Prison Ministry Meeting Tending Our Gardens Stewardship In Everyday Life

August 24, 2008 ny 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time There will be a Prison Ministry Meeting on Saturday, September
“What have you done with the garden entrusted to you?” — Machado
13, at 9:30 am at the Church. We will be planning upcoming
Readings for Mass Georgia Support projects. Jim Powers from the Archdiocese Prison Ministry will Many are familiar with the phrase “time, talent, and treasure” as a
attend. All invited. For more information, call Nancy Wood 770- description of Christian stewardship, and these are indeed important
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting the relief efforts of aspects of it. However, stewardship is much more. It entails accept-
August 24, 2008 August 31, 2008 631-9663.
Caritas Georgia in the South Ossetian towns of Tbilisi and Gori ing all aspects of our lives as gift, and inviting God into each.
1st Reading Is 56:1, 6-7 Jer 20:7-9 in response to recent fighting between Russian and Georgian I believe God cares deeply about how we take care of our bodies,
forces that has killed thousands and left hundreds of thousands The Saint Matthew Cub Scouts Pack is having
2nd Reading Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 Rom 12:1-2 an information/sign up meeting for the emotions, and relationships. God wants us to use everything we
displaced. CRS is the official international humanitarian agency have to bring about the kingdom in our lives and the world around
Gospel Mt 15:21-28 Mt 16:21-27 of the U.S. Catholic Church. To donate, please call 1-877- 2008/2009 school year on Friday August 29th
in the conference room from 6:30pm to 8pm. us.
HELP-CRS (1-877-425-7277), make a safe online donation at In March of 2004, Bishop Robert Morneau gave a presentation on
www.crs.org, or send a check to Catholic Relief Services, P.O. We are signing up 1st through 5th grade boys
Open Auditions for who are interested in joining the Scouts. “The Spirituality of Stewardship” at the annual Regional Steward-
Box 17090, Baltimore, MD, 21203-7090. Memo line: Georgia ship Conference in Atlanta.
Festival Extravaganza September 20th! Emergency Fund. Check out the Scout Information table this
He presented this idea of stewardship as different gardens that we
weekend in the Narthex after Mass.
More about CRS in Georgia and Across the World: are called to tend in our lives. We will cover the difference gardens
Calling all Musicians, Singers, Dancers, Jugglers, Comics & Comedi- over the next few weeks, as a guide for discernment.
ans, Poets, Story-tellers, Magicians, Tumblers, Drama Queens, www.crs.org Young Adult Ministry It is important to realize that this is simply a starting point: a tool to
Sword-Swallowers & Fire-Eaters! Open audition for the September www.crsespanol.org Are you in your 20s or 30s? Do you know someone who help you start asking your own questions. Only you can ultimately
20th Festival Extravaganza will be held at 6:00 p.m. September 6th! http://www.crs.org/Georgia/ determine how God is calling you in your life.
is? Come meet other married and single Catholic young
Polish up your number, find the old straw hat and cane, memorize It is important to note that this process should not necessarily be
all the words to "Gunga Din!" and let the parish see your God- adults from Coweta and Fayette county parishes. We meet
for social and spiritual events. Please contact Pamela to re- seen as a way of adding more tasks to your life, but as a call to bal-
given talents! For more information call Gayle (Ziegfeld) Peters at
770.964.5804.
Calendar of Upcoming Events ceive monthly emails with event details at 404-934-4115 or
ance and openness. Stewardship addresses what we do in our lives,
but more importantly how we do them.
August 26 9:30AM Church Cleaning ugapamela@aol.com As you read through the questions, check off areas in which you
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE SEPTEMBER 20th
EXTRAVAGANZA FOLLOWING THE 5:00 P.M. MASS! August YAM Calendar See Bulletin Board would like to be more attentive or spend more energy. Feel free to
Do you have friends or family who have left the Church? If star questions related to areas where you are doing well. When you
so, check out www.CatholicsComeHome.org. This website are done, go back and circle one to three areas you want to work on.
