OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

Readings for the Week of May 22 Sunday: Acts 6:1-7/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12 Monday: Acts 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11 Friday: Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 Next Sunday: Acts 8:5-8,14-17/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21

ERIE, PA

Saturday - May 21 - Easter Weekday/St. Christopher Magallanes 5:00 p.m. Elaine Knoll (Jim & Lisa Winarski family) Sunday - May 22 - Fifth Sunday of Easter 8:00 a.m. Mass for all Parishioners 9:30 a.m. George Holp (Ed & Brenda Pasko) 11:00 a.m. Josie Neubert (family) Monday - May 23 - Easter Weekday 7:00 a.m. Helen & John Vickers (family) Tuesday - May 24 - Easter Weekday 7:00 a.m. Paul Albert (Florence Winslow) Wednesday - May 25 - Easter Weekday/Ss. Bede the Venerable,
Gregory VII, Mary Magdalene dePazzi

Monday - May 23 7:30 p.m. Legion of Mary (Church) Tuesday - May 24 7:00 p.m. MCAA Sports Banquet Wednesday - May 25 9:30 a.m. Church cleaning 6:30 p.m. Choir Practice (Church) 9:00 p.m. Mens Basketball (SH) Thursday - May 26 6:30 p.m. Folk Group practice (Church) Saturday - May 28 4:00 p.m. Confessions

7:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m.

Cora J. Jones (Jean Hall) Brian Manley (Michele & boys)

Thursday - May 26 - St. Philip Neri 7:00 a.m. Albert & Aurelle Dupre (family) Friday - May 27 - Easter Weekday/St. Augustine of Canterbury 7:00 a.m. Marie Moritz (Frank & Jane Pregler family) Saturday - May 28 - Easter Weekday 2:00 p.m. Wedding - Curt Senita & Kasey Davis 5:00 p.m. John Michael Sopko (McGrain family) Sunday - May 29 - Sixth Sunday of Easter 8:00 a.m. Marie Moritz (anniversary) (Carmen & Kathy Testi) 9:30 a.m. Mass for all Parishioners 11:00 a.m. Adella Mialka (Margie Campell) The Santuary Lamp will burn in memory of Justine Burger as requested by her family

WEEKDAYS OF MAY 22 7:00 a.m. David DeFelice SATURDAY - MAY 28 5:00 p.m. Tim Grunzel/Catherine Brennan SUNDAY - MAY 29 8:00 a.m. Kaitlyn Nicholson/Daniel Rathburn 9:30 a.m. Brooke Thomas/ Nick Woll 11:00 a.m. Stephanie Liebel/Corey Smith NOVA A one-day marriage preparation program designed specifically for couples free to remarry in the Catholic Church. Topics covered include expectations of remarriage, blending families, legal issues and others. Contact the Family Life Office at 824-1261 for information. The next NOVA is scheduled for Saturday, June 4 in Erie. Pre-registration is required. A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE Jesus tells us in the gospel; I am in the Father and the Father is in me! The point is, God is in each one of us, in our relationships and in our homes. The vocation of the Christian family is to live the divine gift which is already in and around us.

REVEREND JOSEPH T. SCHEFFNER ENDOWMENT FUND Parishioners and friends are encouraged to remember their loved ones at the time of death or for any special occasion by contributing a memorial gift to the ENDOWMENT FUND. The Fund provides parish support and tuition assistance to parish children who attend Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. Brochures concerning the Fund and remittance envelopes are available in the back of the church. Tuition assistance from the inception of the Fund is $76,235.00. Contributions to the Fund since inception are $143,670.00. Carmelite Spirituality Look for Christ our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for all. St. Teresa of Jesus, OCD

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

SACRIFICIAL GIVING Last week the collection was $6,973.36 Each week we need to collect $9,730.00 Envelope sets mailed 999 Envelopes received 277 Thank you to those who use their envelopes regularly and to all who have increased their Offertory. ORDINATION The Ordination Mass for Jason Feigh is Friday, June 10 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Peter Cathedral. Jason will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at OLMC on Sunday, June 19 @ 11:00 a.m. A light reception will follow at Scheffner Hall. All parishioners are most cordially invited to all of the ordination celebrations. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Attention 7th and 8th grade parents; educate yourself and your teen about Gods gift of sexuality, theology of the body, parenting and related issues. As your teen matures, they are working on developing their total SPICE - Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Creative and Emotional-qualities to be a gift to God and others. Family Honor (www.familyhonor.org) outreach which has recently begun in Northwestern Pennsylvania is a Catholic organization dedicated to strengthening bonds between parents and adolescents, building self-esteem and helping our young people understand and respect the awesome gift of sexuality that God has entrusted to them. There will be a Family Honor Sampler on Sunday, May 22 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m in the Auditorium of St. Mark Center. All who may be interested are welcome to attend. There is no cost. An RSVP is helpful but not required. For more information, please contact Barb Pulice (bpulice123@verizon.net or 866-2775) or Fr. Chris Singer (fathersinger@gmail.com or 824-1135).

