Holy Spirit E-News - Jan 21 2010

= Church of the Holy Spirit=20 = E-News

In this = issue...Reviving the Bible for = Catholics=20 Faith Formation for Children = Schedule=20 LifeTeen Edge Bowl making for Empty Bowls=20 Free Throw Contest = Service for the Unborn = Prolife Legislation Day = Liturgy Committee Meeting=20 Share the Word Bible Study=20 Catholics Returning Home = St.=20 Paula's Pals Spaghetti and Italian Sausage=20 Supper... MCPS News The=20 Parenting Journey Senior Spirits = Come Let Us Adore Him = Men's Retreat = Marriage Encounter Weekend=20 Benedictine Sisters Retreat = Center=20 Catholic Charities Appeal=20 Dance/Fund Raiser... = Sunday Bulletin Deadline = Laubach Literacy Council = HOLY SPIRIT OPEN = Pastors Corner = New=20 in the Library Pro-Life Ribbions=20 =

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January 21,=20 = 2010

Peace be=20 with you Kevin and Kathryn!=20

WELCOME Visitors and=20 Newcomers

Welcome to Church of=20 the Holy Spirit. New parishioners are = encouraged=20 to join by completing a family registration form = located=20 in our welcome center in the vestibule of the = church or=20 on our web-site at the address below, and = returning it=20 to the parish, through the collection basket or = to the=20 Church Office.
Click here for Welcome = Message
Parish = Web-Site

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Haiti = Relief=20 Collection Last Sunday -=20 = $20,523

January = Events!

Jan 21- Empty Bowl's Making

Jan 24-Reviving the Bible for=20 Catholics

Jan 30 - Spaghetti=20 Supper

Mass /Reconciliation = Times

Mass on=20 Saturday (Vigil)

- 5:30pm

Masses on = Sunday

- 8:00am

- 11:00am

- 5:30pm - Life Teen

Mass on=20 Weekdays:
Mon, Tues, = Thurs,=20 Fri

- 8:10am

Weds

- 6:30pm

First = Friday=20 Mass

- 9:00pm with

all night Adoration to follow

First = Saturday=20 Mass

- 9:00am
Rosary and Confessions = follow Mass=20 at about 9:30, concurrently.

Spanish=20 Mass
Last Monday of each = month @=20 6:30pm

Korean=20 Mass
- First Saturday of each = month=20 at 7:30pm.

- Third Sunday of each month at 3:00pm = with a=20 social to follow in the parish = hall.

Reconciliation=20

- Sat: 4:30 - 5:15 pm,
- Weds: 6:10 - = 6:25 pm=20
- and by appointment

(277-5631)

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"Reviving the Bible for = Catholics"-This=20 Sunday=20

All=20 are welcome.

New Year's Resolution: to work = on=20 strengthening your faith life? If so, = please=20 consider being part of Reviving the Bible for=20 Catholics, which is being = hosted by=20 the Archdiocesan Department of Catholic=20 Education.

Stephen J. Binz, former = Director of=20 Little Rock Scripture Study and author of the = Threshold=20 Bible Study series will be our guest = presenter. =20

The session is being = hosted at St.=20 Bede (3870 Atlanta Hwy) from 1:30-4:45 = p.m. this =20 Sunday, January 24, 2010 at St. Bede=20 Parish in the Family Life = Center. =20

Special for=20 Catechists who = attend:

The ORE has = agreed to=20 grant WellSprings credit to catchists for one of = the=20 following courses for each attendee, if=20 requested:
- CC4.2=20 = -            =   =20 Intro to New Testament
- CC6.2=20 = -            =   =20 Planning Prayer Services & = Liturgies
-=20 PCL/YML 12.2 -   Nourished by the = Word
Or,=20 those who need "Spiritual Formation" hours for = Renewal=20 for the year this can count as 3 hours.
If = attendees=20 wish to receive credit for any of the above = courses,=20 they need to get a credit/attendance slip from = Rona or=20 Sr. Terry at the beginning of the presentation = and=20 return it to one of us when it is=20 = over.

Faith Formation = for Children=20 Schedule

Sunday, January = 24     =20 Faith Formation = Class      MCPS=20 9:25 to 10:35=20 = AM
           &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp; =20 First Communion = Class     =20 = "          =20 "    =20 = Library
          &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;  =20 Confirmation Class #8     = Conference=20 Room 3:30 PM

Sunday, January=20 31      Faith Formation = Class       MCPS = 9:25 to=20 10:35 AM

Sunday, February=20 7      G.I.F.T. = Gathering=20 (LENT)  Parish Hall 9:00 to=20 = 11:00
          &nbs= p;            = ;            =   =20 NO Classes at the Middle=20 = School
          &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;  =20 Confirmation Class=20 = #9       Conference=20 Room 3:30 PM

Sunday, February=20 14    NO Faith Formation=20 Class  President's = Day

Wednesday,=20 February=20 = 17            = ;=20 ASH WEDENESDAY

Lent =20 Begins

Please make plans to attend = Stations=20 of the Cross Services on Friday Evenings at = 6:30=20 PM, followed by Meager Meals.

