_{Holy Spirit Catholic Church}

_Bulletin

Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
_{March 7, 2011}

OUR PRAYER CHAIN
"Pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective."
James 5:16
Holly Slavin, and George Nicklas III

CCW DEANERY LUNCHEON
Please mark your calendars that the CCW Spring Deanery Luncheon will be held on Sunday, March 13 at Sacred Heart Parish in Warner Robins. Registration will begin at 12:30 PM. The lunch and meeting will begin at 1:00 PM.
There is no cost to attend but a head count is requested to ensure proper planning.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Laura Jones at 396-7922 or laura.jones@cnlf.com by March 7.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Holy Spirit Men's Club is sponsoring a 4-Person Scramble Golf Tournament on St. Patrick's Day,
March 17, at Healy Point Country Club. It will be a 1:00 PM shot gun start. Contact Tommy Union
(478-951-5866 or tunion3@yahoo.com) to register your 4-Person Team or to register as an individual golfer.
If you are not a golfer please consider helping by sponsoring a hole!

AWAKENING THE DREAMER
A Spiritual Education Program for Men and Women on Saturday, March 12 beginning with Mass at 9:00 AM
The symposium will be held at Holy Spirit, registration fee is $10 per person with snacks and a light lunch provided. Deepen you spirituality and connectedness to our planet through dynamic group interactions.
Pick up a registration form in the narthex.

LENTEN DAY OF REFLECTION
Join Fr. Mike and the Roaming Catholics on a day of reflection at the Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center in Sandy Springs on April 7. The cost is $60 per person and includes transportation, retreat, breakfast, lunch and drinks.
Pick up a flyer in the narthex and return it with $60.00 it to the office by March 31.

DEANERY PENANCE SERVICES
The following churches in the Macon Deanery will be having Lenten Penance Services with the Sacrament of Reconciliation. All services begin at 7:00 PM
March 15--Sacred Heart, Warner Robins
March 30--Immaculate Conception, Dublin
March 31--St. Joseph, Macon
April 5--St. Peter Claver, Macon
April 6--Holy Spirit, Macon
April 7--Our Lady of the Skies, RAFB
April 11--St. Patrick/St. Juliana, Kathleen

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
On Friday, March 25th at 7:30 PM, following our K of C Fish Fry, we will host "Mark’s Gospel Live!" Experience the
entire Gospel of Mark in two amazing hours of awesome storytelling by priest and actor, Rev. Joseph Morris.
Not a reading or talk, but a dynamic proclamation of an ancient story about God’s healing love. Pastors from the
UK, Canada, and the USA have called this performance "mesmerizing," "powerful," and "a profound experience."
Admission: Free – will offering

To my Holy Spirit Family,
It has been 7 years and 2 months since my diagnosis of breast cancer. It has been quite a journey and my life has changed in many ways. One of the most positive things to happen was my coming to Holy Spirit Parish. God rewarded me not only with spiritual growth, but gave me the opportunity to become a member of an amazing family! My loving and giving church family is so special to me and they showed their goodness as they helped to organize, set up and be an integral part of Bunko For Breast Cancer. How proud I was to see you all there! Everyone was so special and important that evening, from Father Mike opening the event with a prayer to the "Second Wind" ending with an after celebration. I thank God for each of you and pray that we are always there for each other. With Love and God’s Blessings, Sandy Union

ASH WEDNESDAY
This Wednesday (March 9th) is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Ashes will be distributed at the 9:00 AM Mass and 7:00 PM Mass. It is not a Holy Day of Obligation; however, it is a wonderful way to start the season of Lent!

K OF C BLOOD DRIVE
The Knights of Columbus, Blood Drive. Will be Monday, March 14, 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM in St Joseph Social Hall. Sign Up sheets will be in back of church or they can call Dennis Staples for appointment or for more information at 478-607-1818.

STATIONS AND SOUP
Join us in the church at 6:00 PM on Wednesday nights for Stations of the Cross, followed by a Soup & Bread Supper in the Social Hall. After supper we will have a 30-45 minute discussion on Matthew Kelly’s book
"Rediscovering Catholicism." All parishioners are encouraged to attend!
Listed below are the church groups who will be hosting each evening:
March 16, Liturgy Committee
March 23, Men’s Club
March 30, Parish Council
April 6, C.C.W.
April 20, Church Staff

FATHER AND SONS RETREAT
Come celebrate the special relationship of fathers and sons on Sunday, March 27 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Villa Marie Center, Isle of Hope. Deacon David Hayden will explore this unique relationship and how it can be continually
developed through play, work and prayer. The retreat is for fathers, stepfathers, and grandfathers and their sons and
grandsons ages 10 to 16. Lunch and Mass at 3:00 PM are included in the day’s activities.
The fee is $10 per adult and$5 for each child, paid at the door.
To register for the retreat please contact the Stephanie May by March 24 912-210-4059 – scmay@diosav.org
at Office of Family Life if you would like to attend.

2011 BISHOP'S ANNUAL APPEAL
"One in Faith, One in Family, One in the Body of Christ"
Thank you to those who have made their BAA pledge. Next week is the final Appeal Sunday. If you have not yet made your pledge, we will have envelopes at Mass next weekend.

PARISH SUPPPORT
	LAST YEAR	February 27,  2011
Offertory	$3,673.00	$4,007.00
Poor Box	$43.20	$14.54
Building Fund	$1,524.00	$2,476.00
Building Fund to Date
Total Raised		$632,468.67
Expenses Paid		$1,073,888.36
Loan Amount		$444,611.37

MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, Mar 5

Virginia Ciar

Monday, Mar 7
James Blaha
Thurday, Mar 10
Departed of St. Anne's

ALTAR FLOWERS
In Memory of
Buddy Stevenson

MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR  March 12 and 13
		Eucharistic Ministers	Altar Servers
Mass	Lector			Ushers
03/12 6:00 PM	J. Tidwell	K. Niehoff		C. Tidwell
		S. Union	J. Tidwell	R. Niehoff
		N. Riley		W. Crews
				E. Clark
03/13 10:00 AM	K. White	S. Gustavson	M. Harman	M. Sullivan
		P. Harris	J. Tidwell	J. Nicklas
		D. Harriw	H. Ely	P. Deeb
		G. Moore		M. Deeb
		Sr. Joan

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.