Last Week's Bulletin

               Week of February 28, 2010

                                                       GREETINGS FROM FR. BILL 

Spring Plant Sale: All right.  You might think it’s too soon to be worrying about Spring planting but it’s really not.   Our Spring plant sale will take place on May 22-23 and we need help from all you gardeners.  When you’re starting your own seeds, would you please start some to donate to our plant sale as well.  Herbs, flowers or vegetables would be great.

Pictorial Directory: For quite some time, some members of our parish have been talking about the need for a new pictorial directory.  The last one was from 2002 and the pictures are a little out of date.  I believe that a pictorial directory is a great way for parishioners to get to know each other.  So many times it seems that parishioners only know others who attend the same Mass on weekends.  I know that a directory is essential for me to continue to learn names and then put those names with faces.   At the present time, I’m looking for a small group of people (two or three) who would be willing to head up this project.  I’ve already spoken with the people from Alaska Church Directories and they will show us what we have to do step by step.   If you have good organizational skills, this is a way you could really help us out.  Please let me know.

Cancer Hats: The St. Jude Quilt and Chat Ladies have begun a new project in memory of Annie Heintzman (one of our parishioners who recently died of cancer) to make hats available for cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy.  The hats come in all different colors and patterns.  This is a ministry of these ladies and there is no charge for the hats.  If you could use one or if you know of someone who is undergoing chemo, please contact us at the office for a hat.  Anyone, not just parishioners, are welcome to these hats.

Our Lady of the Valley School needs Financial Help: Because of our smaller than expected enrollment this year, our income has fallen short of what we need to break even.  We project a shortfall of approximately $36,000.  I want to appeal to all of you to write a check to help Catholic education continue here in the Mat-Su Valley.  Checks of any size would be welcome but it would be wonderful if you could write out a check that would make my eyes pop. 

2010 Census: As members of this faith community and the communities in which we live and work, each of us has a lot at stake as we prepare to complete our 2010 Census form.  By participating, we can affect the quality of life in our community for the better.  When the Census form arrives in the mail during March, please take the time to fill it out and return it.

Soup Suppers and Stations: Every Friday during Lent we will be saying the Stations of the Cross at 7:00 PM followed by Soup Supper at 7:30 PM.  Please plan to join us as many times as you can.

 STEWARDSHIP

      Feb 21, 2010      $8,351.96      

  Last Year           $7,042.92

Capital Fund       $625.00  

Food Bank          $50.00    

WEEKLY READINGS 

Mon. Mar 1

Dn 9:4b-10 Ps 79:8-9,11,13 Lk 6:36-38

Tues. Mar.2

Is 1:10,16-20 Ps 50:8-9,16bc-17 Mt 23:1-12

Wed  Mar.3

Jer 18:18-20 Ps 31:5-6,14-16 Mt 20:17-28

Thurs. Mar.4

Jer 17:5-10 Ps 1:1-4,6 Mt 20:17-28

Fri. Mar.5

Gn 37:3-4,12-13a Ps 105:16-21 Mt 21:33-43

 MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday  Feb.27

5:00pm   + William English

Sunday  Feb.28

9:00am  + Dolly Sullivan  

11:30 am  For the People of the Parish

Monday  Mar.1

9:00am          

Tuesday  Mar.2

9:00am             + Betty Meiwes

Wednesday  Mar.3

9:00am            

Thursday  Mar.4

9:00am

Friday             Mar.5

  Friday  Feb. 26

9:00am