available online at rcdok.org/sophia.) Anyone sixty-five or older who has not previously received a Sophia Award is eligible for nomination. A person can be nominated on past outstanding contributions and can be homebound.
St. Gerard Life Home in Owensboro, KY – provides free shelter and services for pregnant women age 18 and older in a crisis pregnancy. A woman may come to us at any point in her pregnancy and may stay for up to 3 months after the birth of her child. There are no limitations on race, nationality or religion. Let us help. Call: 270-852-8328 or Email: stgerard@pastoral.org. A ministry of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky.
Programs at the Mount St. Joseph Conference & Retreat Center: June 2—Tolerant Oppression; June 5-7 – Ignatian Silent Retreat; June 11—Rediscover Catholicism. For a complete list visit www.ursulinesmsj.org.
To register call Kathy McCarty at 270-229-0206