Fr. Timby has been busy in the kitchen in recent weeks.  Thanks to the many parishioners who have brought him various kinds of fruits he has been able to turn them into120 jars of jelly and jam.  He has made jelly from grapes, cherries, and plums.  He has strawberry jam.  Most varieties are made with raw sugar according to a recipe dating back to the 1880’s, but he has also made some strawberry jam with Splenda that diabetics can enjoy and reduced-sugar jellies from plums.  He offers these fruits of his labor to the parish for donations to the “We Need Improved Air-Conditioning In Church Fund” and the “We Will Need A New Roof In A Couple Of Years fund.”  Requested donations are: Small-$3.00, Medium-$5.00, and Large $7.00.  The jellies and jams will be available beginning next weekend.  With the tomatoes and peaches starting to come in, watch for Padre’s salsas (tomato and peach!) and peach preserves in August.  Marmalades (orange, triple fruit, and ginger) will be available in the autumn, but by pre-paid reservation only.  If anyone has any figs they don’t know what to do with this summer call Fr. Timby; he’ll be glad to take them off your hands.

TAMALE SALE – Order forms are available in the bulletin this weekend and next weekend to order tamales made by the women of our parish.  Both pork and chicken tamales will be available.  The dead line for ordering your tamales is the last Sunday of August (August 31).  All orders must be pre-paid.  Representatives will be at all Masses the next two weekends to collect your orders.  Make checks payable to OLS and indicate that it is for the Air-Conditioning Fund.  A second tamale sale will take place in the Spring to benefit our parish school.  Tamales will be available for pick-up the weekend of September 6-7.