February 22, 2009hot! - The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The Week Ahead
Sunday February 22
Second Collection
Education Fund/Maintenance Fund
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast &
Donuts
Connor Center
11:30 am
Safe Environment Training
Board Room/Connor Center
5:00 pm
Youth Group
Youth Room
Tuesday February 24
7:00 pm
Christian Initiation
Connor Center
Wednesday February 25 Ash Wednesday
7:00 am
Senior High Prayer & Coffee
Will’s Coffee Shop
Thursday February 26
7:00 pm
Parish Council
Connor Center
Friday February 27
5:30 pm
Lenten Dinner
Connor Center
6:00 pm
Vietnamese Stations of the Cross
Cathedral
7:00 pm
Stations of the Cross
Cathedral
Saturday February 28
9:00 am
First Reconciliation
Cathedral
Sunday March 1
Second Collection
Maintenance Fund
Coffee & Donuts (R.E. Board)
Connor Center
11:15 am
St. Vincent de Paul
Connor Center
2:00 pm
Rite of Election
Cathedral
4:30 pm
Rite of Election
Cathedral
7:00 pm
Rite of Election
Cathedral
Parish Collections
February 14 & 15, 2009
Operations
Maintenance/AC Fund
For the Poor - St. Vincent de Paul
$11,688.00
$3,078.00
$76.00
First Reconciliation & Banners will be
Saturdays, February 28 and March 7, 2009 from
9:00 am to 12:00 noon, beginning in the
Cathedral.
The Book Club’s reading selection for February is
Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey
by Rachel Simon. The discussion date is February
28, 2009 at 10:00 in the home of Rose Templeton.
For more information or questions call Dianna
Robayo, 528-2268.
Safe Environment training will be held today
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 11:30 am in the
Board Room, Connor Center. To sign up or for
more information, contact Faith Reilly at 523-3057
or [email protected].
Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, February 22, 2009
Readings & Responsorial Psalm
Ritual Song Hymnal #1090
Sunday February 22, 2009
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 43: 18-25, Psalm 41,
2 Corinthians 1: 18-22, Mark 2: 1-12
8:00 am
All Souls
10:00 am
Betty Novak (Mary Jung)
11:45 am
Anna Tran Thi Sau
(Da Hoang)
Monday February 23, 2009 St. Polycarp
Sirach 1: 1-10, Psalm 93, Mark 9: 14-29
7:30 am
Peace & Safety of Our U.S. Military
Tuesday February 24, 2009
Sirach 2: 11, Psalm 37, Mark 9: 30-37
7:30 am
Rita Brost (McGuigan Family)
Wednesday February 25, 2009 Ash Wednesday
Joel 2: 12-18, Psalm 51,
2 Corinthians 5: 20—6: 2, Matthew 6: 16-18
8:30 am
Mary Kay Burgess (Margaret Keaton)
12:00 noon Teresa Hafer
6:00 pm
Edna & Earl Berry
7:30 (VN)
Vincent
Thursday February 26, 2009
Deuteronomy 30: 15-20, Psalm 1, Luke 9: 22-25
7:30 am
Phanixco Nguyen Van Hoa
(Hoang Family)
Friday February 27, 2009
Isaiah 58: 1-9, Psalm 51, Matthew 9: 14-15
7:30 am
Mary
Saturday February 28, 2009
Isaiah 58: 9-14, Psalm 86, Luke 5: 27-32
8:30 am
Cal Williams (Al Smith)
5:00 pm
Mary Kay Burgess
(Mr. & Mrs. Robert Poolman)
Sunday March 1, 2009 First Sunday of Lent
Genesis 9: 8-15, Psalm 25, 1 Peter 3: 18-22,
Mark 1: 12-15
8:00 am
Bill Jewel (Utona Jewell)
10:00 am
Intentions of Cindy Foley
(Margaret & Art Eckroat)
11:45 am
Phanixco Nguyen Van Hoa
(Hoang Family)
Religious Education Update: The R.E. classes
are supporting the SUPERBOWL OF CARING for
January and February 2009 – please bring $1.00
and 1 can of soup to class on Wednesdays. The
canned food will go to the OKC Regional Food Bank
and the dollars collected will be given to the St.
