Holy Spirit E-News - Jan 28 2010

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

In this = issue...Faith Formation for Children = Schedule=20 LifeTeen Edge 5th=20 & 6th Graders...Let's Pump it Up=20 Spaghetti and Italian Sausage=20 Supper... Catholic Charities Appeal=20 Share the Word Bible Study=20 Catholics Returning Home = St.=20 Paula's Pals MCPS News The=20 Parenting Journey Senior Spirits = Come Let Us Adore Him = Benedictine Sisters Retreat = Center=20 Reparation and Adoration = Marriage Encounter Weekend=20 Men's Retreat = Dance/Fund Raiser... = New=20 in the Library Pro-Life Ribbions = Senior Spirits = Sunday Bulletin Deadline...=20 Parish Mission Planning = Blessing of Candles = Angel Keepers = Father/Daughter Dance = Men's Day of Reflection...=20 HOLY SPIRIT OPEN = Pastors Corner...Cooperation between=20 science,...faith=20 =

January 28,=20 = 2010

Peace be=20 with you Kevin!=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.=20

Click here for Welcome = Message
Parish = Web-Site

Weekly Bulletins

E-News = Archives

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)

Faith Formation = for Children=20 Schedule

Sunday, January = 31     =20 Faith Formation=20 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
        =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;    =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, February=20 = 17            = ;=20 ASH WEDENESDAY

Lent = Begins

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

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 31 - = LifeNight=20

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

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

The High School Youth Group = (Lifeteen)=20
will be acting out the Living Stations of = the Cross=20
on Feb. 19th at 6:30 P.M. in the = church. =20
All are invited to join=20 = us.

EDGE =

All 7th and 8th = Graders=20

No EDGE nights in=20 January =20
Snow Tubing - New Date: = Sat. Feb.=20 = 27th

ATTENTION! 5th=20 & 6th Graders=20

Let's Pump it Up... =

Friday,=20 February 5, 2010
From 6:30 to 8:30=20 PM.

Only 25 spaces to = fill.
Cost: =20 $10.00 per person.
Sign up in the = Vestibule of=20 PH.

Hurry!

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

This=20 Saturday, Jan. 30th, Parish Hall, Serving from = 5pm to=20 7:30pm=20
Tickets Available at the=20 door

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

= Catholic Charities Appeal,=20

This Sunday - = January 31,=20 2010

" In All Things...Charity=20 "

Sunday is Catholic Charities=20 Sunday.

It is by many = hands and=20 hearts that God's work on earth is done. = Catholic=20 Charities Appeal is our way of reaching out to = help meet=20 many human-care needs in our Archdiocese. Those = needs=20 are met in a wide variety of ways in a = very =20 efficient manner, with only a 4 % cost for=20 administration.

Last year, 325 Holy = Spirit=20 parishioners pledged $139,528, just short of our = goal of=20 $145,000. This year's goal remains at=20 $145,000. Hopefully, and more important=20 prayerfully, we'll make it this year. It = will=20 require yet another generous effort on our=20 part.

The basic pledge is $36 = per=20 month, or $432 a year. Many give at that level, = and some=20 give more--much more. Please give at the level = you know=20 you can afford. Any gift will=20 help.

Thus far, pledges = totaling=20 $30,279 have been received. That's a = good=20 start, but leaves much to be done. Please turn = in your=20 Catholic Charities envelope as quickly as=20 possible.

Many thanks for = your=20 continued support of your Catholic Charities = Appeal, and=20 God Bless You for=20 helping.

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, February=20 3rd, 7:15pm in the office = conference room.=20 Call (334) 269-2969 for more=20 = info.

St. Paula's=20 Pals

Widows and = Widowers, come=20 join St. Paula's Pals for a Pot Luck Luncheon in = the=20 Parish hall on Monday,=20 February 8th at 11:30am. = Please=20 bring your favorite dish. Meat and Dessert = will be=20 provided. Local Humorist will entertain=20 = us.

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.

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).

