Weekly Announcements

Announcements

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

The Religious Education Department is now closed for the summer. Registration for classes will resume when the office re-opens in August. Please watch the bulletin for that date.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SUMMER HOURS:

During the months of June & July, the summer hours for the SVDP Office are as follows:

            Mondays          10 am - Noon
            Tuesdays         1 - 3 pm
            Wednesdays     Closed
            Thursdays         6 - 8 pm
            Fridays             10 am - Noon

You may also reach them at 674-9823, as they no longer accept calls through the Parish Office.

PILGRIMAGE TO THE MARIAN SHRINES OF SPAIN:

The Pilgrim Center of Hope invites you to join CTSA & Deacon Tom & Mary Jane Fox on a 13 day pilgrimage to The Marian Shrines of Spain November 10-22, 2008. Cost is $3,859.00 per person and space is limited. Fr. Virgil Elizondo will be the Spiritual Director of the pilgrimage. For more info or to receive a detailed brochure, call 521-3377.

BOOK SALE:

If you were unable to purchase a copy of Fr. Juan’s book, “Getting to Know Jesus: What Do Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Tell Us?”, you may still purchase them from the Parish Office during the week. Cost is $10.00 per copy, and we have both English and Spanish versions available.

SANCTUARY LAMP DEDICATIONS:

With the mass intentions filling up faster the past few months, we wanted to let you know that we have another option for parishioners who might not be able to have mass said when they desire. The Sanctuary Lamp may be dedicated for a week for your intentions. Donation is $5.00 for the week. For more information, please contact the Parish Office.

PROJECT PEW - PHASE 2:

We are pleased to announce Phase 2 of our “Project Pew” program. As you may notice on the pews there are gold plaques with various names on them. There are also some undesignated areas, and we would now like to offer those for purchase. The price is $100 per foot, with a 3-foot minimum. You will be able to pick from the available areas where you would like your pew. You may also designate the pew “in memory of” a loved one, or “donated by” your name. For more information, please call Sue in the Parish Office.

ST. ROSE TELEPHONE PRAYER CHAIN:

We have started a telephone prayer chain at St. Rose. When we receive a request for someone to be put on the prayer list, we then channel the calls to the people who would like to participate. There is no limit on the size of our prayer chain, as we can adjust the list at any time. If you would like to become a member of the telephone prayer chain, please call the office and leave your name and phone number. We have been told many times the magnitude of prayer, and this way we can channel our efforts to help our fellow parishioners!

MEDITATION GARDEN:

We would like to ask the assistance of everyone who attends church at St. Rose of Lima to keep adults and children from walking in the garden, and to please stay on the cement. Our Meditation Garden is in a growing process, and there are many new seedlings and delicate plants popping up. Many little children do not see these, and they get squashed. Thank you for your help!

We would like you to be aware that at any given time, someone may be sitting on a bench in the garden meditating, and when your children are running around or yelling, it interrupts the meditation process. The garden is not a play area, it is an area for people to come to sit and relax. Let's all try to keep it a relaxing area for everyone.

Also, we ask that you not allow your children to climb on the statues in the garden. The rocks may pose a safety hazard, and the intent was never for people to climb on the statues. There are many benches placed throughout the garden for your convenience when visiting the garden.

TO NON-REGISTERED PARISHIONERS:

If you attend services here at St. Rose of Lima but are not registered, you might want to consider the following. The members of the St. Rose Staff and our Ministries always respond to the needs of registered members first. If you want to hold a special celebration, being a registered parishioner is one of the requirements. Letters of referral are not given to people of whom we have no knowledge; registration is the first step. Come by the office for a registration card.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

The Altar Society’s cleaning team is in desperate need of volunteers to come help prepare the church for the weekend services. The crew meets during the summer on alternate Friday mornings at 9:00 a.m., and both men and women are welcome. Call the office to find out which weeks they are working. Please consider joining this group to keep our church looking great!

MILITARY MEMBERS:

We are pleased to announce our Military Members Remembrance Wall, which is located in the hallway between the Chapel and the Main Sanctuary. If you have an immediate family member, either spouse, child or grandchild, who has been called to participate in the war against terrorism, you may submit to Sue in the Parish Office a wallet size picture, along with their name, and we will post it on the board. This way the parish may have a face to go along with the names of those we are keeping in our prayers.

BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEE:

The Parish is looking for people who would like to assist with the Parish Bereavement Committee. This is a group of people who are called on to coordinate and prepare a meal at the parish for the families of parishioners who have a death in their family. If you would like to be included on this committee, please call Sue in the Parish Office for more information.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER HOME VISITS:

We are currently looking for Eucharistic Ministers who would like to join our home visit team. This team goes out on Friday mornings to deliver communion to the homebound parishioners. Most of the people live within a few miles of the church, so you would not be traveling far. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Sue in the Parish Office.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT BOOK:

Each week in the Parish Office we receive numerous announcements regarding upcoming programs, services and general announcements of interest to the public. We have placed these announcements in a notebook in the Church Lobby. Please take a moment to glance at it on your way out of church

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY NEEDS PEOPLE:

The St. Vincent de Paul Society is looking for people to help them man their food distribution closet during the week for a couple of hours a day. If you would like to help, please contact their President, Clara Cordova at 674-9823.

RECYCLING PROJECT:

Did your cell phone conk out??? Did you want a new picture phone??? So what are you going to do with your old phone??? We have your solution!!!! Bring your old cell phones, working or not, and deposit them in the basket outside the Parish Office. We turn them in to be recycled and receive $3 per phone. This is also a good way to help the environment by keeping the toxic substances contained in cell phones out of our landfills.

We are also collecting empty inkjet cartridges to be recycled. Cartridges from the following brands of printers that have print heads are recyclable: HP, Lexmark, Xerox, Compaq, Samsung, Kodak, Apple & Canon. Please remember, these are inkjet cartridges only, not laser printer cartridges. We receive $2 for each cartridge recycled.

Thank you for your continued support of our rebate program!

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK:

If you are a parishioner who is going to have surgery or going under anesthesia, you may call the office prior to your hospital visit to make arrangements to receive the Sacrament of the Sick.

COYOTE CANYON REBATE:

Coyote Canyon, one of our local eating establishments, has offered us a special rebate program. For every dollar that our parishioners spend at Sirloin Stockade, we will receive 5% back in rebate. (Last month’s rebate amounted to over $50) All you have to do is drop your receipt into the box marked “St. Rose Rebates” located outside the parish office. This offer is good for a meal purchased any day, not just Sundays! Please think about St. Rose the next time you go out to eat!

TACO BUENO REBATE:

We are pleased to announce that the local Taco Bueno, located at Hwy 151/410, has introduced a rebate program for our parishioners. Whenever you visit their establishment, simply have your receipt stamped, and then bring it to the Rebate Box located in the church lobby. Each month they will total the receipts and make a donation of 10% to the church. More information is located in their advertisement on the back of the bulletin. We would like to thank them for taking an interest in our parish, and hope that you will frequent their restaurant!

This page was last updated on 06/30/2008