_{Holy Spirit Catholic Church}

_Bulletin

 _{Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 28, 2011}

 

Bishop Emeritus J. Kevin Boland invites you to join him in celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving recognizing his sixteen years of service as Bishop of the Diocese of Savannah 11:30 AM Sunday, September 18, 2011 Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Savannah All are welcome! Reception to follow in Sr. Jude Walsh Hall.

SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION
This Wednesday is the Deadine for Reduced Fees!!
C.C.D. Classes will start again on Sunday, September 11.
Classes are for children from K-3 through 8th grade and are held in the Schoolhouse from 11:15 AM until 12:15 PM Children will have their First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion in the 2nd grade
and celebrate Confirmation in the 8th grade.
Students must be enrolled in a Religious Education Program for the whole school year
in order to properly prepare for receiving these sacraments.
Please note that Mount de Sales students also need to attend C.C.D. classes to prepare for Confirmation.
Registration Forms are available in the Narthex.
VIRTIS training will be held on Tuesday, August 30 for volunteers that have not yet taken a class,
call the office for details.

PLEASE REGISTER EARLY TO ENBLE US TO PLAN FOR THE PROGRAM
AND PURCHASE THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES!

REGISTRATION FEES
Number of Children	Before August 31	After September 1
1	$20	$30
2	$35	$55
3 or more	$50	$80

POTLUCK LUNCHEON
This year C.C.D. will start on Sunday, September 11.
We will start at 11:15 AM in the Parish Hall and meet our teachers.
The children will then go to their classrooms and have a short lesson while we will have a quick parent meeting.
Afterward we are planning a pot luck lunch, so, please bring your favorite dish to share!
If you have not yet signed up your children, please do so before September 11!

RCTC
A very special "Thank You!" to all who recently went on our Roaming Catholics Travel Club trip to Biloxi and New Orleans. Due to your support $1,500 was donated to our Building Fund!

ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
The Ordination and Installation of Bishop-elect Gregory Hartmayer will take place
at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 2:00  PM.
Seating in the Cathedral will be reserved and invited guests will receive tickets.
The parishes and missions of the diocese will receive a small number of tickets
to be distributed at the discretion of the pastor.
Seating on a first come basis will be available in Our Lady’s Chapel downstairs.
Real time video of the liturgy will be displayed.
Live broadcast of the Ordination will also be available, details about viewing will be available
closer to the Ordination date on the website www.diosav.org.
There will be a Solemn Vespers service at the Cathedral on Monday, October 17 at 7:00PM.
This is open seating- no tickets are required.

RCIA
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic and being received into the Church?
Or perhaps you would just like to inquire into the basics of the Catholic faith?

Maybe you are already a Catholic, and would like to know more about your faith and the teachings of our Church.
Or maybe you never received the Sacrament of Confirmation, and would like to be fully initiated into the Catholic Church.
If so, join us for RCIA Inquiry classes on Tuesday evenings beginning at 7:00 PM. You are under no obligation if you attend. We will begin our journey of faith with an information session and overview of the classes on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 in the Parish Hall. All are welcome, for more information call the Parish office at 478-788-6386.
 

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FISH FRY
We need volunteers to teach the children of our parish.

Please consider this rewarding ministry.
If you are interested in becoming part of our CCD program, please contact Petra Baker
at 788-6386 or email at dre@holyspiritmacon.org.
You must be VIRTUS trained.

AFRICAN DROUGHT RELIEF

Bishop Emeritus Boland encourages faithful and generous parishioners to support the drought and famine stricken people of East Africa. The current drought, complicated by political instability in Somalia, has led to desperate conditions for millions of people. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is already on the ground, providing as much aid as they can with current resources. In a letter to U.S. Bishops, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops President Archbishop Timothy Dolan and Catholic Relief Services Chairman Bishop Gerald Kicanas wrote:

Every day we are seeing more and more heartbreaking news about the drought and famine. . .  We see millions of people being forced from their homes, leaving behind what meager possessions they had, and walking for days over rough terrain.   There are parents whose little children have died, and children who have been orphaned. They are suffering from hunger, thirst, disease, and drought. It is a humanitarian crisis that cries out for help to Christians throughout the world.

The Diocese of Savannah will contribute $10,000 to this great need. We are recommending that parishes make a donation from their resources and that individuals are also encouraged to make a direct contribution:        Catholic Relief Services Memo:        East Africa Emergency Fund        P.O. Box 17090        Baltimore, MD 21203-7090  "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, as stranger and you welcomed me," (Mt. 25:35)

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, August 27

Elise Littleton

PARISH SUPPPORT
	LAST YEAR	Aug 21, 2011
Offertory	$3,011.00	$3,624.00
Poor Box	$58.28	$29.81
Building Fund	$1,876.33	$1,629.00
Building Fund to Date
Total Raised		$686,280.73
Expenses Paid		$1,080,369.29
Loan Amount		$413,125.80

MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR  September 3 and 4
		Eucharistic Ministers	Altar Servers
Mass	Lector			Ushers
09/03 6:00 PM	Sr. Rosina	A. Tidwell		C. Tidwell
		C. Tidwell, III	J. Tidwell	R. Niehoff
		C. Tidwell	J. Gutierrez	E. Clark
				L. Clark
09/04 10:00 AM	K. White	P. Baker	J. White	M. Falduti
		K. White	M. Keihl	B. Siebenmorgan
		N. White		M. Sullivan
		C. Smaha		J. Nicklas
		S. Gustavson

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.