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Readings for the Week May 24, 2009 - May 31, 2009

Sunday: Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26/1 Jn 4:11-16/Jn 17:11b-19 Monday: Acts 19:1-8/ Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25 Next Sunday: Acts 2:1-11/1Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27: 16:12-15

Liturgical Ministry Schedule 5:30 pm

Saturday May 30

9:00 am Sunday May 31

11:30 am Sunday May 31

CLW Norman Ata Terri Therrian

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Dennis Kafura Mary Kafura Peggy Miller Dave Pillis Tom Poulin Marilyn Reed Lauri Persin

Glenn Nalls Jim Laub Cecelia Nalls Tim Kolb Nina Byrd Chas Ruvolis Martha Dishner

Pat Purcell Paul Purcell Bev Getsi Lia Boggs Carl Lorber Meredith Nevin ?

Lectors Mary Ann Sullivan Vicki Hubbard

Michael McKnew Jeff Krajnik

Frank Kristoff Bill Murphy

Altar Servers Kati Persin Jeremiah Krajnik Jacob Krajnik

Alan Burtick

Cantors ? Dave Drahos Frances Tracy

Sound Board Peter Chiglinsky John McElmurray Carl Dietrich

Bread Bakers Barbara Hairfield & Leo Harteis

Altar Linens Joyce Ruvolis

PARISH EVENTS and LITURGIES

Saturday, May 23 10:00 am Olive Branch Open (10-1pm & 4:30-7 pm) 4:30 pm Confessions 5:30 pm Mass - Edward Schira Sunday, May 24 9:00 am Mass - Isagani Floranza 10:15 am RCIA, Rm 8/10 11:30 am Mass - OLPH Parishioners Monday, May 25 Office Closed Memorial Day Tuesday, May 26 8:15 am Mass Wednesday, May 27 - No Mass 1:00 pm Olive Branch Open (1-4 pm & 4:30-7 pm) 3:00 pm Adoration, Chapel 7:00 pm Adoration, Chapel 7:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry, Rm 4 Thursday, May 28 - No Mass 10:30 am Bible Study, Rm 4 7:00 pm Book Discussion, Rm 9 7:30 pm Adult Choir, Worship Friday, May 29 Saturday, May 30 9:00 am Girl Scouts, SH 10:00 am Olive Branch Open (10-1pm & 4:30-7 pm) 4:30 pm Confessions 5:30 pm Mass - Mike Brightwell Great Adventure DVD after Mass, Worship Sunday, May 31 9:00 am Mass Great Adventure DVD after Mass, Worship 10:15 am RCIA, Rm 8/10 11:30 am Mass - OLPH Parishioners 6:15 pm Great Adventure, SH

COMING EVENTS IN JUNE

June 7 Power Brunch

June 21

Farewell to Fr. Remi

June 26 & 27 Festival Celebration of

“Our Lady of Perpetual Help”

THE OLIVE BRANCH The Olive Branch, a ministry of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, is a non-profit Catholic bookstore and gift shop staffed by dedicated volunteers. The store has been in operation for 25 years and carries books, cards, rosaries, jewelry and other gift items. All net proceeds from sales go directly to support the operational expenses and ministries of our parish. Kay McDuff, who has worked hard to build and maintain this ministry to our parish and the surrounding area, is now looking to retire. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WILLING TO TAKE OVER THIS MINISTRY—TO MANAGE THE STORE AND SCHEDULE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE STORE’S OPEN HOURS. Previous retail experience would be helpful as well as excellent customer service and management skills. The Olive Branch is currently open two days per week. If you are interested in serving your parish through this ministry, please contact Kay McDuff in the Olive Branch or Elizabeth Zirkle in the parish office (387-0491) for more information.

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CHRISTIAN INITIATION: Infant Baptism – During Mass on a designated weekend each month. Please contact Deacon Eric Surat, 387-0491, Ext. 320, for information regarding baptismal preparation. For information regarding the adult process (RCIA), please call the parish office. NEWCOMERS: Welcome to our community! Please call Bev Stith or Vicki Hubbard in the office to register, 387-0491. MARRIAGE PREPARATION: Please contact the Pastor, 387-0491, at least six months prior to the intended date. ORDAINED MINISTRY & RELIGIOUS LIFE: For information about the life and ministry of priests, deacons, seminarians and communities of men & women in religious life, contact the pastor or visit the web page of our Vocations Office: www.richmonddiocese.org/vocations. PARISH FAMILY CRISIS: A resource for parishioners in need. Father Remi, 387-0491. HOSPITAL VISITS: If you are homebound or in the hospital, please call the parish office, 387-0491. When you are admitted to the hospital, please list yourself as Catholic and state that you want your church informed of your stay. Due to HIPPA regulations, this is the only way the hospital can release information to the church EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS-PASTORAL CARE: Lewis Gale – Tom Poulin Salem Health – Chris Schroeder Richfield – Martha Dishner

