Weekly Bulletin

Dear Parish Family,

The Reading from the Acts of the Apostles for Pentecost reminds us that “they were all gathered together in one place”, and here you are. As we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Church by our worship and fellowship, please remember in your prayers those who are unable to be with us today; perhaps you will even go to visit them and reassure them of our unity in Christ Jesus.

Recently I have been receiving a lot of inquiries about funeral arrangements, especially concerning cremation or burial. I am preparing a more detailed letter on this topic, as well as some information on living wills I hope will be helpful. However, it seems prudent to me to mention a few things sooner rather than later. A funeral mass in the Church has always been considered of great importance. It is far more than just gathering together to remember, it is the greatest and most powerful prayer in the Church for the person who has died. The surest way Jesus has given us to be united with Him is by entering into the sacraments which are both celebrated and recalled during the funeral mass. It is my desire that the celebration of the funeral mass here at Our Lady of the Lake is so beautiful and meaningful, that none of us could imagine not wanting one. Another question regards cremation. Cremation, although permissible in circumstances of difficulty, has never been as equally desirable as bodily burial. Bodily burial has always been an important Christian value which communicates the dignity of the human body, even in death. I understand that cost is a very real limiter to funeral planning. We have been looking into available options which are both Catholic and affordable so that no one needs to be deprived of a meaningful Christian burial. Very soon, I hope to have both more information and more explanation of the importance and affordability of a Catholic funeral.

Love in Christ Jesus,

Fr. Chauncey

Our Gift of Love,

May it bring us Blessings

May 4, 2008

RegularFund $16,180.23

BTCOT Debt Reduction $ 5,939.00

Ascension $ 967.00

“Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none” (Luke 3:11).

Our Lady’s Gift Shop

The Gift Shop will be starting new summer hours effective June 1^st. The shop will be open on Saturdays, 3:30 pm to 5:15 pm and on Sundays from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm.

We want to thank all our customers for your continued support.

“To everything there is season and time for every purpose under heaven.”

“A Time to Be Born”

into Christ through Baptism

Domanic Bosco

Aailyah Davis

Leila Dannielle Davila

Alexander Alvarez

“A Time to Die”

Kevin Reynolds

Jerry Lee

Altar Flowers

In Memory of

Lena Scavuzzo

By Joe & Evie Cistaro

Happy Birthday Marie

Memorial Day

The parish office will be closed on Monday, May 26^th, in commemoration of Memorial Day. The office will reopen on Tuesday, May 27^th, at 10:30 am.

In the event of an emergency,

please call 855-2685.

Parish Office Info

The Parish Office will be closed on Friday, May 16^th. The staff will be attending a Diocesan meeting in Seligman on the restructuring of the diocese.

Please take into consideration if you are in need of keys for any event on the weekend of May 17^th & 18^th; you will need to pick your keys up prior to Friday, May 16^th.

Supporting Our Local Troops through Prayer

We are planning a special prayer project to support our local troops. With your participation we hope to complete this project by this coming Memorial Day. We plan to use pictures and names of parish members’ relatives who are serving in the armed forces and to post this information in the narthex of the church. We will ask all to pray for them.

If you have a relative currently serving in the armed forces and would like to participate, please bring a photograph (or copy of a photo), the person’s name, military rank and location, and relation to you, along with your contact information, to the parish office. We hope to have all photos and information by May 16^th .

Graduation Blessing

On Sunday, May 18^th there will be a special blessing during the 10:30 am Mass for all those seniors in High School that are graduating on Thursday, May 22^nd.

We pray that you allow the Holy Spirit to guide you as you continue to grow in your spiritual life, education, career and family life.

God’s finger touches each of us.

God calls each. Have you listened?

To what life has God called you?

Rite of Christian Initation

of an Adult(RCIA)

Thinking about becoming Catholic?

Do you have questions?

We have a group that meets every second & fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the St. Maria Goretti Room of the Church. Deacon John Navaretta is there to answer your questions and to share ideas with you. Please come and see what it is all about!

How Did You Hear

The Good News Today?

