Week of Saturday January 3 - Saturday January 10
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• New Parishioners - Wedding Congratulations - Baby Announcements

• Diocesan Marriage Preparation in Spanish
  Spanish Marriage Preparation Class will be offer at Sacred Heart Church, 1324 Jefferson Avenue.  Saturday, January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2009 Sessions will be from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. For information, please call Sacred Heart Church (901) 726-1891
• Diocesan Preparation Class for Quinceañera
  Preparation Class for Quinceañera will be offer at St. Joseph Church, 3825 Neely Road. Sundays, January 4, 11, 18, 25 and February 1, 2009. Sessions will begin at 9:00 am. Candidates must have received the sacrament of confirmation. Please pre-register by calling St. Joseph’s office (901) 396-9996.

• Altar Servers
  Please remember that YOU are responsible for finding a substitute if you are not going to be present for your assigned Mass on the weekend and holy days.  The parish counts on your being present to assist at the altar and disregard for the schedule disrupts the worship of the entire community.  Last weekend, there were NO SERVERS at neither the 8:00 a.m. nor the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Masses.  It was embarrassing to our parish community with so many visitors for the holidays.  Please pay attention to the schedule that is mailed to you because we are counting on you to be present.

• Change in Mass Schedule
  Because of the very low numbers of people who take advantage of the daily morning Mass on Saturdays and the absence of commissioned lay readers to proclaim the readings of the liturgy, the Saturday morning Mass will be discontinued effective in January 2009.  This decision was reached after consultation with Bishop Steib about the spiritual needs of the parishioners of OLS and the number of liturgies offered on the weekends in the parish.  There will continue to be a Mass celebrated on the First Saturday of each month when the Altar Guild has its monthly meeting.

• Are You or Do You Know Someone Who Is An Inactive Catholic?
  Most of us do not have to look very far to find inactive Catholics in our circle of family and friends, but we may not know how to help them. If you are inactive, you may not know where to begin exploring your relationship with the Church. Many inactive Catholics are simply waiting for some kind of invitation. The parish communities of St. Ann, St. Francis of Assisi, Church of the Nativity and the Diocesan Office of Pastoral Services have joined together to extend an invitation to all inactive Catholics to “Gathering to Remember,” a six-week program to assist inactive Catholics in exploring their relationship with the Catholic Church. This special program will begin on Thursday evening, January 29, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Ann Family Life Center. You can make a tremendous difference in someone’s life simply by reaching out to them and extending an invitation and sharing with them an invitation to “Gathering to Remember.” Please encourage them to visit the St. Ann web site at www.stannbartlett.org and click on the “Gathering To Remember” link on the right side of the home page for more information. For questions and additional information, contact Barbara King at the St. Ann parish office, 266-5201.

• Respect Life Breakfast
  Sat., Jan. 17, 9 AM.  Family Room, Holy Rosary Church, 4851 Park Avenue, Memphis.  Guest speakers: Rev. Victor Ciaramitaro, Pastor, St. Michael Church, Memphis and Robert Hutton, Attorney, Glankler Brown PLLC.  Topic: "Life, Faith and the Law: What to do when faith and morals conflict with the law".  The breakfast will begin immediately following the celebration of the 8:15 AM Mass.  Call 901-230-7577 for additional information.

• Prayer for Fr. Timby
  Please join us in prayer for Fr. Timby - click here for a copy of the prayer