A-CAMPING WE WILL GO Last chance to register for the OLPH church camp to be held May 30-31 at Camp Alta Mons in Montgomery County. This year’s gathering

will feature a hands-on workshop exploring faith, justice and ecology led by Susan Hedge, diocesan ecological educator. There will also be time to deepen your

bonds with fellow parishioners in a relaxed, friendly environment away from the hustle and bustle of home. See the sign-up bulletin board for information on accommodations & meals. LIBRARIAN NEEDED Do you have library skills or do you just love books? Our OLPH library needs some TLC (tender loving care) – it’s not difficult, and would be on your own schedule. If you are interested in continuing this work-in-progress, please call Diane Drahos at the parish office, 387-0491 or email [email protected]. PIANISTS WANTED to play for occasional liturgies. Contact Betsie at 387-0491 or [email protected].

ALTAR SERVER ROBES We are missing two altar server robes: a youth size “small” and an adult size “x-large”. If you have one of these robes, please return it as soon as possible…either to the office or to the sacristy. Thank you! DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS about the Catholic faith? Do you attend Mass and feel drawn to the Catholic Church. Do you feel God nudging you take a new direction in your faith jour-ney? If you answered yes to any of these questions and would like to inquire about the Catholic faith, please call Tommy Denton at 343-0027 or Diane Drahos at the parish office, 387-0491. HAITI NEW YEAR’S VOYAGE 2010 Come along to visit our twin parish in Haiti during the new year. We will be leaving Friday, January 1 and returning Saturday, January 9. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for anyone who has not yet made the trek and is sure to be an adventure in life, love and faith. We’ll visit our parish in Cabestor and at least one of the other chapels and schools, as well as Mother Teresa's home for sick and abandoned children. Please contact Tom Fame at 389-3577 or [email protected] or Jean Denton at 343-0027 or [email protected] for information about the trip and medical preparation and come along. GRADUATIONS Do you have a child graduating from high school or college this year? Please let the office know so we can recognize their achievements in the bulletin.

THE GREAT ADVENTURE CONTINUES!

The Great Adventure continues on through The Book of Joshua. If this is too much to read, concentrate on chapters 1-4, 6-8, and 23-24, but be sure to focus on “the Big Picture.”

Missed the initial sign-ups? It’s not too late to get started on the Great Adventure! — The DVDs are packed with good information and discussions are wonderful! Don’t delay, call Diane or any staff member today and jump right in!

Fact: There is a theory among some modern students of the Bible that the book of Joshua is actually a sixth book of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Numbers), thus forming a Hexateuch. These scholars have two reasons for this: the Book of Joshua completes the story of the fulfillment of the covenant and the conquest of the Promised Land; and it appears to have come from the same sources as the Pentateuch.

—(Wigoder, Geoffrey, Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible: Pentateuch)

MAY 24, 2009

May 23...Thomas Addison, Peter Chiglinsky, Erika Hutchison, Liam May, Mary Oefelein, Audrey Stephenson

May 25…Haley Goodes, Donna Kirby

May 27...Cindi Lou MacMackin, Emiliano Resendiz, Samantha Reynolds, Matthew Samsa

May 28…Elizabeth Bailey, Mary Kafura, Patrick Lyle, Amy Moore

May 29…Keith Clark, Louis Mathewson

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Feast Day June 27

ATTENTION: CHILDREN (OF ALL AGES)

As part of our Feast Day celebration we are going to have a children’s art appreciation area. As a focus of that area we are asking for children to display any drawings or paintings they would like to share. Please sign-up and let us know ‘what you can do.’

There is Still Room! Thanks to everyone who has taken advantage of the ‘extra dates’ we made available for you to participate in our church directory. Over 50 families have signed up for either June 12 or June 13. We still have room available. Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in the commons. Remember...you will receive a copy of the directory by having your picture taken. This is the directory Father Remi takes with him...make it complete!

SUMMERTIME BRUNCH! Join us on Sunday, June 7, from 10am to 11:30am.

Featuring...an Ice Cream Bar!

Last brunch of the ‘season’...will resume in November.

Join Father Remi...as he joins his parishioners...

SAVE THE DATE! A potluck farewell reception for

Father Remi will be held on Sunday, June 21

after the 10 am Mass in the social hall. All parishioners are invited to bring their favorite dish to share and join all of us in giving our pastor a wonderful

send-off ‘down the road’. There will be a ‘cake and coffee reception’ in the commons after the 5:30 on Saturday, June 20.

Food can be dropped off at the social hall

starting at 8:00 am on June 21.

HELP WANTED!