Reparation and=20 Adoration

O come let us adore = Him, Christ=20 the Lord

February=20 Vigil of
Reparation and=20 Adoration
In honor of the = Sacred=20 Heart of Jesus
through the Immaculate Heart = of=20 Mary

First=20 Friday February 5, = 2010
Sorrowful=20 Mysteries of the Holy Rosary at 8:30 = p.m.
Mass of the=20 Sacred Heart of Jesus at 9:00 = p.m.

Followed=20 by all night Eucharistic Adoration=20

First Saturday=20 February 6, 2010
Benediction = at 8:45=20 a.m.
Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary = 9:00=20 a.m.
Followed by the Joyful Mysteries of the = Holy=20 Rosary

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.

Annual Men's Retreat: =20 =

Found-Forgiven-Fortified<= BR>

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.

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=20 = tickets.

Look=20 What's New in the Library

I Became = a Christian=20 and All I Got Was This Lousy = T-Shirt by=20 Vince Antonucci challenges us to "move past = spiritual=20 boredom into a faith that's exciting, beautiful = and=20 powerful". =20 = (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.

Senior=20 = Spirits
"Forget love,=20 I'd rather fall in chocolate!"

Take time for St. = Valentine!=20 We will gather on Tuesday, February 2nd, at 6 = PM (6:30 eat) for some great=20 FOOD, FELLOWSHIP, and FUN! Try your hand at = Chocolate Bingo or shooting Cupid's Arrows. = Let's see=20 how well you know your "friends" at Holy Spirit = without=20 cheating! There will be prizes! Bring your = favorite dish=20 to share and beverage of your choice (wine is=20 welcome). Chocolate is always = welcome. For=20 more information please contact Lois Miller = (277-4415)=20 or Louise Kornosky=20 (279-6593).

Sunday=20 Bulletin=20 = Deadline

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

Parish Mission=20 = Planning
Article=20 Subheading

There will be a = meeting on=20 Thursday, February = 11th at=20 6:30pm in the Conference Room to = help=20 plan our Parish Mission. There are many = things to=20 do and we welcome you to join us. = Our =20 parish mission will be Monday-Wednesday, March=20 22-24.

Blessing of=20 Candles

Article = Subheading

Tuesday, February 2nd is The = Feast of the=20 Presentation of the Lord, = commonly=20 called Candlemas, = commemorates=20 the presentation of Christ in the temple and the = ritual purification of the Virgin Mary. = Candles=20 will be blessed at the 8:10 am Morning Mass for = you to=20 take home.

Wednesday, February 3rd at the = 6:30p=20 Mass
Feast of St.=20 Blaise

It is = customary in=20 many places to bless the throats of the faithful = with=20 two candles tied together with a red ribbon to = form a=20 cross. The rite of the blessing of throats will = take=20 place after Mass.

The priest or = deacon=20 places the candles around the throat of whoever = seeks=20 the blessing, using the formula: "Through the=20 intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, = may=20 God deliver you free from every disease of = the=20 throat, and from every other disease. In the = name of the=20 Father and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit. = R.=20 = Amen."

Angel = Keepers

Saturday, February=20 6th
4:30-8:30pm in the Parish = Hall
Children to Age 7; $8 per=20 child
Call = Rebecca =20 244-1735 or Katie =20 244-1735

Father/Daughter=20 = Dance

8th=20 Annual Father/Daughter Dance
Saturday, = February=20 13th, = 2010
=20 7:00-9:00p.m.
Church of = the=20 Holy Spirit Parish Hall (all=20 ages!)
*Sponsored by = The=20 Knights of Columbus #12150

Snacks = and=20 drinks will be provided!

DJ Ben = Russo will=20 return to help dance the night away.
This = FORMAL=20 event will begin at 7:00
and end promptly at = 9:00.

Please RSVP by February=20 10th.
RSVP to Ellie Burden 356-9880 or=20
Phyllis Bednarz 271-0888.
**Due to hall=20 capacity....dance is limited
to first 200 = that=20 = rsvp.