MAY 22, 2011

THOUGHTS ON THE WAY UP MOUNT CARMEL We are in the midst of Graduation Season. Even our preSchoolers and Kindergarten students at our parish school will be graduating. I will be attending our Kindergarten celebration for the first time. I am as excited as they are! Congratulations to our college and high school graduates and especially to the Eighth Grade class at our parish school. While I look forward to their Graduation Mass, we will miss all of them as they move on to high school. Thanks for 2 great years.! The Ladies Guild Communion Breakfast was very enjoyable. The Mens Council volunteers did a fine job serving and in the kitchen in payback for the Ladies Guild work on Palm Sunday. It was good to see so many multi-generational families represented among those attending and many familiar faces. Mary Ann Brown won the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and I won a great breakfast! I received an email from our electrical contractor that the new interiors for our church lighting fixtures have been shipped. Dave Andrzejewski, the Retirees and I will be meeting to put together a plan for installation. We hope that it can be done in two weeks from the arrival of the materials. Thanks to our volunteers and to those who will volunteer to complete this part of our church renovation. Some of you have already met Fr. John Beal who took up residence at Mount Carmel last Sunday. Please make a point of welcoming him to the parish as you see him at Mass and other parish events. I know that Ms. Antoske and Mrs. Franz are excited to have him here since they both met him when they taught at St. Johns a few years ago. Fr. John will return to Catholic University to teach summer classes and then back with us in July until the end of the year while working in the Marriage Tribunal. It is great to have him here and he arrived just in time to celebrate our 37th Anniversary of ordination this past week with our other classmates. Just make sure that you dont violate any provisions of Canon Law while hes here! I hope that you notice the announcement elsewhere in this bulletin on the events related to Deacon Jason Feighs upcoming ordination. All parishioners are invited to the Ordination Mass at St. Peters Cathedral on Friday, June 10 at 7:00 P.M. Jason will return home to Coalport to celebrate his first Mass at his home parish of St. Basil on June 12th. He will celebrate our 11:00 Mass on Sunday, June 19. A reception will follow in Scheffner Hall. All parishioners are invited to both. I hope that you will be involved in at least some of these events. Jason would be most pleased to see you there. Well, the school year is rapidly winding down with only 3 weeks left for the students at our parish school and many college students already home. I know that we are all looking forward to a relaxing summer, if it ever arrives. Have a great week and get ready to plant those gardens. After all, our local deer herd are looking rather hungry! Fr. Ray THE PRIESTS THANK YOU Last weekend, our parish took up an extra collection to support our retired diocesan priest fund. Despite these difficult economic times, we appreciate your generous response to share in the care of those faithful priests who have ministered to your spiritual needs. Your priests truly appreciate your support and thank you for contributing $1,260.32 to the Good Shepherd Collection for Diocesan Retired Priests.

FUTURES BEGIN HERE AT OLMC SCHOOL

We are accepting registrations for pre-school, kindergarten and grades 1 - 8 in the school office. If you would like a tour of the school, please call the office at 825-2822 to schedule a convenient time. Three-year-old pre-school runs two days a week, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 - 11:00. We have several four-year-old options including full day. There is a registration fee of $40.00. You will also need immunization records, birth and baptismal certificates and Social Security nos. Pre-school is filling quickly so dont hesitate.

LADIES GUILD JUNE BUS TRIP The Ladies Guild annual one-day bus trip takes place on Wednesday, June 22. Amish Brown Bag Tour - cost is $60.00. Call Anne at 825-6741 for reservations. MEMORIAL MASS Everyone is invited to join the Members of the Belle Valley Fire Department who will be celebrating Mass on Memorial Day in honor of their deceased members. A traditional Blessing of the Trucks will immediately follow Mass at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 30.