=20 Sacrament of=20 Confirmation Ceremony Date

The parish = celebration=20 of the Sacrament of Confirmation will be = held on=20 Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 11:00 AM. = Archbishop=20 Emeritus Oscar H. Lipscomb will be the = celebrant. =20 Adults, who have not received the sacrament and = are=20 practicing Catholics, should contact Fr. = Troncale if=20 they desire to receive the Sacrament of = Confirmation in=20 April this year. A copy of a baptismal = certificate=20 must be provided.=20

Faith Formation Sponsors Meager = Meals=20 March=20 = 5th....
     =20
      Parents of = children=20 enrolled in Sunday classes are asked to=20 attend Stations of the Cross and volunteer=20 to:
1. Bring a crockpot of meatless soup = and=20 bread
2. Help with set-up and=20 clean-up
3. Help provide drinks (iced = tea (sweet=20 & unsweet), soda, and=20 juice)

Sign-Up in the Gallery = or call=20 Evelyn Moreira=20 = 277-1989.

LifeTeen =

All 9th through = 12th=20 Graders=20

Jan 24 - LifeNight=20

Jan 31 -=20 LifeNight=20

Feb 5, Friday - Mardi = Gras=20 Lock-In=20

Feb 7 - No LifeNight but practice for = Stations of=20 the = Cross

EDGE =

All 7th and 8th = Graders=20

No EDGE nights in=20 January =20
Snow Tubing - Sat. Jan=20 = 30th

Bowl making for Empty = Bowls-Today

It's time for Empty Bowls = again! Empty=20 Bowls is a fundraiser for the 3DBowl1=20 = Montgomery=20 Area Food Bank, where handmade bowls are made = and=20 donated in order to support a luncheon in the=20 spring. If you are creative or just want = to get=20 together with other folks to be part of = something=20 worthwhile, we will be creating bowls at two = different=20 times on January=20 21st at the parish = hall. The=20 first session will run from 9-11am, and the = second=20 session will be from 6:30-8:30pm. If you = are=20 interested, all you need to do is call to = reserve=20 space-so I'll have enough clay for you! Please = call=20 Margaret Barber at 277-2823 before January=20 = 19th.

Knights of Columbus Free Throw = Contest=20
This=20 Sunday

Council 12150 = Hosting
Boys and Girls ages 10-14
This Sunday January 24 = at=20 1:00pm
Montgomery Catholic = High=20 Gym
5350 Vaughn Road
Contact Mathew=20 = Bednarz
334-271-0888

Annual Memorial Service for the = Unborn

Sunday,=20 January 24,=20 2010 at 2:30pm
Serenity = Gardens of=20 Memories
Please Join = us.

Prolife Legislation = Day

Tuesday, January 26,=20 = 2010

12:10pm Mass at St. = Peter's=20 Catholic Church. =
1-4:30pm=20 Alabama State House, with brief comments on the = State=20 House steps at 3pm
Meet with Legislators=20 to promote 4 proposed Prolife Amendments = and find=20 out where your Legislators stand. Let them = know=20 you want their support of Rep. Bentley's 4 = proposed=20 prolife amendments. Our Prolife Legislators need = our=20 prayers, presence, and support!! If = possible=20 contact your Legislators in advance. = It's=20 imperative our Legislators know the community is = behind=20 Prolife = Legislation.

Please=20 come show your support.
Thank you and = God=20 Bless = you!

Very Important Liturgy = Committee=20 Meeting

Very Important = Liturgy=20 Committee Meeting on Tuesday, January 26th at = 6:30p in=20 the Library

Share the Word = Bible=20 Study=20 8:45am=20 every Tuesday morning

in the Parish Office Conference=20 = Room

Catholics Returning = Home=20

A=20 Ministry to Inactive=20 = Catholics

=20 What is Catholics Returning Home all = about?
Those who=20 have become inactive in the Church are given the = chance=20 to share hurts, decisions, or events that led to = their=20 leaving or drifting away, be offered apologies = for the=20 sins of those in the Church who have caused them = pain,=20 and      experience new = perspectives and renewed invitations to = return to=20 the Catholic community. If successful, = participants find=20 ways to move past old hurts or issues, and = re-center God=20 in their lives.

