Weekly Bulletin

Remember our raffle! We are raffling a Statue of St. Michael & an alabaster statue of our

Our Lady of the Lake offers - “Picture of Love” - A Marriage Preparation Program certified by the Diocese of Phoenix. “Picture of Love” is designed for couples entering their first Marriage but it can be used for Convalidation Couples. It is a four day, two and a half hour class conducted by Deacon John and Jo Navaretta.

The next class will be Monday, July 12^th, Thursday, July 14^th, Monday, July 19^th and Wednesday, July 21^st and you must attend all four classes; for more information, please call the Parish Office, 855-2685.

Our Bereavement Support Group meets the 2^nd Monday of each month in the Holy Family Parish Center, classroom 4. Our next meeting is Monday, July 12^th at 11:30 am.

Would your family like to take home for a week the beautiful statue of the Holy Family? All we ask is that you offer your prayers together each day of the week for the vocations in our parish families. With the statue, you will be given a Prayer for Vocations that you can pray each day. We will be rotating the statue between the 8:30 am and 10:30 am Masses each week. We will also do this each week at the 12:30 pm Spanish Mass. So, if you are interested or would like more information regarding this, please contact Peggy in the Religious Education office at 855-2685.

Le gustaría como familia llevarse la estatua de la Sagrada Familia a su casa? Lo que pedimos es que ofrezca sus oraciones en familia todos los días de la semana por las vocaciones en nuestra parroquia. Se les dará adjunto una oración por las vocaciones para que la recen todos los días. Estaremos rotando la estatua el domingo durante la misa cada semana a las 12:30 (Español). Si esta usted interesado o quiere mas información favor llame a la oficina de educación Religiosa con Peggy al 855-2685.

We invite all parishioners and winter visitors to participate in Prayers for Vocations. It’s simple. Just sign up for a week, take home the Holy Family Statue and pray for vocations in our parish families. Return the statue the following Saturday or Sunday. We will rotate the statue between all Masses. If you are interested or would like more information regarding this, please contact Peggy in the Religious Education office at 855-2685.

The preschool will be having an open house on Tuesday, August 3^rd at 6:00 pm, for those of you who have enrolled or are thinking about enrolling your child in the preschool this year. This is a great opportunity for the parents to meet one another along

We have space available for the 2010-2011 school year on a full-time or part-time basis for fully potty-trained children ages 3-5 years old. Please stop by or you may contact Deacon Jeff Arner at 855-2685.

The Kindergarten is a full day program beginning at 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday. We have tuition assistance available for our Kindergarten program for qualifying families.

Alpha Omega Core is getting ready for our annual Peer Leadership Retreat on Saturday, August 14^th. This retreat is for all High School teens that want to learn the necessary leadership skills to assist in the program formation. These skills are also very useful in working in our society. Our retreat will begin with 8:30 am Mass and go all day.

Bashas’ Shop & Give fundraising program runs until April 30^th. All you have to do is: present the #25478 with your Thank You Card to your cashier. This will automatically link your card to our Religious Education Program. This is a great way to contribute to the success of our program with no extra cost to you. This is also a good way to use your Bashas’ Gift Cards.

Parents, guardians, and adults who care for children face constant challenges when trying to help keep children safer in today’s fast-paced world. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) offers easy-to-use safety resources to help address these challenges. NCMEC’s Web site offers a range of practical information for parents and guardians that will help keep children safe from harm. The site also features an interactive quiz on child safety designed for both adults and children. To take the quiz, visit the NCMEC Web site and click on “Child Safety”: www.missingkids.com.

Weekly Bible Studies

Resumes in the Fall, On Tuesday’s beginning at 7:00 pm, we have a Men’s Bible Study led by Deacon Patrick Toilolo.

On Thursday’s beginning at 6:30 pm, we have the Women’s Bible Study led by Mrs. Kalala Toilolo.

All are located in Holy Family Parish Center.

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.

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.

If you feel inspired and have one hour a month to learn the Franciscan way of life, please call Robert at 764-1699.

Sick and Homebound

If you have a family member or friend who is homebound or in the hospital, please have them call the parish office to be sure we know to visit them. We do not want anyone to be neglected or ignored.

Deacon Bob and his wife Ramona visit the hospital twice a week. Deacon Tom visits the nursing homes weekly. Our priests and deacons all visit the hospital, nursing homes and homebound frequently. Also, many dedicated extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion visit the sick each week. Nevertheless, some people are still missed. Please help us to know who needs a visit.

Gift Cards(Scrip)

Our local K-Mart, the Shugrue Family of Restaurants, Chile’s, Red Robin, Smith’s and Bashas’, Albertson’s, and Safeway, all are active participants in the Scrip program. Now is the time for all of you to become proactive. Please purchase your Gift Cards at the Information Booth in Church or the Parish Office.

We have a new Specialty Order Forms that can be picked up and there are many more options for gift cards. You submit the form on one weekend your Gift Cards will be available the following weekend. Ask about them, purchase them. Help your church become debt free!

The Liturgy of the Hours

A twenty-minute “Communal Prayer Service” is held in the Holy Parish Family Center every Monday through Friday at 7:30 am (morning) and 5:30 pm (evening). Books are available at all service

Do you shop at Bashas’? They are having their fundraising program once again this year. The program is called “SHOP AND GIVE”. It runs through April 30^th. The next time you shop at Bashas’ please ask the cashier to link your Bashas’ card to our group ID number 25478 so that our program will receive 1% of the total dollars linked to our organization. Please take the time to sign up and help our program.

This is another reason we encourage you to use Bashas’ Scrip/Gift Cards. It is a way to help the Religious Education Program and also the Scrip Program that reduces our BTCOT Debt Reduction Fund.