Epiphany of the Lord

January 4, 2009

 

Gold - A gift for a king

Frankincense - A gift for a priest

Myrrh - a gift for one who would die

 

Wise Men Still Seek Him!

 

Weekly Contributions

Offertory Envelopes     

12/21/08

2,734.00

Offertory Loose           

426.00

Poor Box                     

110.99

Religious Education

679.00

Christmas

12/25/08

7,647.00

Offertory Envelopes     

12/28/08

3,479.00

Offertory Loose           

900.00

Poor Box                     

283.66

School

1,059.98

 

Mass Intentions

Week of 01-05-2009 through 01-11-09

 

Monday

8:00

Francis Bock †

Tuesday

8:00

Evelyn Krason †

Wednesday

8:00

Mary Register †

Thursday

8:00

Frank & Mary Topolski †

Friday

8:00

David Bock †

Saturday

5:00

Cleo Polyniak †

Mary Klimaszewski †

Sunday

8:30

10:30

Msgr Richard Smith †

William McGuigan †

 

Save the Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009. Archbishop O’Brien will lead a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Closer to the date, more details will be found at www.archbalt.org.

 

Christmas Fuel Fund Drive

Week of Advent

Weekly Donations

Parish

Total

Fuel Fund/BGE Match Total

1

$1,004.00

$1,004.00

$3,012.00

2

$909.00

$1,913.00

$5,739.00

3

$1,120.00

$3,033.00

$9,099.00

4

$816.00

$3,849.00

$11,547.00

Christmas

622.00

$4,471.00

$13,413.00

 

Thank You. The generosity of St. Rose of Lima parishioners to the Christmas Fuel Fund Drive, the Baltimore Dream Center, Beans and Bread Soup Kitchen, Apostleship of the Sea, Birthright, and the other numerous examples of gifts of your time and resources, reflect the true meaning of Christmas, while emulating the gifts of the Magi. As we give to others, we give to Our Lord. May God bless you, and all of our St. Rose of Lima Parish family, and fill our New Year with hope!

 

Annual March for Life. Debbie Ferris, our Pro-Life Director, is organizing a car pool to the Metro, for the Thursday, January 22nd March for Life. Please call (h) 410-355-3370 or (w) 410-721-2424 if you want to attend, drive or drop off attendees.

 

The Catholic Alumni Club, a social organization for single professional Catholics, will meet Friday, January 23rd, for dinner, at 7:00 p.m. at Damon’s, in the Towne Center of Hunt Valley, then go to the Olde Towne Tavern to hear local classic rock band ZigZag. For info, contact Tina at 443-922-9824 or tmw1919@comcast.net, no later than January 19th.

 

Retrouvaille is a Catholic program designed to help hurting couples mend. The next event weekend is February 13-15, 2009. All calls and inquires are confidential. For information, call 410-647-0350, or email TomnCarol@comcast.net.

 

Religious Education Classes Resume this Monday, January 5th. On Monday, January 19th, there will be no classes in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

 

Give to Them as They Gave to Us. The annual Special Care Collection for our current and future priests in nursing homes, assisted living, and those recovering from surgery, serious injury or illness, will be taken up the weekend of January 17-18th. Thank you for your generosity.

 

St. Rose of Lima Sodality honors the Blessed Mother while helping our parish draw closer to her, and in so doing, to her Son. Through Mary to Jesus!

Women of the parish are invited to come celebrate the 8:30 a.m. Mass with Sodality, the first Sunday of each month, and to meet after. For information, call our Prefect, Maggie Morris, at 410-789-3974. 

 

Rosary Intention

Prayer for Religious Vocations:

We pray for men and women, called to religious life.

May they have support of family and parish, with the courage to say “Yes!” to God. We also pray for the intentions of the Holy Father in the New Year.

 

Submit your intention by calling 410-789-3974.

 

 

January Calendar

9

Bingo

11

Women for Christ Pot Luck Baby Shower

19

Martin Luther King Observance

25

Catholic Schools Week begins

31

(SOUP)er Bowl Weekend 5:00 p.m. Mass

 

Monthly Bingo

This Friday, January 9th,

Doors Open 6:00 p.m., 1st Game 7:00 p.m.

$12 Package - 20 games and 5 specials

 

Text Box: PARISH-WIDE INVITATION! 
Sunday, January 11th, at 6:00 p.m. 
 
POT LUCK DINNER 
including a Baby Shower Benefit for BIRTHRIGHT 
Bring your family and friends to the hall, to share your favorite dish, visit with old friends, and get to know more of our parish family. Please bring a wrapped/bagged baby gift or a monetary donation for Birthright. 

Sponsored by St. Rose of Lima Women for Christ. Call Debbie Ferris at 410-355-3370, or 
Mary McNulty at 410-760-6720, for more info.
Visit www.birthright.org

Parish participation is extremely vital. 
If you are unable to participate, please consider a gift or monetary donation.

 

Vocations Awareness Week: January 11-17.

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks Jesus' initiation into public ministry. As we celebrate we recommit to follow His footsteps. Established 1976, to begin on the 28th Sunday of the year, National Vocation Awareness Week was moved in 1997, to coincide with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Please pray for vocations all of next week.

 

Prayer for the Archdiocese of Baltimore

Gracious and loving God, help the men and women of our St. Rose of Lima Parish to hear the call to serve in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Our needs are great and our people thirst for Your presence. Open the hearts of many. Raise up faithful servants of the Gospel; dedicated, holy priests, sisters, brothers and deacons, who will spend themselves for Your people and their needs. Bless those serving now with courage and perseverance. Grant that many will be inspired by their example and faith.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

 

Personal Vocational Prayer

O Lord, help me know Your will for me.
Let Your light shine in the depths of my heart that I may know what You want me to do with my life. Help me believe that You have a special plan, be it Marriage, Single Life or a call to serve your people as a Religious.
Lord, I know I pass through this life only once; help me decide how You want me to make a difference.
Like our Blessed Mother, give me the wisdom to hear Your voice and the courage to answer.
Above all give me peace of mind and heart.
In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen

 

Parent’s Prayer

Gracious and loving God,

You have blessed us with the privilege of becoming parents. We ask that You provide us with all that we need in accepting this awesome responsibility.
We pray that we will be open to Your spirit, Who is our source of strength as we witness to Your love for our children and desire for them to be happy; living a full life.

We ask Your help so we may guide and encourage them to believe that they each have a special calling and to use their gifts and talents for others.

We pray, Heavenly Father,

Our children discover and respond enthusiastically to Your desire for them; be it to single, married, ordained or consecrated life. In the name of Jesus,

Through the grace of the Holy Spirit, Amen

 

Guest Celebrants.  Fr. Joe O’Meara will be out of town 1/7-13/09.  There will be no weekday Masses during this time.  Fr. Jack Kelly will be here for Confessions and Mass on Saturday and for the 10:30 Mass on Sunday.  Fr. Jack Lippold will celebrate the 8:30 Sunday Mass.  Please give them a warm welcome.