St. Mary Church Weekend News Feb 5

Weekend of February 5, 2023

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Read the Pastor's Corner,

Fr. Ken's message,

Word in Your Heart & more.

Don't forget to complete the...

Parish Discipleship Survey

I Need Your Help!

I am very excited to announce that we will be participating in a "family"-wide survey about discipleship conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute. This non-profit Catholic apostolate does leadership training and development.

But I need your help.

We want as many parishioners as possible to complete a 10-minute survey. The survey is available until February 26 and will ask you to reflect on your spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on what efforts the parish is making to help you grow. All responses will be confidential, and the parishes will only receive information about the parish communities in our family of parishes and our family as a whole.

Please take 10 minutes to complete the survey linked below. The results will be invaluable to me, the staff, and our many volunteers as we seek ways to best support everyone in their discipleship journey.

I look forward to sharing the findings with you when the project is finished. Thank you for helping with this important project!

Fr. Jamie

AROUND ST. MARY

The Feast of St. Blaise is celebrated on Friday, February 3. This weekend (Feb 4&5), a blessing of the throats will be offered after all masses.

Fellowship

THIS Sunday, February 5

after 8:30 & 10:30 am Masses

Please join us!

Lenten Mission 2023

Speaker: Fr. Larry Richards
Date: February 27, 28, March 1, 2
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: St. Cecilia Church

A gifted and captivating speaker, preacher, retreat master, and author, Father Larry Richards holds the answer to some of life’s most profound questions. He speaks from experience as a pastor of an inner-city parish, a high school chaplain, a counselor, and an evangelist. Father Larry Richards has directed hundreds of Retreats, Parish Missions, and Conferences for young and old alike. His inspirational talks and presentations, always authentic and enthusiastic, have changed the hearts, minds, and lives of millions of listeners worldwide. Some of his most popular talks are The Truth, Confession, The Mass Explained, Knowing God’s will, Prayer, Living in the Holy Spirit, and Be a Man. We pray you will join us for this life-changing Lenten mission.

Hear from and learn more about Fr. Larry Richards...click below...

Lent Wake Up Series!

Lent begins this year on February 22, with Ash Wednesday. St. Mary will again have a speaker series on the six Saturday mornings of Lent. The theme this year is “The Laity in the Church.” Six dynamic speakers will discuss the role and vocation that each of us has in the Church today. Sessions are held in Robisch Hall at St. Mary beginning at 9:00 a.m. Plan on attending and hearing these faith-filled speakers to help “wake up” your spiritual life this Lent. Details below...

EPIC

Extraordinary Parishioners Involved in Community

Fellowship for our 65+ parishioners

Love is in the Air

featuring guest speaker, Jeanne Hunt

Wednesday, February 15

11:30 am-1:30 pm

Robisch Hall-St. Mary Hyde Park

Join us for this inspiring event! We are blessed to have Jeanne speak about the gift of love and its deeper meaning. She is a phenomenal and entertaining presenter, a nationally recognized speaker, and an authority in catechesis and evangelization. Jeanne is the author of many books, including Celebrating Saints and Seasons, Raising a Joyful Family, and Holy Bells and Wonderful Smells. She preaches parish missions and gives retreats, days of reflection, and workshops. If you have been lucky enough to hear her before, you know how insightful she is! If you have not had the privilege to listen to her speak, you won’t want to miss this opportunity right here on our campus.

February is not only the month of love but also national cherry month! Following Jeanne’s presentation, we will enjoy a variety of warm, hearty soups, chili, and fresh bread lunch. Coffee, water, soft drinks, and a delectable cherry dessert will delight your tastebuds. And, of course, conversation, companionship, and laughter abound.

Please sign up at smchp.com / Search: EPIC or email mlandrum@smshp.com to make a reservation. There is no charge for this event.

St. Mary School

Youth Sports Registrations

Little Spikers

Volleyball Registration

Little Spikers is an introductory volleyball program open to all Kindergarten - 2nd Grade School and Parish students. Our goal is to introduce and instruct players on the fundamentals of the sport and to have fun!

The season will run for four (4) Friday evenings between 5:30-8 p.m. (groups will be split by grade level. TBD for grade level timing as it will depend on the number of sign-ups)
All sessions are at the St. Mary gym.
Sessions are scheduled for March 10, 17, 24, 31
Parent volunteers (and older siblings welcome, too!) are needed – no prior volleyball experience is necessary!

If you have any questions, please contact Suzy Manning at suzy.manning@gmail.com

Little Cougars

Spring Soccer

Little Cougars Soccer is a great way for you and your child to stay active, become involved in the St. Mary community, and make new friends! A 30-minute practice followed by a 30-minute game will take place at each session. Little Cougars is entirely volunteer based, so please consider helping out and coaching. No previous experience is needed, and coaching resources will be provided.

When: Wednesday evenings from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (April 19, 26 and May 3, 10, 17)

Where: Otto Armleder Park

Who: All Parishioners entering Kindergarten in Fall 2023 and 2024

Questions: Please contact Shaun Keegan - at keeganshaun@gmail.com

SPRING SOCCER

Grades K-7 / Boys and Girls

Early Bird Registration runs now through January 31st: $85
Late Registration runs February 1 - February 6: $110
SIGN UP HERE

SPRING BASEBALL

Grades K-8

K-3rd grade – $95 fee with $25 late fee beginning February 6th (which would make the late registration $120)
4th – 8th grade – $120 fee with $25 late beginning February 6th (which would make the late registration $145).
REGISTER HERE

Track & Field

St. Gertrude Parish invites students in neighboring parishes to join their Track & Field Program.

To register, go to: http://sgsbulldogs.org/
Please go to Online Registration on the left of the page. Please choose 2023 Track - Other Parishes.

Practices will be two evenings a week for all and some Saturdays for 5^th - 8^th grade.

ATTENTION SAFE PARISH

TRAINED VOLUNTEERS

EVERY School Volunteer, Coach, Teacher & Staff member MUST be registered and current on quarterly online video training in SafeParish.

Please visit aocsafeenvironment.org to register for or to access your SafeParish account.

A Background Check must also be completed on all SafeParish account users.

Click on"My Account" to view your Account Dashboard
Click on "Complete Online Background Check"
You will then be taken to the Selection.com secure website, where you will complete your background check information
A fee of $25 is required, which can be paid by credit card.

REMINDER: To remain compliant with the decree on child protection, you must complete this training, or you will not be permitted to volunteer.

Please direct any questions to SafeParish Coordinator Laura Nickol at lnickol@smshp.com.