ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

Renew Core Team will have their first planning meeting Monday, July 8, 7:30pm at Devon & Erin Wolfe’s home in Howell. For directions, please call 517-546-0417.

I’m looking forward to meeting with you.

Sister Joyce

During the month of June we celebrated the Sacrament of Baptism with Douglas Paul Zvosec, son of Theodore and Vanessa Zvosec; Zachary Michael DeLong, son of Michael and Stacey DeLong; James William Lee Hargenrader, son of John and Julia Hargenrader; and Rachele Anne D’Amico, daughter of Cosmo and Nicole D’Amico.

We congratulate their parents and godparents and offer them our prayers and continued support as they accompany them on their journeys of faith.

Registrations are in the Gathering area for JWJ our summer vacation Bible school! This year we are going buggy as we go on safari to catch the buzz about God’s love for us! We are asking that T-Shirts be paid for at the time you register. This will help us to order the right amount and sizes of t-shirts.

Please make the time to register for Religious Ed/Formation classes for the fall; in July we will have registration on Wednesdays from 9:30am until 4:00pm. If you need an evening, please call me to set up a time. Some classes are filled, and we have a few openings in the Family Program.

To keep the excitement of sharing our faith with our younger sisters and brothers alive and to continue to nurture the growth in our parish we need you! Training is available before you walk into a classroom and everyone has a partner! Please consider joining our team of catechists and aides in Religious Formation as help of all kinds is needed; you tell me your strengths and we’ll use them! If you are interested in working with special needs students, please call me.

My hours for the summer have changed so I can be around my children as they enjoy their summer! The best time to reach me in the office is in the mornings 7:30 am until 1pm. In the afternoons I will be working from home and you can catch me by the pool at 632-5943! I will schedule evening hours by appointment! Have a good week (I know I will as we are on vacation camping this week up along Lake Superior!).

Sponsored by Diocese of Lansing

August 3, 2002 — 12:00noon

Singles (35-55) & young adults (18 thru 30’s) are invited to bring a dish to pass, games, music & swimming. Great picnic site at North Martindale Beach "S", with pavilion. Call Single & Young Adult Ministry (517) 342-2494.

LIVINGSTON AREA CATHOLIC COUNCIL ON AGING 50+ (Liturgy & 12^th Annual Picnic) — rain or shine will be held Thursday, August 14 at Holy Spirit Park & Pavilion in Hamburg, beginning with Mass at 11:00am and ending at 2:00pm Enjoy fellowship, entertainment, sloppy joe’s, hot and cold beverages. Bring a dish to pass and a folding chair. Covered shelter with restrooms nearby. Religious articles will be for sale in the parish gift shop. For more information, contact Betty Polaske at 227-5370.

Thank you to everyone who donated their empties to our bottle and can drive last weekend. Your support will help pay our way to help others on our mission trip.

Some of the youth participating in our NRN mission this summer are selling pizza kits. Call me at 227-7937 for more information or to order a kit.

As stated in last weekend’s article, I am looking to create an adult team of volunteers to help in all aspects of the youth program. Perhaps you are not good in dealing with teens on a personal level. You may be helpful with food for special events, or chaperoning trips like Cedar Point or a weekend ski trip. Perhaps scrap booking is your specialty. Putting pictures on poster boards and helping to show off our accomplishments would be a great way to become involved. Creating flyers for special events would be an area you could help with. If you are interested in becoming involved, there is a meeting scheduled for July 29 at 7:30pm.

Monday August 12 we are planning to spend the day at Cedar Point. Adult chaperones and drivers are needed.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer and involved, plan to attend the July 29 meeting mentioned above.

Margaret Callaghan

BEING SINGLE IN A COUPLES’ WORLD Friday, August 23, at 7:00pm the first gathering of the St. M & M Solos will be held in the parish hall. Our goal is to explore ways to live the single life in a positive way — sharing experiences with one another, getting new ideas, and finding contentment in being single. This group will be geared to those 35 or older. If you are interested in learning more about this group, call Jan Geiger at 810-632-2089.

Travel-sized Items are also greatly appreciated by the Brown Evangelical Mission in Detroit, which we support with our food donations. Look for a large clear barrel for any donations you may have of small shampoo, etc. that you don’t need. Thank you so much!!!

I would like to thank everyone involved in my beautiful retirement weekend. The receptions were wonderful, the food was great and like usual the company was terrific. I’m afraid if I try to name everyone involved I might omit someone but know that I truly appreciate everything Sr. Maryetta and her crew did.

For those who were at the 11am Liturgy, you had the opportunity to see the "awesome" quilt top the Scripture and Stitches girls created depicting the women of Bible. What a wonderful remembrance! Thanks so much to all of you.

Yours, Marilyn

ST. JOSEPH IN DEXTER invites you to come and celebrate their Summer Fun Festival. The event is now in its 23^rd year and will take place Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. There is good food (including Sunday’s chicken broil), entertainment (for all ages) both days, games, a flea market, craft show, and classic car show, and the annual raffle. Most importantly it is a nice way to spend some time with friends old and new. Admission is free and almost all activities are under the tents so the event is held rain or shine. Trifolds with the schedule of events are available in the gathering area.