The collection on the weekend of May 17^th and May 18^th will be for the Bishops’ Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC). For more than 25 years, the CCC has been spreading the Gospel message locally and nationally on radio, television, in print, and on the Internet. It is only through donations from Catholic parishioners that the work of the CCC is possible. Please contribute generously to the Campaign in the upcoming parish collection. The envelopes will be available in the pews. Half of the collection will remain in our (arch) diocese to fund local Catholic communication efforts. The Catholic Communication Campaign—it’s how the Good News gets around.

Have you lost a loved one?

Our Bereavement Support Group meets the 3^rd Monday of each month in the Holy Family Parish Center, Classroom 4. Come and join us at the next meeting, Monday, April 21^st at 1:00 pm. More Information is available by calling Deacon Gilbert Lopez at 855-2685.

Traveler’s Prayer

Gracious God,

We thank you for making this beautiful world and for calling us to be your people. Bless us with every heavenly blessing and give us a safe journey. Help us to enjoy these days of travel and let them be a time of refreshment and joy.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Franciscan Inquiry

If you feel inspired and have one hour a month to learn the Franciscan way of life, please call Eileen at 854-7784 or Robert at 764-1699. Inquiry is forming and visitors are welcome.

Come and join us each Friday after Mass and break open the word of God that will be proclaimed the coming weekend at the Sunday Mass. Come and share the revelation of what God is trying to make known to us, and how He seeks to change our lives.

We meet in Classroom 4 of Holy Family Parish Center at 9:30 am, after the Friday morning Mass and on the first Friday of the month, at 10:30 am after the Healing Service. Direct all inquiries to Deacon Gilbert Lopez at 453-9751.

Every Tuesday, after the 8:30 am Mass, we have a Holy Hour. During the Holy Hour a Scriptural Rosary is prayed followed by Benediction.

Every Friday at 3:00 pm we have a Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Adoration, and Benediction. Join us for an hour of prayer and Adoration of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.

Albertsons is proud to offer the Community Partners program, giving back for youth one shopping cart at a time!

Shoppers can earn money for their favorite schools or non-profit youth organizations, just by using their Community Partners Key Card. The Key Cards are available at the Scrip counter in the Information Booth or at the Parish Office

The amazing power of Scrip is to use it. It helps to pay off the debt for the new church and it does not cost us “the parishioners” one extra cent. For general shopping we have Gift Cards for:

For your everyday grocery shopping, we have gift cards in the following denominations:

Is your marriage troubled or stressed, unloving or uncaring, cold and distant? Are you thinking of separation or divorce? RETROUVAILLE (Rediscovery) is a Catholic program for couples who want their marriage to work. The program is open to couples of all faiths. No group discussions. Our next weekend in Phoenix is April 18th – 20^th. For more information or to make reservations call (602) 254-6723 or visit our website at www.retrouvaille.org. All calls are confidential. This program will be offered in Spanish, April 4^th – 6^th, Tucson. For information call (520) 321-9507.

This is a wonderful ministry in which Junior High and High School students can serve our faith community and Our Lord at Mass. Parents, please encourage your teens to join in this ministry. Practices are flexible to meet their busy schedules. For additional information, please contact Peggy in the Religious Education office at 855-2685.

Our Religious Education program collects the “Box Tops for Education” coupon from many products ranging from Ziploc storage bags and containers, cereals, snacks, & meals. We earn an average 10¢ per coupon. This really adds up to help our increasing costs. You can put these coupons in an envelope marked “Box Tops for Education” and place them in the collection baskets or drop them off in our Parish Office or Religious Education Office.

If you would like to sponsor a child whose family can not afford the $35.00 registration fee for Vacation Bible School and Religious Education this year, please place your donation in an envelope on which you write “ADOPT-A-STUDENT”. Place your envelope in the collection basket. We appreciate your help. By helping out this way you are sharing in the evangelization of our future Church leaders.

It is also easy to doubt how great our marriage can be unless we trust in Him to strengthen our marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends will be held:

Our Lady’s Gift Shop

RACHEL’S VINEYARD RETREATS

PO BOX 27665