The parish Newsletter needs some new ideas and reporters. To that end we are looking for someone to become our next ‘editor-in-chief’. Please contact the office, 387-0491 if you are interested.

MAY 24, 2009 The Gift of Today… Today, I will delete from my journal two days: yesterday and tomorrow. Yesterday was to learn from and tomorrow...well that will be the consequence of what I can do today. Today, I will face life with the sure knowledge that this day will never return. Today, is the last opportunity I have to live intensely, as no one can assure me that I will see tomorrow’s sunrise. Today, I will be brave enough not to let any opportunity pass me by, my only alternate is to succeed. Today, I will invest my most valuable resource: my time in the most transcendental work: my life. Today, I will spend each minute passionately, to make today a different and unique day in my life. Today, I will defy every obstacle that appears on my way, trusting I will succeed. Today, I will resist pessimism, and will conquer the world with a smile and the positive attitude of always expecting the best. Today, I will make of every ordinary task a sublime expression. Today, I will have my feet on the ground, understand reality and the stars’ gaze, and thus will invent my future. Today, I will take the time to be happy and will leave my footprints and my presence in the hearts of others, not just in the sands of time. Today, I invite you to begin a new season where we can dream that everything we undertake is possible and we fulfill that dream, with joy and dignity.

Stewardship… What it is: What it is not: It is Spiritual It is not temporary It is Biblical It is not new It is a way of giving It is not a way of back what has just getting into been given to us our pocketbooks It s a way of using It is not a our Parish ministries fundraiser It is a Way of Life It is not just a program

What Do You Want from Me?

Dear God, Jesus tells us to give to You what is Yours. What do You want from me? What can I give to You? As a young person still growing and developing, I don’t have much to offer financially. I can make a small financial contribution to the church, to poor people...but is it enough? What more can I give? I can offer my time and talents to serve. I can sing, play an instrument, draw posters, greet visitors, clean, decorate, organize, cook, bake and telephone. I can help teach children, lector or usher,...but is it enough? What more can I give? I can reach out to serve and share Your love at home, in my neighborhood, my school, my community...but is it enough? What more can I give? Speak to me and I will listen. Amen

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OUTSIDE THE PARISH

MEMORIAL DAY MASS Please mark your calendar for the annual Memorial Day Mass offered at St. Andrew's Diocesan Cemetery on Monday, May 25 at 10 am. The Gift of Life group will lead a recitation of the rosary following the Mass. ST. ELIAS LEBANESE FESTIVAL! Come eat and have fun at St. Elias' 11th Annual Lebanese Festival on Friday, May 29 from 12–8 pm, on Saturday, May 30, from 12–10 pm and on Sunday , May 31 from 12–8 pm. It is everything you loved before and more! Kafta back by popular demand plus a new traditional Lebanese dessert - Knafi! Also, live Lebanese music all three days! Come rain or shine. Admission is free, moderate charge for food and games. Take-out available. Call 562-0012 for more information or visit www.steliaschurch.org. 40 DAYS FOR LIFE is coming to Roanoke, but it will take lots of help to make it happen. This community-based campaign brings together the body of Christ in a spirit of unity during a focused 40-day campaign of prayer, fasting and peaceful activism to end abortion. Throughout salvation history, God used 40-day periods to transform individuals, communities and the entire world. The mission of the campaign is to seek God's favor to turn hearts and minds from a culture of death to a culture of life. There will be an information/planning meeting at St. Andrew’s in the Social Hall on Thursday, June 4 from 7pm–9pm. This meeting is open for all faith denominations, so bring a friend. Contact Suzanne Guilfoyle at 772-6936 or [email protected] for more information. The 40 Days for Life website is www.40daysforlife.com. ATTENTION SENIOR’S You are invited to join the Young in Spirit seniors group at St. Andrew’s on Thursday, June11 for a bus tour of beautiful, historic Lexington. Call Louise Clendenen at 774-0194 or Dot Piedmont at 345-3241 for tour details and reservation information. THE FILIPINO COMMISSION of the Diocese of Richmond cordially invites all parishioners to its 3rd Annual Diocesan Celebration, which will be held at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia on Saturday, July 11 at 4 pm. The liturgy will be celebrated by Bishop Francis DiLorenzo. Dinner will be served after Mass, followed by dancing. Please contact Flora Cantor at [email protected] or 540-520-8857 for more information and dinner tickets. THE CATHEDRAL OF THE SACRED HEART invites you, your family and friends to visit this national historic landmark and center of diocesan worship and outreach during the summer. You can now view the results of extensive preservation of the original seat of the Virginia Diocese (now Richmond Diocese) and the newly installed Museum of Virginia Catholic History. More than 1,800 donors have given to the Centennial Preservation Campaign for your Cathedral since the Campaign was launched diocese-wide. Funds secured to date total $4.2 million in gifts, pledges & historic preservation tax reimbursements. The goal is $6.0 million. Bishop DiLorenzo announced a $500,000 Challenge Gift to inspire all to participate as you can. For more information, contact 804-359-5651, ext. 118 or [email protected].