The=20 next session is Wednesday, January=20 27th,  7:15pm in the office conference = room.=20 Call (334) 269-2969 for more=20 = info.

St. Paula's=20 Pals

Widows and widowers = are invited=20 to join us for lunch at Garrett's Restaurant on = Tuesday, January 26th at = = 11:30am.

Holy = Spirit Spaghetti=20 and Italian Sausage=20 = Supper

Saturday,=20 Jan. 30th, Parish Hall, 5pm to = 7:30pm

The 30th Annual Holy=20 Spirit
Spaghetti and Italian Sausage=20 Supper
Saturday, Jan. 30th
Parish = Hall
5pm=20 to 7:30pm
Come join your = parish=20 family for a night of good food and = entertainment. =20 You will be served and entertained. Bring = the=20 family, bring your friends.
Tickets will be = on-sale=20 after Masses in the Gallery=20

Adults $7, Kids 12 & Under $3,=20 preschoolers Free.

We need help as=20 well.
This is a parish/community wide=20 event. We need about 90 folks to help pull = this=20 off. Please join in the fun and sign up = for a=20 job. The sign-up sheet is in the = vestibule. =20 We need everyone, especially the Men of the = parish,=20 young and old - from 11 to however old you tell = folks=20 you are now. We need folks to prepare Mama = Vitales' Famous Sauce, busboys, waiters, kitchen = help,=20 set-up crew, a kitchen cleanup crew and = more.
If you=20 have any questions,
please call Kevin Ryan = at=20 = 277-3428.

= MCPS News=20 =

"A Day in the Life of a Middle=20 Schooler"

"A Day in the Life of a = Middle=20 Schooler" at Montgomery Catholic, January=20 28. Calling all current = Sixth=20 grade students! Come spend the day with us and = see=20 what's life is all about as a middle school = student at=20 Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School! We'll = pair you=20 with a current student at 8:15 a.m. and the day = will=20 conclude at 1:30 p.m. Pre-registration is=20 required. Contact our Middle School office = at=20 (334) 272-2465 to reserve your spot=20 today!

MCPS's Open = House=20

Please join = us for=20 MCPS's Open House = on Sunday,=20 January 31, for grades K-12, = 2:00-3:30=20 p.m. for grades 7-12 at our Middle/High School = Campus=20 located at 5350 Vaughn Road. 3:30-5:00 = p.m. for=20 grades K-6 at our St. Bede Campus located at = 3850=20 Atlanta Highway. For more information, = please=20 contact Mary Kelley at (334) 272-7221, ext. 15 = or=20 mkelley@montgomerycatholic.org.

Let The=20 Good Times Roll!
Join the fun = and=20 excitement at the Second=20 Annual Mardi Gras Monte Carlo = Night=20 hosted by Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School = on=20 Feb.=20 6. Casino games, food, = plus live=20 and silent auctions are all part of the=20 evening's festivities. It's the = biggest fund=20 raiser with the fun starting at 6 p.m. in the = Dolly=20 Barranco Center on the Middle/High School Campus = of=20 MCPS. Tickets are only $50 and include = $1000 in=20 funny money. Tickets, as well as 50/50=20 raffle tickets, will be sold after select = Masses=20 and on MCPS school campuses. Interested in = getting=20 your company name out in the community? = Consider=20 being a sponsor! For more = information, call=20 272-7221 Ext: 15 or email Jean Bradley at=20 = JBradley@montgomerycatholic.org.

The Parenting=20 = Journey

with Bruce Johnston=20

Sunday, January 31, 2010
2-5=20 p.m.
Frazer UMC Wesley=20 Hall

Holy Spirit Church has=20 tickets.
If you would like to = attend,
please call=20 Karen in the church office=20 277-5631.

Navigating = with your=20 Children through life's transitions. = 88% of=20 kids raised in Christian homes today abandon = their faith=20 after high school. Will your parenting=20 investment survive the = transition?

The=20 Parenting Journey will give you a practical, = hands-on=20 approach to help your child from birth through = his or=20 her adolescent years. You'll be challenged = by=20 practical wisdom for parenting-distilled = nuggets of=20 biblical counsel-and encouraged by relevant = strategies for implementing the = principles=20 in your family.

Bruce Johnston, = president=20 of JH Ranch (jhranch.com) has been involved in=20 leadership development and = student motivation for=20 over 30 years. He is the also founder=20 of Second Wind leadership programs and = Parent &=20 Son/Daughter Adventures, and is committed to the = restoration of the relationships between parents = and=20 = children.

