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Here you will find news and information about our Parish.
Please take a moment to visit the EVENTS tab to the left which contains a full calendar of events this week, those coming up and a printable copy of this months calendar.
We hope you enjoy your visit and check back often to stay up to date on the life of our parish.
Articles featured this week:
DSA 2009 Update
A Reminder if You are Hospitalized
New Offertory Envelope Booklets On The Way
If you're Traveling for Summer Vacation
Burundi news from Rob Strouse
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DSA 2009 Update
A Reminder if You are Hospitalized
New Offertory Envelope Booklets On The Way
If you're Traveling for Summer Vacation
Burundi news from Rob Strouse
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DSA 2009 Update
As of July 1, the families of the Catholic Community of St. Jude have pledged a total of $55,085 toward our parish community’s 2009 goal of $49,868. This represents 111% of our goal. Thank you to all who have given so generously!
On the diocesan level, families in the 88 parishes of our diocese have pledged $4,592,667 or 102% of the diocese-wide goal of $4,500,000. Considering the current state of the economy, this is great progress, both for our parish and for the diocese.
We would like to begin bringing this year’s DSA campaign to its conclusion. If you have not yet made your DSA gift, please do so soon. Thanks for your generous support!
A Reminder if You are Hospitalized
When you or someone you love is hospitalized, I and our parish pastoral staff want to be a support to you. Our parish community wants to be of help. But we can’t do that if we don’t know you are in the hospital.
With changes in patient privacy regulations (HIPPA) that have been enacted by the federal government, it is important to remember the following if you are going to be hospitalized for any length of time.
When you register or are admitted, tell the hospital:
• That you are Catholic;
• That you worship at St. Jude;
• Give the hospitalpermission to tell us that you are hospitalized.
If you don’t tell them, the new regulations prevent the hospital from telling us! If they aren’t able to tell us, we may not know that you are hospitalized. And if you think of it, call the parish office to let us know when you are hospitalized.
New Offertory Envelope Booklets
New booklets of offertory envelopes for July 2009 through June 2010 were recently mailed. When you receive your booklet of envelopes, please check to make sure that the address and envelope number is correct. If not, please contact the parish office. If you do not receive your new offertory envelope booklet by the last week of June, please contact the parish office so that we can arrange for a replacement booklet for you.
For those of you who may wish to enroll in our electronic giving program, you can do so by going to the parish webpage at www.stjudedewitt.com and go to the “On Line Giving” box in the column on the right. The on-line giving system is safe, easy to use and informative. I’ve been using the system since its beginning and we now have almost 90 families who are using it as well. Our parish operations manager, Rob Strouse, is always willing to answer questions or to help you set up your on-line giving. You can reach Rob at the parish offices at 517-669-8335.
Please remember that our parish ministries and expenses (almost $15,000 per week, on average) continue year-round. Everyone’s continued financial support of our parish is greatly appreciated.
If You’re Traveling for Summer Vacation...
With summer travels beginning, don’t forget to make Sunday (or Saturday evening) Mass a part of your vacation. You can get Mass times for anywhere in the U.S. by going to www.parishesonline.com for Mass times, street maps, and more.
Burundi News From Rob Strouse
I need to notify all of you that we will be sending our last gift to Burundi shortly, as we have now concluded our three-year commitment to this project. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, for your generous contributions and commitment to this endeavor. Archbishop Simon, Sister Godelive and Mevin continue to express their thanks and gratitude to the parishioners of St. Jude and for the lives which have been forever changed for the better, because of your generosity. Because we are sending our last gift, I need to ask each of you to adjust your contributions to reflect the discontinued giving to the Burundi project.
If you have a burning desire to continue contributing to Burundi, please let me know and I will try to establish a process to allow you to do so. Again, thank you for your generous support.
As we bring this project to its conclusion, we also pray for our Catholic sisters and brothers in Orange, California, who are stepping up to partner with Archbishop Simon and the orphanage. We pray for a similarly generous response on their part.
Rob Strouse
Unemployed Support Group
Join us Youth/Adult Ed room at St. Jude on Wednesday, July 15 at 7PM.
Many Hands Needed
Not Ready or Comfortable Being a Catechist,
a Mentor or a Youth Minister?
a Mentor or a Youth Minister?
Your talents can still be used to help nurture the
faith of our community!
faith of our community!
Opportunities exist for volunteers who enjoy music, art, photography, cooking, decorating, sports, planning, working with adults, and just about anything you have a talent for.
Please review the volunteer bulletin (click here) and prayerfully consider how you can share your particular gifts in our Formation Ministry.
On Line Giving
The online giving program continues to grow as families discover how easy and convenient it is for making your parish contributions. The process is very flexible and allows you complete control of your contributions while providing you the ability for immediate reporting of all your parish donations.
SMART Recovery
A new SMART Recovery group has begun and will meet every Saturday morning at 9:00AM at the Catholic Community of St. Jude, 801 N. Bridge Street. Everyone is welcome.
A vision of Heaven
As Dale McKay was facing death, he spoke to writer Nancy Schertzing about his feelings and his hopes for heaven. Later, Nancy spoke with Dale's widow, Ellen, who shared the joy of their marriage and the moving experience of Dale's death. Their story is filled with love and hope that speaks to all of us.
Part 4: How to Be a Dynamic and Evangelizing Parish
Two very different parishes show what it takes to be both energetic and spiritual.