St. Mary’s Catholic Church

1512 Main Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183 | 601.636.0115

Daily Reading

August 13-19, 2017

Monday, August 14 Deuteronomy 10:12-22 •

R/; Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 • Matthew 17:22-27 •

Tuesday, August 15

Solemnity Of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, August 16

Deuteronomy 34:1-12 • R/20a&10b; Psalm 66:1-3a, 5&8, 16-

17 • Matthew 18:15-20 •

Thursday, August 17

Joshua 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17 • R/; Psalm 114:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 •

Matthew 18:21—19:1 •

Friday, August 18

Joshua 24:1-13 • R/; Psalm 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22 & 24 •

Matthew 19:3-12 •

Saturday, August 19 Joshua 24:14-29 •

R/5a; Psalm 16:1-2a & 5, 7-8, 11 • Matthew 19:13-15 •

Mass Schedule:

Sunday—9:00 AM

Weekdays—6:30 AM

Holy days—7:00 PM

Novena—Monday 6:00 PM

Youth—Fourth Sunday

Sacraments:

Reconciliation:

Sunday 8:00—8:45 or by appointment

Infant Baptism/Marriages:

Contact the Parish Office for

further instructions

Organizations & Ministries:

Altar Servers: 601.630.0403

Liturgical Committee:

Pastoral Council: 601.636.4437

Religious Education: 601.636.0115

Perpetual Help Sodality: 601.636.2107

Men’s Club: 601.636.4437

Pastoral Council President:

Judge Lewis Burke

Choir Rehearsal—Wednesday- 6:00PM

Choir President: Mrs. Cynthia Sims

Bulletin deadline:

Noon on Friday

Email submissions to:

ivyjan97@gmail.com,

call 601.636.2107 (Janice) or

contact Father O’Leary at

409.392.3213

Ministry to the sick: Please

contact the Parish Office to be

placed on the list or to arrange

visits with the pastor

Center Rental: Contact

Fr. O’Leary 601.636.0115

Home Ministry: 601.638.7229

Musicians: 601.636.3976

RCIA -Contact the Parish Office

Director Religious Education:

Dr. Josephine Calloway

Webpage:

www.stmaryvicksburg.org

Rosary — Each Sunday at 8:30 a.m.

Ladies Sodality — First Sunday — following Mass

Men’s Club — First Sunday — following Mass

Pastoral Council — Second Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

Young Adults Group—- Third Sunday—following Mass

*Mrs. Rosemary Abbott* *Mr. Abron Allen Haymond * *Mrs. Mary Acholonu* *Dr. Patrick Igbokwe* *Mr. Robert Antwine* *Mrs. Veronica Igbokwe* *Mrs. Anna Hearn Barnett* *Mr. Joe A. Luster, Jr.* *Mr. Robert Bell* *Mrs. Lillie Minor* *Mr. Joseph Bingham* *Mrs. Debra Patrick* *Mrs. Mary Branciere* *Mrs. Hazel Brown* *Mr. Howard Smith* *Mr. Paul Stewart* *Mrs. Floriece Chambers* *Ms. Debra Straughter* *Mrs. Ola Mae Taylor* *Ms. Katherine Grant* *Mr. Euphytee Williams* *Mrs. Edna Harrison* *Mr. Harrison Havard* *Mr. Everett Herrington* *Mrs. Pinkye Stewart* *Mrs. Geraldine Dick-erson* * Mr. Lawrence Minor* * Mrs. Emma Lee Maxwell* *Mrs. Bonnie James* *Mr. Archie Plump* * Fr. Malcolm O’Leary* *Ms. Kymeria Cham-bers* * Mr. J. D. Brown*

Church Photos: We thank the parishioners who have paid for their photos. We ask everyone who received their photos to remit $15 to Mrs. Virginia Brown or Ms. Janice Carstafhnur . We thank you and appreciate your cooperation.

Ladies Sodality will resume it’s meetings next month—(September).