Senior = Spirits

The best = and most=20 beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or = even=20 touched. They must be felt with the heart. = (Helen=20 Keller) Join us in celebrating St. Valentine's Day with our = friends on=20 Feb. 2nd, in the parish hall, at = 6 PM to=20 have some fun greeting each other, and dinner = will be at=20 6:30 PM. Bring a dish and your favorite beverage = to=20 share. For more information, contact Lois Miller = (277-4415) or Louise Kornosky=20 = (279-6593).

"Come Let Us Adore=20 Him"
16th = Anniversary=20 of the Montgomery Adoration Chapel

The 16th Anniversary of = the=20 Montgomery Adoration Chapel will be celebrated = with=20 Benediction on Sunday, February 7,=20 2010 at Our Lady Queen of Mercy = Church=20 at 2:30pm. Celebrant and Homilist Father = Michael=20 J. Sreboth, Pastor of Our Lady Queen of Mercy=20 Parish. An Honor Guard consisting of the = Knights=20 of Columbus and the Knights of Peter = Claver will=20 be in attendance. Choir members from the = Catholic=20 Parishes of Montgomery will participate in=20 the celebration. A catered dinner = will follow=20 in the school gym. Donations to cover the dinner = will be=20 gratefully accepted. Please sign the sheet = in the=20 Adoration Chapel indicating the number attending = or call=20 the parish office at 288-2850 to aid us in=20 = planning.

Annual Men's Retreat: =20 =

Found-Forgiven-Fortified

February 19-21 = at Blessed=20 Trinity Shrine Retreat, Ft. Mitchell = Alabama. =20 Jesus is the Father's missionary who is sent to = find=20 us. Once we are found, he forgives and = heals=20 us. The he fortifies us with the Spirit = for life=20 and mission. Each Lent we are invited to = re-enter=20 into the same saving cycle. = Jesus =20 continues to be the Father's missionary to = us. We=20 continue to be found, forgiven and fortified so = that=20 Jesus may accompany us into the challenging = mission that=20 we face every day. Let Jesus find us and = show us=20 his way for this Lenten walk with him. For = registration, call (334)=20 = 855-4474.

World Wide Marriage Encounter=20 Weekend

Married = Couples -=20 Worn out from the Holidays? Are = you =20 looking for a way to avoid the start of the = blahs? =20 How about a special weekend, just for the two of = you? Register for a WWME Weekend = today! The=20 next weekend is Feb.=20 12-14 at the Springhill Suites = on=20 Pensacola Beach. For Information call Dan = or=20 Giulia Gerencser at (850) 994-9637=20 or wwmeregister@mchsi.com.

Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center=20
Liturgy of the Hours and = Introduction=20 to Centering Prayer

Benedictine = Sisters=20 Retreat Center (Sacred = Heart Monastery) is=20 hosting: Liturgy of the Hours (January 22-24, = 2010) and=20 Introduction to Centering Prayer (January 29-31,=20 2010). For more information or to = register, please=20 call Stephanie Cupp, Office Manager/ = Benedictine=20 Sisters Retreat Center/ 916 Convent Rd./Cullman, = AL 35055 (phone=20 = 256.734.8302).

Catholic Charities Appeal, = January 31,=20 2010

Catholic Charities-the name says it = all.=20 Catholics have a love for helping the poor, the = needy,=20 the frail and elderly, the imprisoned, = students=20 through campus ministries, and many others. = Since=20 1932, when Catholic Charities was founded, = Catholics=20 have reached out to many hundreds of thousands=20 to help save and improve=20 lives.

Contributions are carefully=20 safeguarded and wisely directed to where = they will=20 do the most good, while administrative=20 costs are kept extremely = low.

Last=20 year alone, 43,000 people were served through = Catholic=20 Charities. From each of them to each of = you who=20 gave-- a resounding THANK YOU!

We = are a=20 giving parish. Our support of the church's = building campaign and the outstanding response = to the=20 call for help to aid Haitian earthquake = victims is=20 proof = of that.

Please----support your=20 Catholic Charities Appeal, What = you give for=20 those who need your help will surely=20 be returned to you through God's = = graces."

Knight's of Columbus - = Dance/Fund=20 Raiser

The Knights of Columbus Council 12150 = from Holy=20 Spirit is having a Dance with a Draw Down to the = Grand=20 Prize of $5,000. Second Prize is $1,000 and = Third Prize=20 is $500. There will be other prizes awarded = throughout=20 the evening. You need not be present to=20 win

The event is being held to = raise money=20 to help Archbishop Thomas Rodi purchase an = Ultrasound=20 for a Pro Life Center in=20 = Alabama.

