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News from the Parish Nurse… |
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 FLU
SHOTS: The Visiting Nurse Association will be here at
St. Mary Magdalen on Sunday, October 3 to give out flu shots
from 9am until noon. I will post a list of the insurance plans
that the VNA accepts in next week’s bulletin. If you have one of
those insurance plans, your flu shot is free if not, the cost is
$30.
SENIOR HOUSING FAIR: Have you ever thought it
would be nice if you could gather a lot of information on
services for seniors at one place instead of searching through
websites on the internet? Well, if you come to St. John the
Baptist’s Cafeteria on Saturday, September 11th from 9am until
noon, you can meet a number of Vendors from a variety of senior
facilities and senior services in the St. Louis area. There is
no charge to attend the housing fair, and it might be a great
way to gather information that you may need either for yourself
or a family member in the future. |
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THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! |
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161 guests at the August Soup Kitchen meal. Thank you for your
generous response to our request for cans of corn. We received
enough corn for that meal, and then the cans of corn kept coming
in, so we now have enough for the September meal. So thanks to
all of you for your generosity, and a special note of thanks to
all our bakers and servers! Not once have they ever complained
that it is too hot to bake for the Soup Kitchen meal during the
summer months. God Bless You All! |
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Together We’re Better Program |
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The St.
Gerard Majella Parish Together We’re Better Program has
graciously permitted the St. Mary Magdalen Parish to participate
in their certificate program that includes over 100 merchants.
Click here for Order
forms.
By purchasing these certificates at face value, you will be
providing our parish, and the Youth Committee of the Knights of
Columbus, “Free Money” since these certificates are sold to our
parish at a portion of the discount so displayed on the order
form. Questions should be directed to Joe Miklovic @ 353-1062 |
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Happenings around the Parish… |
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• Monday, August 30, 2010
Quilters 9a QRm
• Tuesday, August 31, 2010
• Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Church Cleaning 8:30a CH
• Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wedding Rehearsal 6p CH
• Friday, September 3, 2010
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 8a-12p CH
Wedding 6p CH
• Saturday, September 4, 2010
First Saturday 9:15a CH
• Sunday, September 5, 2010
Donuts after the 8am & 10:30am Masses SH
Youth Mass 6p CH
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Weekly Bulletin |
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August 29, 2010. |
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Mass Schedule: |
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| • Mondays - 8:00 a.m. |
| • Tuesdays - 8:00 a.m. |
| • Wednesday - 8:00 a.m. |
| • Thursdays - 8:00 a.m. |
| • Fridays - 8:00 a.m. |
| • Saturday 4:30
P.M. |
• Sunday 8:00 &
10:30 A.M.
(Youth Mass at 6:00PM every
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Education News |
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SKD News! |
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The air is full of excitement. The 2010-2011 school year has
begun. The teachers officially started on August 20th with a
retreat at Fr. Pete’s Lake House. It was a very relaxing,
prayerful, and community building experience. The teachers would
like to make it an annual event, if not weekly. The Ice Cream
Social had students visiting with classmates, seeing what
classes they have, and who is in their classes. Parents went to
presentations from the teachers and socialized in the gym seeing
other parents they hadn’t seen the whole summer. The building
looked great thanks to Mr. Dennis, Mr. Assad, and Mr. Les. The
Primary Hall and some primary classrooms have been painted.
Thanks to volunteer parents, teachers and a traveling youth
group. The school looks wonderful.
The school doors opened to greet 191 enthusiastic students from
1-8th on August 25 and 19 Kindergartners on August 30th. The
halls are filled with teaching and learning.
This year our faculty and staff number is 20. We still have
ability grouping for math and reading in the primary, and Honors
Math and English in grades 6-8. (You won’t find that in other
schools in our area.) The students will have PE, Music, and Art.
Students will have the opportunity to use the computer room at
least twice a week in primary for the new reading program and
once a week for computer instruction. Grades four and five will
have instruction once a week. The upper grades use the computer
room for English, Reading and other subjects.
I may be prejudice, but we have a great school. The faculty and
staff are determined to build our school by “Attracting With
Joy.” a quote from St. Katharine Drexel.
- Mrs. K. Liermann
Principal of St. Katharine Drexel School
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| Children's Liturgy |
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A few years
back, our parish had a wonderful children's liturgy program.
During mass for 30 minutes, liturgy leaders/volunteers would
escort young children to the school hall where they would engage
in an activity that helped them understand the gospel message.
We would like to revive the Children's Liturgy. If you are
interested in assisting in any way, please call Mark Laury-
353-2902 or Mary Signaigo- 832-6068.
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| HAPPY and HEALTHY |
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Seniors, how
would you like to spend a half-day of learning, lunch, and fun
on October 9 from 10:30 to 1:30pm at St. James The Greater
school? Speakers will discuss 2 topics, “Nutrition” and
“Compassion for Self,” and a healthy and free lunch will be
provided to all. Limited to 50 participants, so call Sister
Kathleen at 314-341-0177 now to reserve your spot, as anything
that is free usually fills up fast. The program is planned by
the South City Catholic Collaborative and funded by a generous
grant.
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Our Knights of Columbus Council #453 used the
funds generated by the Mother’s Day Brunch to upgrade the Pro-Life
sign that graces the eastern side of our parish property. So as to
expand the Pro-Life message, the following is respectfully submitted
to monitor the weekly development in every unborn child’s life...
Week #10— My body now has millions of cells and I grow over 100,000
new cells every minute! I can swallow and move my tongue! I can make
a tight fist with my fingers. |
| Magdalen
Players News! The Magdalen Players will be having auditions
for their fall show “Annie Get Your Gun” on Sunday August 22 from
2-4pm and Monday, August 23 from 7-9pm in the Magdalen School Hall.
Please bring 16 bars of sheet music to sing. Rehearsals begin after
Labor Day and production dates are November 12-14 at the Msgr. Meyer
Youth Center. More information can be found on our Facebook page “Magdalen
Players StL”. If you have any questions, please contact Peggy Dereak,
the director, at
pdereak@att.net |
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The Sacrament Series. Holy Orders - “The whole
Church is a priestly people” (Catechism of the Catholic Church
1591). But God calls some to “another participation in the mission
of Christ: the ministry conferred by the sacrament of Holy Orders”
(1591). Jesus is with us always – as he promised – in the person of
the bishop, the priest, and the deacon. Through the Sacrament of
Ordination, they are “totally inserted into Christ, so that … [they]
may carry out in communion with him the service of Jesus” (Pope
Benedict XVI, 2006). |
| PLEASE
NOTE: The First Council meeting of the Magdalen Women’s
Organization for the 2010-2011 year will be on September 7th in the
MWO room (#105) in the school building at 6:30pm. |
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