Dear Parishioners:
This weekend, we welcome Fr.
Aristarco Escobal of the Carmelite
Missions for our Annual Mission Appeal. This is part of the Diocese of Columbus Mission
Co-op. Every parish of the Diocese welcomes
a Missionary to share the needs of Missions throughout the world.
Preparation for the Festival – July 14-15, 2017 – is the primary activity going on in the life of our Parish and School
community these days. Each year, we look
forward toward the “premiere festival” in our neck of the woods and we brag
about the Festival Pizza and the community of welcome that we experience. We pray for good weather (no rain all week
and weekend) so that the Green can be accommodating. Families are asked to pick up an envelope of
raffle tickets and to begin to sell them.
Signs are put up in our yards to let the neighbors know that the
Festival is coming. Sign-up for
volunteers is available online and in the church vestibule. Plans for desserts are being made. Sponsors are sought out to cover
expenses. Lots of work is being done in
the background to make this year’s Festival the best ever. And, we are also keeping in mind next year’s
Festival – July 13-14, 2018 – even as we do this year so that improvements can
continue.
If you want to see what we have done
for the past several years, check out the pictures available online: https://sttimothyfestivals.shutterfly.com/.
You can volunteer for this year’s
Festival at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0949afaa2fa75-2017.
Even as all the Festival activities
are going on, there are a variety of other events you will see in the months
ahead. The usual effort to clean the
School and to get things ready for the next School Year is well underway. We are always happy to welcome back graduates
of our School to assist the Maintenance staff in this effort. This summer we thank Patrick and John Foley
for their hard work. Keep it up,
guys! You will go far.
Our H.S. Youth Group will put on a
one-day Vacation Bible School
After the Festival, we will be moving
church to the Parish Center/Gym for two weeks, including the weekend of July
29-30, in order to replace the threadbare carpet. New flooring under the pews and carpet in the
aisles will be put in with the generous support of members of the parish who
have donated for this purpose. From July
24 to August 4, you will be able to come to church as usual, but your place
will be different. Who knows? Perhaps
you will meet someone new. The pews will
be stored in the Cafeteria while the work in the church is going on.
You will also see new doors in the
front of the church and eventually in the lower School building. Work has already been done in the classrooms
and gym putting in new lighting, panic bars, and other maintenance needs,
including cleanup of the basement under the middle school, have been attended
to thanks to the efforts of our Maintenance committee and parishioners who have
been generous with their time. Gutters
and resealing of the parking lot are on the agenda. All of these have been done through the contributions
of parishioners and others who have made targeted financial gifts. Thanks to all who have assisted!
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