Vincent de Paul Society.
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday February 25, 2009. The Mass schedule is as follows: 8:30 am, 12:00
noon, 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm in Vietnamese. All Masses will be in the Cathedral.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 22, 2009
OLPH YOUTH GROUP ACTIVITIES
February 22
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Youth Group “Mardi Gras Party”
Youth Room
Bring new items for Catholic Charities basket: baby bottles, booties, onesies, pacifiers, baby lotion,
baby shampoo, Q-tips, baby wipes, small packages of diapers, (or gift certificates for diapers),
receiving blankets.
March 8
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Youth Group
Youth Room
March 22
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Youth Group
Youth Room
Scripture & Prayer every Wednesday at 7:00 am at Will’s (NW 43 & Western) all Senior High students are
welcome! No meeting during Spring Break, March 18, 2009.
Attention Confirmation 2 candidates! There is a Confirmation Retreat March 7, 2009 from 10:00 am until
4:00 pm in the youth room, Mercy Center. This retreat is required. Contact Faith Reilly, 523-3057 or
[email protected] for more information.
Catholic Foundation Scholarships are Available!
The Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma offers college and graduate school scholarships in the following areas:
Undergraduate degrees in college or university of your choice
Graduate degrees in college or university of your choice
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Nursing School of your choice
St. Gregory’s University
One year scholarships, renewable for up to four years are available to qualified Catholic applicants through
the foundation. You may receive an application packet from your high school counselor, pastor, DRE, youth
minister or the Foundation Office. If you have any further questions please contact Toby Boothe, Catholic
Foundation Administrative Assistant, 405-721-4115 or [email protected]. You may also
download an application from cfook.org. Completed applications are due April 17, 2009.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST TODAY! George Washington's Birthday
Members of our Oklahoma Council (No. 1038) Knights of Columbus will serve pancakes, sausage, eggs,
bacon, and hash browns -- as well as breakfast fruits for lighter dining and donuts for the kids, TODAY
Sunday morning, February 22, at Connor Center from 8:45 am until 11:45 am. Breakfast will be served after
8:00 am Mass, continuing after 10:00 am Mass and until start of the 11:45 am Vietnamese Mass. Cost is $5
per person. The Knights give back everything they net from these breakfasts, plus a lot more. Our Knights
seek to live the principles of their order: charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. It's Washington's Birthday
today, come celebrate with us, enjoy breakfast and support a good cause. Membership applications will be
provided to those interested. For more information about the Knights, contact Our Lady's parishioner and
Council No. 1038 Deputy Grand Knight Pat McGuigan, 528-2002 or fellow Knight Michael Spidell, 843-5104.
Our Lady’s Lenten dinners and Stations of the Cross begin Friday, February 27, 2009. All are invited to
have a light dinner from 5:30 pm until 6:30 pm in Connor Center followed by Stations of the Cross in the
Cathedral. The hosts of the dinners are the boards and committees of the Cathedral parish. There is no fee.
February 27 PTO
March 6
RCIA
March 13
Parish Council
March 20
Choir
March 27
Youth Group
April 3
Confirmation 1&2
The youth mission trip for 2009 is to Chicago, June 13-21. We are sending 18 high school and 6 adults
from our parish. Please keep this mission team in your prayers as they plan and prepare for mission work this
summer. If you would like to support our Young Neighbors mission team, the cost is about $600.00 per
person for the week. This includes meals, lodging, work supplies, transportation and insurance. We are very
grateful for whatever you can do to help support this ministry. Thank you, Faith Reilly, 523-3057 or
[email protected].