Extraordinary Minister of Communion Training will be Adult Choir Is Starting Again! Attention existing has proven very effective in bringing Catholics back to practic-
held at St. Matthew this and new adult choir members: Please mark the following ing their Faith and a return to a vibrant life in the local parish. Garden of the Mind
Sunday, August 24th at 12:30 pm. dates on your calendar as it’s time to start adult choir.
Science tells us that we only take advantage of a small part of the
To assure continued participation in this ministry Please email Sheri Dillon at Sharon.dillon33@yahoo.com if Religious Education News capabilities of our minds. We can develop our God-given mental
at St. Matthew one annual training session is necessary. you have questions or cannot attend one of these dates! capacities in a variety of ways, but we can be sure that God wants us
Thursday, August 28, 2008 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm: Rehearsal PSR Late Registration to grow.
Late registration for St Matthew's Parish School of Religion for the Have you considered taking a class at an adult school, parks & rec-
Rosary Group Invitation and Prayers 2008-9 school year began July 26 and continued through August 3, reation department, or community college?
I would like to invite everyone to join the Rosary Group to
St. Phocas 2008. PSR Registration Packets can be found in the narthex or in Dea- Do you ask friends, family members, or co-workers to teach you
pray the rosary with us Thursday mornings after the 9:00 Workday con Gayle's office. There is a late registration fee of $15 per child new things?
unless you are a new member of the parish. Do you participate in activities that keep your mind sharp?
Mass. If you want us to pray for someone, please call Helen Join us on Saturday, September 13th from
Martin 770.463.3697. 9-11:00 am to do a little work in the gardens. Women’s Faith Formation Have you considered returning to school for a diploma or degree?
Women’s Faith Formation is back from a summer break! Please come With the intelligence and education with which you have been
join us for some socializing and planning for the coming year. We will gifted, how is God calling you to serve?
Lost & Found (Last Call) be meeting on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month from 7:00-8:00
There are numerous items in the Lost and Found. If you Ministry Highlight pm except in September when we will meet on the 2nd and 4th Mon-
days of the month. All women of the parish are welcome. Visit Fr. Vic’s blog at http://padrevic.blogspot.com/
think you may have lost one of your treasures at the church PRISM
please come by and see what we have. Anything not RCIA
claimed by the end of August will be donated to the St. (Practicing Religion in St. Matthew) In celebrating this month of Our Lady’s final journey to God in her Financial Giving in our Parish Family
Vincent de Paul Society. Our senior youth group is open to all young people who have glorious Assumption, let us ask her motherly intercession to draw souls
finished the 8th grade but have not yet graduated from high to the Sacred Heart of her Son. The Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults (RCIA) is a journey too – of conversion to God and what he
August 17, 2008
school. We meet after the 11:00 Mass and focus on 3 pillars:
Mass Intentions intends for us. RCIA is the process by which persons who was never Offertory $15,685.00
formation (including preparation for Confirmation), social baptized, or was baptized in other Christian tradition, become mem-
and service. Our goal is to empower young people to live as bers of the Church, a people on a pilgrimage to our Heavenly Father. Feast of the Assumption $1,512.00
Tuesday 9AM No Mass Intention
disciples of Jesus in our world today, draw them to responsi- Please contact King Cooper at (770) 774-1182 for more information.
Wednesday 6PM Jim Whalen ble participation in the work of the Catholic community, and Given in checks & envelopes (299) $15,971.00
Bible Study
Thursday 9AM Rachel LaPrade foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young Daytime Bible study will begin Tuesday, September 16th from 10:15 to Parish Debt Reduction $378.00
person. The Leadership team is looking for interested adults 11:30 am in room 3. All are invited. No previous experience is necessary.
Saturday 5PM Anne Hippo to share their time and faith with this group. Please join us as we explore God's word together! For more information Upcoming Second Collections
Sunday 8:30AM Donna Sommers For information about this ministry contact Deacon Gayle contact Doris Cooper at 770.632.0426 or Linda Spencer at 770.632.8880.
August 24—Archdiocesan St. Vincent de Paul Society
Peters at 770.964.5804. No PSR or PRISM next weekend due to the Labor Day holiday.
Sunday 11AM St. Matthew Parish Family August 31—No second collection