Thank You VBS Families!

Thank you to all those who volunteered to help make VBS a delightful and faith-filled week for the children!

Happy Summer to all the VBS families!

A slideshow of pictures will be posted soon!

VBS Special & Playground Toy Collection

If your plans include attending the 8:45 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Masses this Sunday, July 22, then after Mass, stop by the Parish Activities Center (PAC) for a VBS special of donuts, fruit & cream, and coffee & juice.

Also, this weekend is the collection of playground toys to help the children of St. Louis Center.  If you are able, please purchase some of the toys from the list below and bring them up at the time of the offertory (when Father calls for the canned food), and place them in or near the basket by the altar in the front of the church.  Thank you so much!

Play Toys (to be brought up during the offertory at Mass the weekend of July 21/22) include:

sidewalk chalk                                                        
pop-up soccer nets
plastic sand trucks (durable)                                    
basketballs
sand toys (durable)                                                 
butterfly nets
Sprinklers bug 'houses'
playground balls
other fun playground toys

(For more information on the playground collection, please go to http://www.stfrancisa2.com/religious-education/vacation-bible-school and scroll towards the bottom of the page).

Presenters in Varying Fields of Expertise Needed for VBS

We’re looking for some adults to present in their field of expertise one day during Vacation Bible School.    

We’re looking for presenters in the areas of 1) Health Care; 2) Cooking or Nutrition; 3) Firefighter, police, or public safety; 4) Veterinary or care of animals; and 5) Kinesiology or exercise.

Each presentation would last 20 minutes and repeat 5 times as different age groupings of children (preschool to 5th grade) rotate through the presentations.  Time commitment is one day during VBS week (Monday-Friday, July 23-27) from 9 a.m.-12 noon.

If you can lend us a hand with your time and sharing of your knowledge, please contact Ellen Ward at ward@stfrancisa2.org or 734-821-2132.  Thank you!

Sign Up Now for Early Registration Discount for 2012-2013 RE Classes!

Sign up for 2012-2013 Religious Education classes for children in grades preK-8 on-line now by clicking here!

For a downloadable paper form, click here!

The early registration discount applies until July 31.

For questions, please contact the RE office at stfreled@stfrancisa2.org or 734-821-2130 or contact Ellen Ward, DRE at ward@stfrancisa2.org or 734-821-2132.

Congratulations to the 123 children who joined with us for the first time in the Holy Eucharist last May 5 & 6!

Thank you especially to the parents for their support and participation in their children’s lives, guiding and bringing them to this day.

Thank you to the catechists and school teachers, Jenni Alexander, Christine Bruxvoort, Jack Bryan, Michelle Corrunker, Victoria Emch, Catherine Farrell, Myra Hufnagel, Kim Kratzer, Sylvia Otero, Matt Zawistowski, Barbara Zimdars, and Dana Zugay who helped to prepare the children for this day.  Thank you to those who assisted with the Masses and helped out at rehearsals and meetings. 

Thanks to those who provided treats, assisted with the reception, greeted and ushered for the Masses. Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for providing the Sunday morning breakfast. 

Thank you to Sylvia Otero and Anne Stemmerich for the extra time and talent given to helping at the meetings, rehearsals, and Masses.

Thanks to Courtney Aymen for their work with the details accompanying the celebration.

Thanks too for Fr. Jim McDougall, Fr. Bosco Padamattummal, Dcn. Rich Badics, Tom Kean, Carol Fedewa, Linda Opaleski, Matt Schnaidt, and Paul Ward, and for all those who shared their gift of music, for all those who gave of themselves to provide for the liturgical roles, for those who ushered, and for all those who supported in word or deed the work that enabled this day’s celebration.

Congratulations to the 106 youth confirmed with the Holy Spirit by Bishop Earl Boyea last April 22!

Thank you especially to the sponsors and parents for your support and participation in sharing your faith and guiding the youth towards this day. 

Thank you to those parishioners who prayed for each of the candidates, sending them a card of encouragement and support.

Thank you to the catechists who helped prepare and interview the candidates:  Cynthia D’Agostino, Karin Deam-Mengozzi, Kevin McKay, Fr. Bosco Padamattummal, Jan Robb, Roxanne St. Pierre, Liz Schummer, Anne Stemmerich, Maureen Ybarra, Ray Yerkes, and Brian Wyzlic.  Thank you to those who assisted with the Masses and helped out at the meetings, service projects, interviews, and rehearsal, especially Victoria Emch, Carol Fedewa, Denise Fisher, and Carol McGarvey.  Thank you to the parents who helped chaperone the retreats.

Special thanks to Jan Robb and Anne Stemmerich for their work with projects including the retreats, meetings, interviews, teaching, the Presentation Mass, and the coordination of the reception following the Confirmation Mass.

Thanks to Courtney Aymen and NuNu Lysloff for their work in all the details accompanying the preparation process. 

Thanks to Anne Stemmerich, Victoria Emch, Catherine Farrell, and the parents and the 7th grade youth volunteers who worked the reception and to all those who donated food. 

Thanks also for Bishop Earl Boyea, Fr. Jim McDougall, Dcn. Rich Badics, Carol Fedewa (and the Sunday 5 p.m. Mass Group), Jim Russo, Matt Schnaidt, Paul Ward and for all those who participated as ushers or liturgical ministers in the Mass, and for all who helped towards providing for the day’s Celebration.



 

Ordering the 2012 Confirmation Group Photo

A professional photographer will take a group photo of the Confirmation youth immediately following the Confirmation Mass on April 22.   If you would like to purchase a photo, please click on the appropriate link or fill out the Confirmation photo form available here or from the RE office and submit by April 22.

Confirmation 2012 Group Photo on-line order form

Confirmation 2012 Group Photo downloadable order form

 

Happy Easter!

Have a Blessed and Joyful Easter!

(No RE classes the week of April 9)
Classes resume on Sunday, April 15 for Sunday preK and Sunday Family Session A.
Classes resume on Monday & Wednesday, April 16 & 18 for RE students.
Classes resume on Sunday, April 22 for Sunday Family Session B.

Rehearsal for Confirmation candidates and their sponsors (or parent) is Wednesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. in church.

Confirmation is Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m. in church.  Candidates and sponsors, please arrive no later than 1:30 p.m. in the PAC.

Parishioners, please return your card of encouragement and prayer for the candidate by April 15 to the RE office.  Thanks!