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Illama Marti Carsten (926-5142) si usted es interesado en
ESL – Ingles como Segunda idioma
Misa español en
Enero- Hoy tenemos Misa a las 12:00 medio dia. La
confraternidad y el almuerzo siguiente la Misa.
CLASES – de
inglés serán en lunes y jueves a7:00 en la tarde.
Bautismos: - llama la oficina parroquia por la cita.
PARROQUIANOS NUEVOS: bienvenido a S. María. Los
formularios de inscripción se colocan en el área común para
su conveniencia, completan el formulario de inscripción, lo
trae a la oficina.
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World Day of Prayer for
Vocations |
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Pope Paul VI instituted the World Day of Prayer for Vocation
on April 11. 1964. In the 45 years since, successive
pontiffs have called on the Church to focus and pray for
vocations. Pope Benedict XVI invites all the People of
God to reflect on the theme: Faith in the divine
initiative-- the human response. The exhortation of
Jesus to his disciples: "Pray therefore the Lord of the
harvest to send out laborers into his harvest" (Mt 9:38) has a
constant resonance in the Church. Pray! The urgent
call of the Lord stresses that prayer for vocation should be
continuous and trusting. The Christian community can
only really "have ever greater faith and hope in God's
providence" if it is enlivened by prayer. |
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OUR LADY OF THE LAKE |
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ROSARY –
7:20 a.m. every Sunday before Mass. Confession is available
at this time also. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to
attend. |
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CONFESSION -
Before Mass |
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OUR LADY’S
LADIES Meeting on the Second Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Our
Lady of the Lake. |
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Social after the 8 am Mass on the First Sunday of the Month. |
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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
On the 1St
Friday from 5:00 PM till 6:00 PM. All are welcome to attend. |
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Divine Mercy Chaplet Ministry Are you aware that the Divine
Mercy Chaplet is the most powerful prayer for the dying and
terminally ill. Please call Gail Grauer at
731-689-4664 with prayer request. |
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Thanks to all of you that have purchased a companion niche
to go in the Columbarium. However we need to sell 7 or more niches in the Columbarium
before we can start construction. The price is still
$1000.00 per companion niche, which includes 2 bass urns and
brass ID plates on the front. If you are considering
one or need more information please feel free to call, Donna
Lee at 731-689-4476, Gail Grauer at 731-689-4664, or Beverly
Dohogne at 662-424-9513. |
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Monthly Feasts |
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June 28
St. Irenaeus
June 29
Sts. Peter and Paul
June 30
First Martyrs of Rome
July 1
Bl. Junipero Serra
July 2
St. Bernardino Realino
July 3
St. Thomas
July 4
St. Elizabeth of Portugal
July 5
St. Anthony Zaccaria
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Father Anthony Azuwike, is the
Priest at Saint Mary Church of Savannah and Our Lady of the
Lake Church of Pickwick.
Father
Azuwike is a priest from Nigeria.
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Our church is dedicated to and under the protection of
Our
Lady Of America
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Twelve Reasons From The Teachings Of The Church For
Wanting To Spend One Hour With Jesus In The Blessed
Sacrament
5. Day and night Jesus dwells in the Blessed Sacrament
because you are the most important person in the world to
Him!
"Christ is reserved in our churches as the spiritual center
of the heart of the community, the universal Church and all
humanity, since within the veil of the species, Christ is
contained, the Invisible Heart of the Church, the Redeemer
of the world, the center of all hearts, by Him all things
are and of whom we exist." (Pope Paul IV, Mysterium Fidei)
Father Kirk and Charles Barone, who
created our beautiful stained glass for Saint Mary's Parish.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass can be offered for you or
your loved ones in the Holy Land by the
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
A Mass card will be sent to the recipient and can be
said for any occasion (birthday, wedding, sickness or
death). The stipend is $10.00 per Mass. You can
contact Michael or Laura Hartnett (parishioners of Our Lady
Of the Lake) at 731-689-0611 for further information or with
your request.
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The Sacred Heart Devotion
June is dedicated to
The Sacred Heart
of Jesus
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Turning, Returning
In reality, there is only one sin: turning away from God. And there
is simply one conversion: returning to God’s love.
— from John
Dear on Peace
Obedience
"Above and beyond any considerations of convenience or efficiency,
the principal reason why obedience is so essential for the disciple
of Christ is that it forms part of the mystery of Redemption: Christ
revealed to us His mystery; by his obedience he brought about our
redemption."
Lumen Gentium, Vatican Council II
For Reflection:
According to this quotation, obedience unites me to the redemption
of Christ. For whom or for what do I wish to offer my obedience as a
redemptive act of love?
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A Few Words from Papa...
POST-SYNODAL
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS
OF THE HOLY FATHER
BENEDICT XVI
TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY,
CONSECRATED PERSONS
AND THE LAY FAITHFUL
ON THE EUCHARIST
AS THE SOURCE AND SUMMIT
OF THE CHURCH'S LIFE AND MISSION
INTRODUCTION
1. The sacrament of charity (1), the Holy Eucharist
is the gift that Jesus Christ makes of himself, thus revealing to us
God's infinite love for every man and woman. This wondrous sacrament
makes manifest that "greater" love which led him to "lay down his
life for his friends" (Jn 15:13). Jesus did indeed love them
"to the end" (Jn 13:1). In those words the Evangelist
introduces Christ's act of immense humility: before dying for us on
the Cross, he tied a towel around himself and washed the feet of his
disciples. In the same way, Jesus continues, in the sacrament of the
Eucharist, to love us "to the end," even to offering us his body and
his blood. What amazement must the Apostles have felt in witnessing
what the Lord did and said during that Supper! What wonder must the
eucharistic mystery also awaken in our own hearts!
