Upcoming Ministry Opportunities
If you would like to offer your time & talents tell Patti!
Would you like to help pass on our faith to the next generation? We have a place for you in our parish’s religious education program! We need volunteers to: serve the snack, supervise outside play, provide rides to and from, help keep the kids on task during class, teach the class, help with the registration paperwork, clean up, organize materials, etc. Could you help with one of those? Classes are Wednesdays from 5:45-7pm. Helpers Meeting Aug. 12th at 5:30pm.
Would you be able to help at the Parish fundraiser? The date is September 13th. We will need lots of help setting up, transporting materials, running carnival booths, selling food & cleaning up. If you can help please let Patti know!
Our Parish Family
Mission Statement Vote: Take a moment today to turn in your vote for your favorite option of Mission Statement. If you need more time to decide you can bring your vote back next weekend to mass or vote online at: www.smsebree.org/mvote
POPE FRANCIS’ Visit to the U.S.! Stay after Mass today if you’re interested in going! The Pope will be visiting the faithful on September 26th & 27th in Philadelphia, PA. St. Michael’s is considering organizing a caravan of people who would like to attend the papal events. Each carload would cover their gas expense & each person would pay for their food. We would crash on the floor of a local parish’s community center. If you are interested please add your name to the list on the bulletin board or let Patti know! We will have an informational/planning meeting soon!
Religious Ed (K-6) Sign up this Wednesday: We will be giving out the school supplies collected this weekend to those who need it at CCD registration night this Wed. Aug. 5th at 6pm.
Parish Council Minutes & Financial Reports are available at www.smsebree.org/our-parish/our-leadership/
Meeting for Religious Education Helpers: Wednesday, August 12th at 5:30pm all those interested in helping pass on our faith to the children of the parish (see p.2) are asked to attend.
Liturgical Formation—Everyone who serves or would like to serve in the liturgy is asked to attend a liturgical formation session either Sat. Aug. 8th after the 5pm mass or Sun. Aug 9th at 9am. This would include current and future sacristans, greeters, Eucharistic ministers, lectors, cantors, and altar servers. We will cover the specifics of each ministry as well as the general aspects of meaningful and beautiful liturgy.
Confirmation August 15th—Come join Bishop Medley and the friends and family of our 11 Confirmation Candidates at a bilingual mass at 5pm on Saturday, Aug. 15th.
Save the Date fundraiser—September 13th: The parish fundraiser will be at Sebree Springs park. Please make plans to come support the parish have some fun with carnival-style games, lots of fun competitions and great home-made food! More details to come soon.
Online Giving FAQs: What are the advantages? Online Giving makes it easy for you to fulfill your financial commitments to St. Michael’s even when you are unable to attend Mass. For the families on vacation or at the lake on weekends, this gives you a way to help St. Michael’s stay on budget during the summer months. You do not need to remember to bring cash or checks to church. If you use envelopes and would still like to place them in the offering basket, simply check “I gave online”. See www.smsebree.org/online-giving/ for info.
Our Local Community
Free Dental Care on Aug. 29th: Baldwin Dental group is offering the choice of a filling, extraction or cleaning for adults who can’t get dental care elsewhere. Registration starts at 7:30am, first-come, first-served. 32 E. Broadway in Madisonville. Call 270-821-2800 for more info.
Our Faith Family
VOCARE—Bishop Medley and the VOCARE committee would like to invite parishioners to consider purchasing or sponsoring a table for the dioceses’ Second Annual VOCARE event set for Friday, September 18, 2015 and to be held at the Owensboro Convention Center. Vocare will be an exciting evening of celebration of Vocations to the Priesthood and commemorating the Year of Consecrated Life. Tables can be purchased or sponsored at $500 for a table of eight. Individual tickets can be purchased for $65 and couples may purchase a pair of tickets for $125. Tables/tickets may be reserved by contacting Kathy Rasp in the Bishop’s office at 270-683-1545 or by email at Kathy.rasp@pastoral.org.
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: For a complete list visit www.ursulinesmsj.org.
To register call Kathy McCarty at 270-229-0206