Men's Day of=20 = Reflection

A Men's Day of=20 Reflection
With
Mr. David = O'Brien
Archdiocese=20 of Mobile
Office of Religious = Education

Our Lady of Guadalupe = Catholic=20 Church
Wetumpka, = AL

Saturday, February 20, = 2010
8:30am to=20 2:30pm

"Being a = Catholic=20 Male in Today's Secular Society"
=B7 The = role of=20 men in the Church and the everyday =
challenges we=20 face
=B7 The power of the Sacraments and = the Gift=20 of Grace
=B7 Tools for a Spiritual=20 warrior

For reservations call the = parish=20 office at 567-0047 or RJ = Arceneaux at=20 285-9553. Lunch and snacks will be=20 provided.
Deadline to sign up is Thursday, = Feb=20 = 18.

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

Cooperation between = science,=20
faith benefits humanity, pope=20 says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - = Galileo Galilei=20 showed the world that scientists cannot discover = the=20 truth solely through empirical study, but that=20 philosophy and faith are also necessary=20 for revealing the true meaning of the = universe,=20 Pope Benedict XVI = said.
     "The=20 more people realize how complex the cosmos is, = the more=20 necessary it is to use a number of tools that = are=20 capable of satisfying" people's thirst for = knowledge, he=20 said.
     The tools of=20 philosophy and theology complement scientific = endeavors=20 and "no conflict" exists between these fields, = he=20 said.
     The pope made = his=20 remarks in a written message sent to = participants of an=20 interdisciplinary congress titled, = "From Galileo's=20 Telescope to Evolutionary cosmology:=20 Science, Philosophy and Theology in=20 Dialogue." The Nov. 30-Dec. 2 congress was = organized by Rome's Pontifical=20 = Lateran University.
     The=20 pope's message, which was published by the = Vatican=20 newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, on Nov. 30, = highlighted=20 the "deeply religious soul" of the Italian = astronomer=20 who revolutionized the scientific=20 method.
     "Galileo's = discovery=20 represented a decisive step for the history = of=20 humanity," wrote the = pope.
    =20 His establishment of the modern scientific = method=20 of observation and testing hypotheses made = possible=20 the great scientific advancements of modern = times, Pope=20 Benedict wrote.
     With = this=20 first use of the telescope to study the cosmos = in 1609,=20 "Galileo had penetrated the unknown paths of=20 the universe; he threw open the door for = observing=20 an ever increasingly immense space." = said the=20 papal message.
     = Galileo's=20 discoveries stirred in him a sense of wonder and = praise=20 for the Creator of the cosmos, and prompted = questions=20 about the origin and evolution of the universe, = the pope=20 wrote.
     "Still today, = the=20 universe continues to generate questions that = simple=20 observation is not able to give satisfactory = answers to;=20 the natural and physical sciences alone are not = enough,"=20 said the message.
     = "In fact,=20 if the analysis of phenomena remains holed up = within=20 itself, it risks making the cosmos appear to be=20 an unsolvable riddle," it=20 said.
     Yet Galileo = indicated=20 that there is a logic to nature that can "speak = to human=20 intelligence and point out a path that leads = beyond the=20 simple phenomenon," wrote the=20 pope.
     Questions = about the=20 universe-understanding its origin, purpose = and=20 end-cannot be answered by science alone, he=20 wrote.
     "Following = Galileo's=20 lesson, whoever observes the cosmos cannot limit = himself=20 or herself to what is observed with = the telescope,=20 but must go beyond in order to examine the = meaning and=20 end it which all of creation is directed," said = the pope=20 in his message.
     = Galileo had=20 been condemned by the Church in the = 17th century=20 for suspected heresy for maintaining that the=20 Earth revolved around the sun. He = was=20 "rehabilitated" in 1992 by a special Vatican = commission=20 established by Pope John Paul=20 = II.

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8570 = Vaughn Rd.,=20 Montgomery, AL 36117

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