JULY 25TH-26TH

1. A BIG thank-you to all who attended our parish picnic and to all the volunteers and unsung heroes who made the day such a delightful success.

 

2. Today is the Blood Drive! If you have signed up to donate your blood, please go bleed in the hall immediately!!!!!!!!!!

 

3. We will be having registration for Religious Education today from 8 AM to 3 PM in Room 4 of the school. Register immediately or plan to spend a VERY long time in Purgatory!!!!!!

 

4. We are in need of "fill-in" money counters. We have just enough counters to cover our Masses, but if someone gets sick or goes on vacation, we are stuck, so would anyone be interested in filling in now and then? The job has awkward hours: it's on Sundays from @ 7:30 AM to 1 PM. This makes Mass attendance difficult and breakfast impossible, but it only would happen now and then. If interested, let Sr. Karen, Marcello, our business manager, Deacon Ricardo or Fr. Bill know.

 

5. Margie Nickleberry has the Metro bus ticket discount vouchers for those who need them.

 

6. And, we are collecting your donations of school supplies to pass on for Sophia Berkeley 's "Celebration of Education" packages at the table in the parking lot.

 

7. On Wednesday evening, the choir will be conducting its annual "Concert Under the Stars" as a fund-raiser for Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino. If you are able to attend, please do; this is a delightful evening, and one that benefits the retreat center that is so generous to our parish in giving us unbelievable discounts.

JULY 18TH-19TH

1) We have a 2nd collection today for the advancement of Catholic evangelization through television, radio and print. Let's face it, we feel the heavy influence of a secular culture that at best merely pays lip-service to the values of spiritual and mental health. We need to find better ways of communicating the truth of our way of life. You can help through this simple collection.

 

2) The parish picnic is today from 10 AM to 5 PM in Veteran's Park in Culver City, at Culver and Overland. We are hoping to get most of us there, at least for a little while. Come to the park, brink a book, and enjoy the slower pace of friendship as you take the time to build spiritual health.

 

3) Since this weekend is the picnic, we are not offering registration for religious education this weekend. BUT, next weekend, and the weekend after that--July 26 and August 2, we will offer that registration for both First Communion and Confirmation--either in the school or in the hall--depending on what space is available. Registration for First Communion is $60, and registration for Confirmation is $110. Please bring baptismal and other necessary sacramental certificates to each registration. IF YOU, YOURSELF, DON'T HAVE A CHILD TO REGISTER, BUT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION SO THAT A NEEDY CHILD CAN HAVE A COST BREAK, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME AND MAKE THAT DONATION AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE.

 

4. Metro bus  ticket discount vouchers for August through  December are available next week,  If you did not pick up your vouchers in July please stop by the table in the parking lot next week..Please bring your donations of school supplies to pass on for Sophia Berkeley's Celebration of Education to the table in the parking lot next Saturday and Sunday.

 

July 11-12, 2009

1. Today we will have a 2nd Collection for the needs of the St. Vincent de Paul outreach to the poor. It's unscheduled, and we understand if you're unprepared, but the needs are piling up and the funds are low, and this is a chance to help. Don't feel guilty if you can't, but if you can, we'll love you for it, and so will the poor!

 

2. NEXT SUNDAY—July 19—is our parish picnic at Veteran's Park, a very short distance away in Culver City, at Overland and Culver. It's from 11 AM to 5 PM. We still have sign ups available for our Community Table, and most of all, we want to see you there!

 

3. Registration for religious education is taking place in the hall today, from 8 AM to 3 PM. AND, be looking for offerings for adults, this year. We'll be doing more "days of recollection," and "theological update lectures," and "spiritual input workshops" throughout the year—all geared to adults.

 

4. The bulletin also has information re-presentation on Black Warriors during World War II, entitled, "The Buffalo Soldiers," which will be at St. Eugene's today from 5 to 9 PM.-------------and--------a retreat at St. Bernadette's on the 23rd Psalm from 8:30 AM to 1 PM at St. Bernadette's, on Saturday, July 18.