This insert page is sponsored by the Salem Knights of Columbus Council #10015

The Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter has traditionally been celebrated as the Feast of the Ascension. Presently many dioceses, including the diocese of Richmond, have transferred this feast to the Seventh Sunday of Easter so that it can more easily be celebrated by all. When celebrated on that Thursday, it marks the beginning of a novena that concludes with the feast of Pentecost. During this time we emphasize preparation for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The hymn "Veni, Creator Spiritus" can be used each day. In former times, some parishes extinguished the Paschal Candle with great solemnity to symbolize the departure of the Lord to the right hand of the Father. Now, it remains near the altar and ambo until the conclusion of the feast of Pentecost, when it returns to its place near the Baptistry.

PARISH STAFF

Clergy

Pastor Rev. Remi Sojka

[email protected] 387-0491 Ext. 301

Deacons Rev. Dr. Eric Surat


Rev. Mr. Steve O’Connell [email protected]

772-4860

Ministries

Music & Worship Betsie Pendarvis


Adult Faith Formation Diane Drahos


Youth Ministry Nikki & Dan Lieber


Children’s Faith Formation Barbara Hairfield


Campus Ministry Susan Grettler

[email protected] 375-2301

Administrative Staff

Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper

Elizabeth Zirkle [email protected]

387-0491 Ext. 302

Parish Secretaries Bev Stith & Vicki Hubbard


Custodian Milka Ponjavic

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PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA AND SPAIN Fr. Tom Mattingly, Pastor at Blessed Sacrament Church in Harrisonburg, VA, will be the Spiritual Director for a 12-day Pilgrimage to Fatima and Spain from September 7-18, 2009. The itinerary includes 3 nights each in Fatima and Madrid, 2 nights in Santiago de Compostela and 1 night each in Burgos and Avila. Deposit is $450 with final payment due by June 1, 2009. Cost is $3,450 per person and includes round-trip air, superior tourist class hotels, all fees and gratuities, daily breakfast and dinners. For more information and brochures, contact John Tagnesi at 1-888-544-4461 (toll free) or [email protected]. A CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL JOURNEY TO IRELAND! Join Fr. Michael Renninger and pilgrims from the Diocese of Richmond on a 10-day journey to the Emerald Isle! The pilgrimage, which takes place October 4-13, 2009, will include visits to Galway, Knock, Killarney, Blarney, Waterford and Dublin. For detailed information, contact Fr. Renninger at 804-359-5661, ext. 207 or visit www.GoCatholicTravel.com/Renninger. NATIONAL HOME SCHOOL AND PARENT CONFERENCE will be held at the Dulles Expo and Conference Center - North Hall, Washington, DC/Dulles Airport on Friday, June 12 from 9 am–9 pm & Saturday, June 13 from 9 am–4:30 pm. This conference is for everyone, not just home-schooling families. All religious are especially welcome. Admission is free and there are many speakers, Catholic vendors and curriculum providers...and plenty of free parking! Visit www.ihmconference.org or call 540-636-1946 for more information. 2009 BISHOP’S APPEAL We are Stewards of God’s Light. In gratitude for God’s gifts, we are asked to support ministries throughout the diocese through the Bishop’s Appeal. Everyone is asked to participate through your gift of prayer and your gift of treasure. New this year: you can donate online at www.richmonddiocese.org/appeal. THE NOTRE DAME CLUB of the Blue Ridge is providing a limited number of tickets to the September 19 Michigan State vs. Notre Dame Football game on a first come, first served basis. Tickets are $68 each for Club members. Become a Club member by visiting the About Our Club/Join Us! section at http://blueridge.undclub.org. If you’d like to attend the game, contact us at [email protected] to order tickets. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES the Rescue Mission has full and part time employment opportunities. Please see the Helping Hands Bulletin Board in the commons by the hospitality kitchen for more information.

“Recall it as often as you wish, a happy memory never wears out.”

—Libbie Fudim

OLPH FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Operating budget

April income $39,890.60 April expenses $39,152.05 + $ 738.55

Year-to-date income $421,920.63 Year-to-date expenses $412,732.05 + $ 9,188.58

Average regular/holy day collections needed per week: … $8,810.00 Our regular/holy day collections from last weekend’s collection… $7,026.25 Difference - $1,783.75 In addition to the above, our treasure from last weekend included $465 for Capital Improvement. Thank you for your generosity!

Total 2008-2009 budget $ 505,146

We currently have $20,346.79 collected for the stained glass/art project, which is

in the design stage. Thank you for your generosity!

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