The food of truth
2. In the sacrament of the altar, the Lord meets us,
men and women created in God's image and likeness (cf. Gen
1:27), and becomes our companion along the way. In this sacrament,
the Lord truly becomes food for us, to satisfy our hunger for truth
and freedom. Since only the truth can make us free (cf. Jn
8:32), Christ becomes for us the food of truth. With deep human
insight, Saint Augustine clearly showed how we are moved
spontaneously, and not by constraint, whenever we encounter
something attractive and desirable. Asking himself what it is that
can move us most deeply, the saintly Bishop went on to say: "What
does our soul desire more passionately than truth?" (2) Each of us
has an innate and irrepressible desire for ultimate and definitive
truth. The Lord Jesus, "the way, and the truth, and the life" (Jn
14:6), speaks to our thirsting, pilgrim hearts, our hearts
yearning for the source of life, our hearts longing for truth. Jesus
Christ is the Truth in person, drawing the world to himself. "Jesus
is the lodestar of human freedom: without him, freedom loses its
focus, for without the knowledge of truth, freedom becomes debased,
alienated and reduced to empty caprice. With him, freedom finds
itself." (3) In the sacrament of the Eucharist, Jesus shows us in
particular the truth about the love which is the very essence
of God. It is this evangelical truth which challenges each of us and
our whole being. For this reason, the Church, which finds in the
Eucharist the very centre of her life, is constantly concerned to
proclaim to all, opportune importune (cf. 2 Tim 4:2),
that God is love.(4) Precisely because Christ has become for us the
food of truth, the Church turns to every man and woman, inviting
them freely to accept God's gift.
read more...
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION
1st SATURDAY OF EVERY
MONTH AT - ST. MARY’S
Sign up sheets in the commons area
START: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come and pray |
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Glory
to God
This is what we should glory in: Rendering glory to God,
serving God faithfully and acknowledging as God's whatever God
gives us.
— from The
Simple Way
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RCIA
RCIA
– will meet on Wednesday the May 27th at 7:30. All those
attending the RCIA class are expected to complete RCIA by
attending this last scheduled Mystagogy class. |
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PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING at
7:00 pm on July 21 at St. Marys in the conference room. No
Parish Council Meeting in June. |
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Listen
to the Catholic Cafe radio show airing weekly on KWAM 990 AM
or FM 07.7 Supertalk in Jackson.
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ONGOING EVENTS |
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CENACLE PRAYER
GROUP – The Knights of Columbus Cenacle welcomes anyone
wishing to attend. Sunday mornings at 9:15 am in the cry
room. |
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SACRED SCRIPTURE DISCUSSION GROUP WILL
SACRED SCRIPTURE
DISCUSSION
GROUP
– Will meet on Thursday morning at 10:00 am in the Fellowship
Hall. |
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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION will be held next the first
Saturday of every month. |
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The Youth Group will meet for Youth Mass on June 3rd,
then will take a Summer Break. |
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Rosary is
prayed each Sunday by the Knights of Columbus Cenacle in the
Cry Room after the 10:00 Mass and social in the parish hall.
Anyone is welcome to join any Sunday. |
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DIVINE WILL PRAYER GROUP
DIVINE
WILL PRAYER GROUP Meets every Wednesday at 5:00- 6:15 PM
in the conference room. Anyone wishing to come is welcome.
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BENEDICTION:
To be announced. |
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OTHER NOTES AND
INFORMATION |
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By our baptism we are
commissioned to follow Jesus. The Church needs dedicated
people as married and single people, and men and women to serve
as priests, deacons, brothers, and sisters. For more
information visit the
vocations page of the diocesan web site or contact
Father Keith Stewart by email. |
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It is again time to gather our unwanted household and clothing
items for the annual yard sale. The dale will be at St.
Mary's on August 7th and 8th. If you have items to be
picked up, please call Diana Phillips at 925-8139. |
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BAPTISMS:
Preparations classes
– Call parish office for appointment |
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - CAM (Christian Assistance Ministry) See Marion Martin
to schedule your work day(s) Don't forget
St, Mary's provides the cornmeal and in these economic hard
times lets continue to remember those lest fortunate. |
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SACRIFICE SUNDAY
– The second Sunday of the month is designated as Sacrifice
Sunday; a second collection will be taken for the Building Fund. |
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Ask-a-Priest
Your questions are a welcomed and integral part of our
evangelization in this community. Keep your questions
coming. A box is provided in the commons. |
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MASS INTENTIONS
- To request a Mass for a loved one, deceased or living, fill
out an envelope (Mass Intention Offering Envelope) located on
the table outside the Sanctuary, fill out completely, include
your offering and return it to the office. |
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NEW
PARISHIONERS:
Welcome to St. Mary’s! Registration forms are placed in
the commons area for your convenience, complete the registration
form, bring it to the office. |
"Mary is our
unshakeable hope in the difficult struggle against sin and
its consequences."
Pope Benedict XVI, 12.01.05, on paying
homage to Our Lady by celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
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Saint Mary's Catholic Church
2315 Pickwick
Street
Savannah, TN 38372
Phone
(731) 925-4852
Fax
(731)925-9612
Rectory
(731)925-7252
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Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
Church
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We are looking for parishioners that would like to visit the
elderly, sick or shut-ins. Please turn in your name into the
office if you would be able to help in this ministry. We would
also like to have the names of anyone needing a visit, a phone
call, a "thinking of you" card, or Holy Communion. This info
can be turned in to Joy, Fr. Anthony or put in the collection
basket. Thank You. |
Next weekend
is
Commitment Weekend for the 2009 Bishop’s Appeal. 
