MARCH 1ST

Thank you to all for your pledges for Together In Mission. We have reached our half way goal, $21,628 and only need another $20,360 to reach our pledge. If there are people here today who were absent on Pledge week and would like to make a pledge, or if you didn't make a pledge and would like to – the ushers will hand out the envelopes now. Please fill out the form and the ushers will pick them up at the end of Mass. Again, thank you very much.

 

Metro bus discount vouchers will be available today after the 12:15 Mass only.

 

Our first Lenten Soup supper is this Monday at 6:30pm in the Herbert Johnson Hall. We will learn about Taize prayer and have an opportunity to pray in this style. I hope many of you can join us.

 

The Vincent de Paul Society is hosting a fish fry each Friday during Lent beginning this Friday, March 6^th. It will begin at 5:30pm. There are flyers at the doors of the Church.

FEB. 21ST -22ND

I apologize in the lateness of reporting the finals in our Pastor's Awards dinner raffle winners. Our Queen is Mildred Collins who sold over 49 books of tickets. Our King is Manuel Lopez who sold over 25 books of tickets. I would like to thank all of the candidates who worked so hard to help St. Agatha's. We made $12,000 on the raffle. I know that our awardees, Shirley Jackson, Humberto Sanchez and Juanita Acevedo had a great night.

We will be taking nominations for next years awardees in September.

 

Marcia Lewis will have a notebook with job opportunities, as well as help on how to write a resume etc. next week in Rm.4 of the school after all the Sunday Masses.

 

Metro bus discount ticket vouchers are available after each mass today in the hall. These can be used by Seniors, persons with disabilities, school and college students, EZ riders and regular riders to get a discount on the total cost of a weekly or monthly bus pass.

 

We are taking sign ups for our Blood drive on March 8^th after all Masses this week-end. Please consider giving the gift of life for someone in need.

 

Coffee and Donuts are in the Hall. I hope you can join us for a celebration of life from 2-4 in the Hall this afternoon.

FEB. 14TH-15TH

Today is our Kingdom Care collection. This collection goes to help us save money for major repairs that need to be done in the future. You will hear more about this next week.

 

Some upcoming events to keep in mind:

 

1.    Next Sunday we will have a celebration of Black History month with song, pictures and food. Please plan on joining us in the Herbert Johnson hall at 2pm

2.    Our Parish Retreat is on March 14^th. Fr. Bill will be at the table at the back of Church or in the Hall taking sign ups. The cost is $50.

3.    Our next Blood Drive will be on Sunday, March 8^th from 8am till 2pm. Sign ups will be taken today and for the next couple of weeks.

4.    Please check the bulletin for our Lenten offerings on Monday evenings. Our theme this year is Prayer through Lent. Please check for the date your ministry is providing the soup and bread.

5.    The office will be closed this Monday for Presidents Day and our daily Mass will be at 8am.

 

FEB. 7TH-8TH

We will have our Kingdom Care collection next week.

Our next Blood Drive will be on Sunday, March 8th, please plan on giving and ask your neighbors and friends if they could also give. We will be on line, so you can sign up that way if it is more convenient for you.

The play by KV Solomon, "Speak of Me as I Am" will be performed this afternoon, Sunday, at 2pm in the Herbert Johnson Hall. I hope many of you can join us. Tickets are on sale at the back of the Church or you can buy them at the door.

I would like to invite Sherill Lombard to come up to give us an announcement about another fun performance this month.