When:       &nbs= p;    13 March=20 = 2010
Where:       &= nbsp;  =20 Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School-Dolly = Barranco=20 = Center
What:         &nbs= p;  =20 Heavy hors devours for=20 = two
           =              = Wine, Beer, Tea and Soft=20 = Drinks
          &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;=20 Dancing to Music by "The Montgomery=20 = Recreators"
         &nbs= p;            = ; =20 One Raffle=20 = Ticket
Attire:         &n= bsp;  =20 Shirt and=20 = Tie
Cost:          &= nbsp;   =20 $100

Only 250 tickets will be sold = so=20 chances of winning are very good.
Knights = will be=20 available after masses to sell tickets starting = the=20 weekend of 23=20 January.

Sunday Bulletin=20 Deadline

If you would like to = place=20 something in the bulletin, please give it to = Karen in=20 the church office no later then Tuesday at=20 = 4:00pm

Central Alabama Laubach = Literacy=20 Council

Volunteers are needed to = tutor=20 adults one to one in basic reading skills. = Prepare=20 for tutoring by attending a ten-hour training = workshop=20 at Central Alabama Laubach Literacy Center = at St.=20 Jude, Saturday 23 & 30. For more = information,=20 please call the Adult Literacy Center at=20 264-1239. Pre-registration is=20 = required.

HOLY SPIRIT OPEN - Save the=20 Date

APRIL 24,=20 = 2010
GOLF
TENNIS
DINNER
DANCING

ALL=20 DAY ALL NIGHT
SO MARK YOUR=20 CALENDARS!
SPACE IS LIMITED
WATCH = FOR=20 DETAILS=20

Call Tom Gietl for = information -=20 = 396-0925

Pastors=20 Corner

The=20 challenge of building a culture of life as=20 Catholics

By John = Finks,=20 Indianapolis, Indiana

     As = Catholics,=20 we are called to build a culture of life each=20 day.
     It is by no = means an=20 easy task.
     We face a = reality=20 that many people in power, and those who have = embraced a=20 mentality where faith is of little or no value = to them,=20 seem to be uncomfortable whenever life issues = come to=20 the forefront. Their attitudes and actions = only=20 add to our challenge of converting hearts = and=20 minds.
     The "a"=20 word-abortion-has become a hot topic for many = people of=20 faith in the health care debate and depending on = where=20 you get your news, you've read or heard umpteen = stories=20 about where this proposal or that proposal = stands on=20 protecting the unborn child. Our task as = people of=20 faith is to work to ensure that abortion = becomes a=20 tragic reality of the past, not part of our = nation's=20 future health care = reform.
    =20 But our efforts to protect the dignity of each = human=20 person don't start and end with the unborn = child. =20 Our faith calls us to share our love with others = and=20 reach out to the individuals most in need, = including the=20 poor, vulnerable and despised of this = world. =20 Cardinal Justin F. Rigali of Philadelphia, = chairman of=20 the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life = Activities,=20 makes that point in an essay, "Where do we go = from=20 here? The challenge of building a culture = of=20 life."
     His = reflections=20 shared here are part of a pamphlet that is = included in=20 the 2009-10 Respect Life Program material shared = by the=20 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat = of     Pro-Life=20 Activities.
     Cardinal = Rigali=20 says, "From the neighbor next door to the = unknown person=20 living thousands of miles away, each and every = one of us=20 has intrinsic and immeasurable worth. That = is=20 because God created each of us in his image by = the=20 outpouring of his infinite and unconditional = love."=20
     If people across = the=20 spectrum-Democrat and Republican, Catholic and=20 Protestant, black and white, young and old, and=20 individuals from all walks of life-would realize = that=20 simple truth then we could begin taking = pronounced steps=20 in the right direction where respect for = all life=20 is = concerned.

Look=20 What's New in the = Library

In "Catholic Traditions, = Treasures New=20 & Old", Joanne Turpin explains that = traditions are the threads that tie=20 together succeeding generations of = believers. =20 Each generation tends to cling to their = traditions which=20 then seems to tangle with the traditions of the = next=20 = generation. (Adult)

Pro-Life=20 Ribbions=20

The Knights of Columbus = are=20 offering this colorful magnetic pro-life = ribbons=20 and are available at $5 each. Proceeds are to be = used to=20 purchase an ultrasound machine for a crisis = pregnancy=20 center. Contact Rick Ragaller at rragaller@hotmail.com or call=20 273-7969.

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