The 30th Annual Mexican Dinner benefiting the Mount St. Mary Key Club is scheduled for Sunday March 8,
2009 from 11:00 am until 3:00pm at Mount St. Mary High School cafeteria. All are invited to enjoy dinner
catered by Chelino’s, the cost is: children 12 and under $5.00 and adults $10.00.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 22, 2009
Bishop John Carroll School is working on their 2008-2009 yearbook. We need your support! We
are producing our first hardcover book and would like to help keep the cost affordable to our families.
Your support will help us in our effort. We welcome business ads, family ads, well wishes for graduates...any
thing you desire. The DEADLINE is March 2, 2009, so don't delay! Ad sizes and prices are as follows:
Business card size - $25
1/4 page - $50
1/2 page - $75
Full page - $125
***Discount for parents and grandparents or relatives of 8th graders on a Full size page are $100.
All camera ready art should be emailed to BJCS art teacher Carolyn Rossow at: [email protected]
If you have any questions concerning your submission please contact Lisa Edmonds at [email protected] or
you may call Lisa at 818-6678. Checks should be made payable to Bishop John Carroll School.
Thank you for your support!!
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“In the Father’s Footsteps”
Bishop McGuinness High School will again be the location for the 13th Annual “In the Father’s Footsteps” Men
Conference Saturday, February 28, 2009. Please join men of all ages in this wonderful day of learning,
reflection, fellowship, reconciliation and celebration of the Eucharist with Archbishop Beltran. We will have 4
speakers that will cover all aspects of being “Men of Honor.” Register today on line at www.catholicmen.net
or with a brochure found in the entrance to the Cathedral.
“Dead Man Walking” author Sister Helen Prejean will be the guest speaker at the Annual Dinner for the
Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Sister Helen’s book, nominated for a 1993 Pulitzer Prize,
was on the New York Times Best Seller List for 31 weeks. The film adaptation received four Oscar
nominations. Sister Helen is the founder of “Survive,” a victim’s advocacy group in New Orleans. She also
continues to counsel not only inmates on death row but the families of murder victims as well.
The event will begin at 6:00 pm on Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Connor Center. Sister will be available at
5:00 pm to autograph books and meet attendees. All are welcome to attend. The cost is $40.00 for adults
and $17.50 for students. Reservations may be made by calling 239-2454.
St. Patrick’s Ball – tickets and corporate sponsorships are on sale now for the 2009 St. Patrick’s Grand
Marshal Ball scheduled for Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
while you bring hope to homeless families. All proceeds of the Ball benefit a new day center for the homeless
sponsored by Catholic Charities. Contact Jane Moon, 526-2319 or [email protected] for details.
Come and See Weekend will be March 28-30, 2009 at Conception Seminary College is a trip for young men
in high school who would like to visit a seminary. This is an excellent opportunity to meet seminarians who
are discerning their call to the Priesthood. This visit is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Vocations Office and is free. Please contact your pastor or the Vocations Office, 405-721-9351 or email
[email protected].
John Michael Talbot Concert
Singer John Michael Talbot will perform in concert Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 7:30 pm at Epiphany Church,
7336 W. Britton Road. Tickets are $15.00 in advance or $20.00 the day of the concert. Proceeds will help
rebuild the monastery destroyed by fire in 2008. Tickets are available at Epiphany Church, Office of Worship
(Pastoral Center), St. Thomas More Books (OKC), Sacred Heart Gifts (Edmond), and Mardel Stores (4 metro
locations).
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 22, 2009
Irma’s and Bishop John Carroll School invite you, your
family and friends to come enjoy a great burger all day
after the pancake breakfast today SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22,
2009, FOr Bishop John Carroll School Family Day. Irma’s
Burger Shack in the Plaza Court (1125 CLASSEN DRIVE) will
donate 10% of sales back to us. Just tell your server you
are from Bishop John Carroll School!