Friday Five - April 17

Want to Volunteer?

We have some parish volunteer roles that still need to be filled!

• Safe Environment – Ensure all parish events and activities, both on- and off-premises meet safe environment standards; coordinate safe environment training and certification; ensure all volunteers are current in their training.

• Pro-Life – Educate parishioners about current events pertaining to life issues; liaise with worthy pro-life organizations (local, regional, and national).

• Outreach – Contact local nursing home to coordinate any needs of Catholic residents (sacraments, visits from priest or volunteer, Christmas gifts); contact Plenty food bank and communicate needs to parish; deliver food donations; communicate with the local needy who call the parish for assistance.

• Altar Guild – Plan and run meetings and events for women of the parish.

• Recurring Fundraisers – Plan and execute annual yard sale, bake sale(s), etc.

Are you willing to take on one of these leadership roles in the parish? By taking on a role, you're not promising to do everything in your role by yourself! Instead, you're agreeing to be the "responsible party" or "point person" for everything in your category. You should feel free to enlist volunteers to help you.

To volunteer or to learn more, please speak to JJ Mammi or directly to Fr. Herman.

New volunteer leaders

Fr. Herman has named the following parishioners to parish volunteer roles:

• Liturgy: JJ Mammi

• Security / ERT: Joshua Anderson

• Evangelization: Vicki Borin

• Religious Education of Youth: Amy Provencher

• Religious Education of Adults / Ongoing Catechesis: Kay Beers

• Parish Life and Socials: Lorna Wanner

• Maintenance and Grounds: Dan Bowen

• Church Cleaning: Nanette Showalter

If you would like to get involved in one of these areas, please speak to the point person above.

First Holy Communion Mass and Brown Scapular Investiture

On Sunday, May 3rd, five children will celebrate their First Holy Communion at a Traditional Latin Mass here at All Saints. The time is to be determined. Check the ASCC website for an updated time for this. Please keep the Bowen, Anderson, Whitney, and Cooper families in your prayers as they  finish preparation for First Holy Communion.

After Mass all who would like to be enrolled in the Brown Scapular Confraternity are welcome to join the first communicants in the enrollment ceremony.   The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a sacramental worn by Catholics as a sign of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, promising protection from eternal fire for those who die wearing it with faith. It originated in 1251 when Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock, instructing him to share this devotion with the faithful. 

• Sisters of Mt. Carmel on the Brown Scapular

• Catholic Answers - The Brown Scapular

Bible Study

Our next parish Bible study will be a study of St Paul’s letter to the Romans. The study will begin on Monday, April 27 at All Saints at 10 am. We will meet for eight consecutive Mondays.  We will use  the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, with commentary, questions, and notes by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch. All are welcome.

From the publisher: Based on the RSV-Catholic Edition, this Bible Study of the book of Romans, written by Bible teachers Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch, uses the biblical text itself and the Church's guidelines for understanding the Bible. The commentary notes provide insights into the historical, cultural, geographical and theological information pertinent to the book of Romans.

There is also an introductory essay covering questions of authorship, date, destination, structure and themes. Study Questions are provided at the end of each chapter for enriching your personal study. The Ignatius Study Bible also includes Topical Essays, Word Studies and Charts. Large format, featuring large text size and additional margin space for personal annotations!

Contact Kay Beers for more information or with questions.

Pillars of Catholic Living

Thank you Jennifer Howard for leading our first class of our Pillars of Catholic Living module. The class was on mental prayer and included a guided meditation on Mark  4:35-41. If you missed it, Jennifer has provided a brief primer for you:

Learning to Be With God.pdf

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Our classes will continue on Wednesday evenings at 6:45pm until May 20th. This mystagogy period is of great importance in enabling the neophytes to form closer relationships with the faithful. Everyone is welcome to join us for this fantastic opportunity to strengthen our community as well as our faith. Feel free to pack a picnic supper. Contact Vicki Borin for more details or with any question.

• April 22nd - Frequent Confession,  Daniel Sweeney and Robyn Reitz

• April 29th - Communion and Eucharistic Adoration, JJ and Jessica Mammi

• May 6th - Scriptural and Spiritual Reading - TBD

• May 13th - Mary, Saints, and Devotions - Josh and Susannah Anderson

• May 20th - Stewardship and Handing on of Faith - Shawn and Amy Provencher