This year St. Mary Magdalen will once again participate in the Livingston County Fair (Fowlerville Fair) by manning the "Catholic" booth. The fair begins on Saturday, July 13, and runs through Sunday, July 21. Sign up in the gathering area for 2-hour intervals. Additionally, there’ll also be a 1-hour meeting on Tuesday, July 9, at St. Joseph Church in Howell) to answer last minute questions and pass out information to be distributed at this event. This is a great opportunity to meet and greet new people and have a good time doing it! Teens are also welcome and encouraged to participate (and receive service credit hours also). If you cannot attend the preparation meeting and/or would like more information, please call Jill at (810) 306-5025.

Thursday, July 11^th St Benedict, abbot. Monastic founder and support of civilization in Christian Europe. He was born in Nursia, in central Italy, about 480 and went to Rome for studies. Repelled by the vices of the city, he fled to a small community of students thirty miles outside of Rome. He became a hermit in a cave and remained there for three years in the care of a monk named Romanus. Benedict’s sanctity soon attracted others, and disciples arrived to study with him. Nearby monks asked Benedict to be their abbot. But the strictness of his rule led to an attempt on his life. In 530 Benedict began a great monastery at Monte Cassino, in time viewed as the birthplace of Western monasticism. Disciples came to the monastery, and Benedict wrote regulations called the "The Holy Rule," a system employing prayer, study, work, moderate asceticism, community life, and common sense. The Divine Office — the daily liturgical prayer of the Church — was made the core of the monastic routine. St. Gregory the Great wrote about his life, and Benedict was declared a patron of Europe by Pope Paul VI in 1964.

Saturday, July 13^th St. Henry II. Emperor, called the Good, declared the patron saint of the Benedictine Oblates by Pope St. Pius X. He was probably born in Bavaria, Germany on May 3, 973. When his father died he became the duke of Bavaria in 995 and emperor in 1002 when his cousin Otto III died. His wife was St. Cunegundis, and St. Herisbert was his chancellor. A patron of the Benedictines, he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Benedict VIII. He was also miraculously cured by St. Benedict. Tradition states that Henry wanted to be a Benedictine and lived as an Oblate. He was canonized in 1146 by Pope Eugene.

The Livingston County United Way invites you to join for a fun-filled morning to go out into the community and make a difference for others.

Some of the projects we’ll be doing include:

Spruce up parks and area recreation facilities

Make minor home improvement projects at

senior citizen’s homes

Hold school supply drive at area stores

Assist area non-profit organizations with

Beautification and clean up projects at area

schools

Work with residents in area nursing homes

Hold food and supply drives for area food bank

and other assistance organizations

Assist with beautification projects in our

downtown

Various other community-service projects

On behalf of the people of Appalachia working their way out of poverty, we invite you to:

Opportunities are available for:

Summer camp counselors: 18 years of age + (3-9

week stay):

Over 25 programs serving the needs of children, teens, elderly,

housing, job readiness, crisis intervention

and much more!

For additional information contact www.chrisapp.org

or call 1-800-755-5322

HOME CHORE WORKERS NEEDED FOR SENIOR CITIZEN PROGRAMS — The Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency is hiring persons 18 years of age and older to provide services for senior citizens. These services include: lawn mowing, yard clean-up, one time heavy housecleaning, snow shoveling, gutter cleaning. Pay is $8 per hour plus mileage. Flexible hours. Call Linda at 517-546-8500 for information or to apply.

ADOPTION INFORMATION MEETING: An information meeting for people who are considering adoption will be held at 7:00pm, Tuesday, July 16, at Adoption Associates, Inc., 26105 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 301, Farmington Hills. Information will be shared on building families through both Domestic and International adoption. Call 248-474-0990 with questions.

POSITION OPENING: Full time job for Director of Religious Education & Co-coordinator of Youth Ministry is available at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Burton. Salary is negotiable. Contact Fr. Joseph Kim at 6340 Roberta St. in Burton to apply. Deadline is Monday, July 15.

The ARC of Livingston County, an agency serving persons with developmental disabilities, needs volunteers to help with social events, transporting people to work, doctor appointments, church, shopping, social and sporting events. Also needed are people to help out in the office, answering phones, mailings, etc. Call Sandy Bader 517-546-1228, with questions or to volunteer.

Pregnancy Helpline: Urgently needs the help of Physicians, P.A.’s, or N.P."s to donate a couple hrs/month in our proposed STD clinic. We know that many residents of our country are at HIGH RISK for STD’s, specifically Chlamydia & HPV. At this time, the local Health Dept. is only able to offer STD testing/treatment in conjunction with prescribing contraceptives. It is our mission to identify & treat them, free of charge. If you are skilled in GYN, Family Practice, or Women’s Health & can perform the necessary exams, PLEASE consider this request your invitation to assist the vulnerable of our community. Contact Cheryl Krueger at home: (810) 229-4272 or at work (810) 632-5656 ASAP.

Will be held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church Picnic Grounds sponsored by the First Holy Spirit Youth Groups. All are invited on Sunday, July 21, 2002 from 2-6pm to give Fr. Charlie a happy send-off into retirement. Join us with a dish to pass plus your drinks, place settings and lawn chairs.