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ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CHURCH CHESTER, MARYLAND JULY 29, 2018
READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK: Reading 1 EX 16:2-4, 12-15 Reading 2 EPH 4:17, 20-24 Gospel JN 6:24-35
Next Week’s Second Collection: Building & Maintenance Fund The Building and Maintenance Fund is used for the Priest’s residence and for building up the emergency fund for our aging facilities. We thank you for your
continued support.
We are currently looking for catechists and assistant cate-chists for the 2018-19 school year. Various positions K-8th grades and times
available for practicing Catholics willing to share our faith with the next generation both Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. No experience necessary, training is provided. Please call Katie in the Religious Ed office at 410-643-8489 or drop by and introduce yourselves; we'd love to hear from you.
We are looking to expand our Parish
RCIA Leadership team. If you would like
to help this upcoming year with the RCIA
process, we are in need of a variety of
volunteers from guest speakers on vari-
ous topics, sponsors, and hospitali-
ty. Please contact Katie if you are able
to help.
Congratulations to the children Baptized this
month:
Christopher Clare
Jack Jones
On August 11 & 12, Sr. Joicy Joseph and Sr. Re-gina Gadikota will conduct Mission Appeals at St. Christopher’s on behalf of their congregation, Sisters of Christ the Light. The Sisters are from Southern India. Their works include evangeliza-tion, education, pastoral and prison ministry, care
of child laborers, school dropouts, the hearing and speech im-paired, the mentally challenged, and empowerment of women and children. Please be generous on supporting their mission work with your prayers and donations. God bless you.
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
We would like to thank
Catholic Match Maryland
for sponsoring an ad in our weekly bulletin
MONDAY JULY 30 7:15 a.m. Bill Dunn+ 8:30 a.m. Evangeline Watts+ THURSDAY AUGUST 2 7:15 a.m. Milton Parker
8:30 a.m. Cathy Abey FRIDAY AUGUST 3 7:15 a.m. Don Giebler 8:30 a.m. Bob Healy SATURDAY AUGUST 4 8:30 a.m. Maggie Coligan+ 5:00 p.m. Parishioners of St. Christopher’s SUNDAY AUGUST 5 7:00 a.m. Roland Burt+ 9:00 a.m. Claire & Conrad Rondeau+
11:15 a.m. Daniel David Hartke, Sr+
Haven Ministries Even a very small act of generosity can grow into something far beyond what we could ever imagine and maybe we will nev-er even see. But that's how we help to
build a community of love and kindness towards others. Hope Warehouse - located on Friels Rd. at the Queenstown Out-lets. Haven Ministries is in need of Volunteers and Donations at Hope Warehouse . Accepting donations of furniture, appliances, and building supplies in good condition. Pick up can be arranged. Call 410-490-8498, Susan Phillips, Warehouse Mgr. or drop off items Thurs, Fri or Sat. 10-4. Volunteers needed 10 - 1 and 1 - 4 pm Thurs, Fri and Sat. Do you have 3 hrs of time to help once a week or once a month?? The Emergency Monthly Food Pantry, July 20th helped 143 fami-lies at locations in Stevensville and Centreville. To volunteer or get info for someone in need, go to: haven-ministries.org Winter Coat Collection - Haven Ministries is collecting kids winter coats, hats, gloves, scarves, mittens, etc for Make A Difference Day in Nov.. The winter items can be gently used or new. NO Adult
things please. We will collect and store items throughout the summer until the event. Drop off at Our Daily Thread Thrift Store. Questions?? email Margie Reedy, [email protected], Mary Jour-dak ,[email protected] or Bridgitte Bailey, [email protected]
Outreach God provides us with rain to stimu-late growth of everything on earth!!! Let us give back!!! The St. Christopher’s Food Bank is in need of canned fruit of all kinds, peanut butter (small jars), jelly, and pasta
(elbows and penne) “...you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness....” (2 Peter 1:5) St. Christopher’s Habitat
This past Saturday 5 members of St. Christopher’s worked alongside the owner of the Little Kidwell house in Centre-ville. Rain prevented us from installing siding but we worked inside preparing closets and bathrooms for drywall and fix-tures. Our next day in Centre-ville is 18 August....think about it...put it on your calen-dar. Questions? Contact Dick Moore: irp-
[email protected] “...whoever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glori-fied...” (1 Peter:11)
Knights of Columbus News
Save the Date! KOC Crab & Shrimp Feast September 22. Tickets on sale after Mass, or you may con-tact Hugh Dent 410-829-6867
or Gerry Maans 443-786-0063
Save the Date! September 29 5pm Knights of Co-lumbus Installation Mass followed by Parish Spaghetti Dinner.
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CHURCH CHESTER, MARYLAND JULY 29, 2018
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
