_{Holy Spirit Catholic Church}

_Bulletin

 _{THE EPIPHANY OF  THE LORD
January 8, 2011}

 

Rise up in Splendor! Your Light has come, The glory of the Lord shines upon you.                                                                           Isaiah 60:1

2012 MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKENDS
 Who is it for?
Any married couple that desires a richer, fuller life together.
A marriage can never be too good. Marriage Encounter is designed to deepen and enrich the joys a couple shares together, whether they have been married for a short time or many years.
The weekends for this coming year are:
February 17-19; April 20-22; June 15-17; August 17-19; September 28-30; November 16-18
For more information or to make reservations: Bernie & Rosalie Joerger 987-4689

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
If you will be celebrating your Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversary in 2012
please call or email Joyce at the church office before December 29; also for 60 & 65 years.
The Anniversary Mass will be held in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah
on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 11:30 AM.

JANUARY YAM
There will be a JANUARY YAM
(Young Adult Ministries Ages 21-40)
Adoration Hour
First Friday of the Month
January 6th at Sacred Heart 5:30 PM

Theology on Tap
Third Tuesday of the Month January 17
at Shamrock in Macon 6:30 PM for dinner
and 7:30 PM for speaker.

Father Dawid will be discussing the encyclical Caritas in veritate
(Clarity in Truth).
Go to papalencyclicals.net to read this document from Pope Benedict XVI.

Ski Trip
January 20th to 22nd
Join us for a ski weekend in a North Carolina cabin.
Call Josie at 214-641-5673 for trip details.

VOLUNTEER
If you would like to be a CCD teacher or aide, an Usher, or Eucharistic Minister or Lector you need to be VIRTUS trained please mark January 26, 2012 on your calendar, the class will begin at 6:00 PM in the Social Hall.
Please call the office to register (478) 788-6386 or 788-9860.
This a mandatory training for all volunteers in the Diocese of Savannah.
Sign-up sheets in the narthex.

MEN'S CLUB
The first meeting of 2012 for the Holy Spirit Men's Club will be held in the Social Hall Thursday, January 12, 2012
with dinner by Chef Joe Hargrove at 6:30 PM with a business meeting to follow.
Items up for discussion will be projects for the new year and nominations for officers for the year.
All men over 18 who are members of the parish are invited to attend.

UPDATE/TRAINING
If you are or would like to be a Lector, Usher, and/or Eucharistic Minister
you must attend one of two of Fr. Kavanaugh's "update/training" sessions.
The first one will be Saturday, January 21 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM
the second will be Thursday, January 26 from 6:30-8:30 PM.
Both sessions will be the same so you need only attend one.
Fr. Kavanaugh would like to get everyone "on the same page" at our Liturgies.
Please make plans to attend one of these sessions!

CURSILLO MOVEMENT
Diocese of Savannah
Its not to early to make plans to attend the next Cursillo weekend.
The weekend begins on Thursday evening and ends on Sunday afternoon.
The men's weekend will be April 25-28 and the women's weekend will be May 2-5.
The Cursillo Movement is approved by the Diocese of Savannah and is a spirit filled weekend with Mass every day except Thursday. All supplies and meals/snacks and transportation is supplied. Your cost for this weekend is $100.
If you have any questions please contact Joyce or Mike Danovi at 478-956-1265 evenings,
or Joyce at Holy Spirit office 478-788-6386.
Ultreya is Monday, January 9 at 7:00 PM here at Holy Spirit.

Weekly Financial Update
Annual Budget	$178,000.00
Offeratory Needed Weekly	$3,423.08
Last Week's Offeratory	$3,650.00
Building Fund to Date
Construction Loan Original Balance		$658,854.30
Construction Loan Current Balance		$401,973.71
Building Fund Needed Weekly		$883.33
Last Week's Building Fund Collected		$1,535.00

RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT
Every New Year brings with it the promise of hope and change.
if you have feelings of grief, anxiety, guilt, depression, emotional or spiritual problems
due to a past abortion know that you are not alone.
The Rachel's Vineyard Ministry is here to help you with professional counseling,
emotional support and Post Abortion Healing Retreats.
The next retreat is scheduled for March 9-11, 2012 near Augusta, Ga.
For additional information, please contact Stephanie May 912-201-4059 or scmay@diosav.org.
Complete confidentiality will be honored at all times.
Why not make 2012 your year of healing?
There is help, hope, and healing waiting for you.

EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
An old Catholic tradition is for families to bless their homes on the Feast of the Epiphany.

As a family read Luke 19: 1-9 Leader: The Son of God made his home among us. With thanks and praise let us call upon him. (Allow everyone present to participate by offering a prayer of petition.)
Leader: Lord of heaven and earth, you revealed your only begotten Son to every nation by the guidance of a star. Bless this house and all who inhabit it. Fill us with the light of Christ, that our concern for others may reflect your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Epiphany as a holiday means the celebration of the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. Epiphany as a feeling means the sudden realization or comprehension of the essence or meaning of something.

MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, Jan. 7
Ruth Smith
Wednesday, Jan 11
Skip Majewski

Thursday, Jan 12
Jacqueline Majewski

MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR  January 14 and January 15
		Eucharistic Ministers	Altar Servers
Mass	Lector			Ushers
01/14 6:00 PM	Sr. Rosina	E. Clark	R. Vadini	T. Tillery
		N. Riley	A. Vadini	M. Tillery
		T. Vadini		E. Miller
				T. Tidwell
01/15 10:00 AM	B. Mbata	A. Wacter	M. Slavin	D. Park
		M. Wacter	J. White	S. Park
		E. Siebenmorgan	H. Slavin	J. Rosenhagen
		J. Danovi		T. Moore
		M. Danovi

OTHER INFORMATION

NEW MEMBERS
We extend a warm welcome to all who are visiting or are new to our parish.
If you attend Holy Spirit regularly and consider this your parish,
please register using the forms available in the narthex of the church or come to the church office
Monday through Thursday between 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM.

CCW HOLY SPIRIT GIFT SHOP
The gift shop is open after the 10:00 AM Sunday Mass and during office hours.