St. Joseph Hospice will be hosting an 8 week Bereavement Support Group to be held on Tuesdays from noon until 1pm in Glynn Hall at St. Paul's. FIRST SESSION WAS HELD AUGUST 8th. All those who have lost a loved one and feel the support of bereavement care would benefit them are welcome. Please contact Mimi Mitchell or Maggie Dimmette at 601-638-8308for further information

Please continue to pray for all the sick and shut-in members of our parish family and our personal families.

Be A Friendly Church

In one of the meetings about becoming a better church, this was one of the things mentioned in order

to become a friendlier church. This friendliness must be shown not only to members, the people who have been coming to this church from childhood, but to the visitors in particular.

One might hesitate to offer friendliness to a stranger, because one might fear that the offer of friendship might be taken the wrong way. That kind of thinking might be in the wrong place, because it is a church where we are all God’s children; and we come to worship our common God.

The purpose of this letter is to ask everyone not to claim any seat in the church as one’s own seat. It is the greatest act of un-charity to come to a particular seat and find someone is already seated there; and you ask that person to move because that is where you normally sit each Sunday.

Our church is not a large church. One can sit in any seat in the church and see and follow the entire mass without missing any action by the priest. It may be good to make it a point to sit in a different place in the church for from time to time. You will find out that the different seat is just as good as the one you normal-ly claim as yours on Sunday.

The reason I’m writing on this subject due to an incident that occurred with one of our visitors. When one of our parishioners arrived at church and found a visitor in their seat they asked the visitor to move. I’m sure that visitor was embarrassed and may never visit our church again.

Make it a point to show yourself friendly to everyone at our Sunday worship, the sacrifice of the mass. fence.

Collection Totals:

August 6, 2017: $2588.00

Thanks to everyone who generously contribute to the care of the church.

Collection Counters for August 13

Carlotta Ferguson, Mary Franklin, Ruby Hunter

Collection Counters for August 20

Chris Slaughter, Patricia Clyde, Edith Ezekwe

We thank you for giving your valuable time as a counter.

Please switch with someone if you are unable to serve.

August 13 August 20

Lector Benny Terrell Erica Wilson

Ushers Chris Slaughter

Mike Ezekwe

Debra Potts

Sharon McBride

Extraordinary Minister/ Eucharist

Carlotta Ferguson J D Brown

Extraordinary Ministers

Deacon Rick

Stephanie Stirgus

Deacon Rick

Lewis Burke

Extraordinary Ministers/Choir

Harrison Havard

Lewis Burke

Harley Caldwell

Patricia Clyde

Gift Bearers Leonette Thomas

LaJuana Slaughter Watson Family

Altar Servers

Ke’Asia Slaughter

Miracle Flowers

Vernon Maxwell

Erin Watson

August 15: 7:00PM 4th Degree 7:30 PM Rosary 8:00 PM Business Meeting

August 17: Ladies Auxiliary Meeting—Wine & Cheese Social Ladies Brunch at 6:00PM. All ladies of the parish welcome. Trunk and Treat will

be discussed. Bring a friend.

August 29: 7:00pm 5th Tuesday Social

September 3-4: KC Barbecue Cookoff at the KC Hall. Entry forms are available in the rear of the church. For more info call Charles Hahn 601.831.1057. Judg-

ing at noon—September 4—$ plate—all you can eat (under 3 free)

Pool Hours: Lifeguards on duty on weekends only until Sept. 4. Pool Hours: Sat. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sun. 1:00 - 5:00 PM. To use pool any other time you must sign for use of off-hours pool key. Contact David Wallace 601.415.0979 Paul Donovan 601.529.1710 or Jerry Roberts at 601-415-3501.

August 14 Argentina Havard

August 15 Regina Beacham Watson

Samiyah C. Flores

August 16

Florine Beacham

Malinda Barnes Matson

Percy Williams

August 17

Lonnie Boykins

Sidney Thomas, Jr.

Philomena Zelasko

August 18

Nicholas G. Crasta

Patrick Igbokwe

Henry Floyd, Sr.

August 20 Tonya Hunter