6th Sunday of Easter

News from the Bishop: One of
the most powerful testimonies to
the culture of life is support of
pregnant women in need. In the
new statement “Set Out in
Haste,” the Maryland bishops
discuss the need to reach out to
pregnant women, as well as
review recent proposals that
target
pregnancy
resource
centers, which provide pregnant
women
with
emotional
and
material support. To learn more
about this issue and how you can
help, please read the bishops’
statement in today’s bulletin or
visit www.mdcathcon.org.
Noticias del Obispo: Uno de los
testimonios más poderosos de la
cultura de la vida es el apoyo de
las mujeres embarazadas que lo
necesitan.
En
la
nueva
declaración ‘Salió Presurosa,’
los obispos de Maryland discutir la
necesidad de llegar a las mujeres
embarazadas, así como revisar
las propuestas recientes que
afectan los centros para las
mujeres embarazadas.
Para
obtener más información acerca
de este problema y cómo usted
puede ayudar, por favor lea la
declaración de los obispos en el
boletín
de
hoy
o
visita
www.mdcathcon.org.
Pastor’s
Musings
I invite you to
visit the parish
website,
www.stmaryscambridge.org,
if
you have not done so recently. I
may be prejudiced, but I think it
is one of the best parish websites
in the diocese, if not the whole of
creation. It has pictures, sound,
music, the weekly parish bulletin,
parish pastoral council minutes,
the parish mission statement,
committee reports, and much,
much more.
You can get
directions to church and find out
what is happening in the parish.
Kudos to Chris Flynn, the parish
webmaster, and those who assist
him. The website will translate
the bulletin and other information
into Spanish or the language of
your choice. We need to work on
using the parish calendar on the
site and add a picture of the
pastor (and Señor Gato, of
course).
Father Bill
Pensamientos del pastor
Yo los invito a visitar el sitio
web
de
la
parroquia,
www.stmaryscambridge.org, si no
lo han hecho recientemente. Yo
puedo ser parcial, pero yo creo
que es uno de los mejores sitios
de las parroquias en la diócesis, si
no en la totalidad de la creación.
Cuenta con imágenes, sonido, la
música, el boletín parroquial
semanal, los minutos del consejo
pastoral, la declaración de la
misión de la parroquia, los
informes de los comités de la
parroquia y muchos más. Usted
puede aprender el camino hasta
la iglesia y desubrir lo que está
ocurriendo
en
la
parroquia.
Felicidades a Chris Flynn, el
webmaster, y los que le ayuden.
El sitio web se traducirá el boletín
y otra información en español o la
lengua
de
su
elección.
Necesitamos que trabajar sobre el
uso del calendario de la parroquia
en el sitio y agregar una imagen
del pastor (y Señor Gato, por
supuesto).
Padre Bill
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE U.S.
BISHOPS
CAMPAIGN
ON
IMMIGRATION
by
visiting
www.justiceforimmigrants.org or
contacting (302) 655-0518.
¿Sabías que el ‘Ask.com’ se
traduce ‘el padre Bill’ como el
padre cuenta?
Income from Jan 24:
General Offertory:
Cambridge
Golden Hill
Votive Lights
Hall Rental
Mass Stipends
Hispanic Ministry:
Donation to Parish
Collection
Poor Box
Donations:
To Parish
For New Furnace
CRS – Haiti
Bulletin
Building & Maintenance
TOTAL
3,383.82
645.00
18.50
100.00
10.00
100.00
218.14
6.60
2,715.68
800.00
2,935.01
125.00
36.00
11,093.75
OFFERTORY REPORT:
Jan 17, 2010
Budget amount
needed
Current weekly
surplus/(deficit)
Fiscal Y-T-D
surplus/(deficit)
4,029
4,486
(457)
(3,574)
Financial News:
The Finance
Council has given the 6-month
report (July 1 to Dec. 31, 2009)
of parish income and expenses.
Ordinary Income
(regular collection,
hall rent, etc.)…………..
Special Purpose
Income (Building
Maintenance, Spanish
Mass)…………………………
Gifts, bequests,
special donations………
Religious Education
tuition & fees…………….
$123,156
$17,141
$29,045
$2,667
Total Income
$172,009
Expenses
$157,133
The report is good news, of
course. The difference in income
over expenses was generated by
a gain of $11,913 in our
investment
account
and
an
increase in weekly offertory,
Christmas, holy day and rental
income. Thank you to those
who have increased your
regular giving to the parish!
We are not out of the woods yet,
but we are making progress. We
were able to pay $6,750 on our
past due assessment to the
diocese of $13,500 (an additional
$6,750 will be due in March).
More importantly, the parish
continues to offer all of our
services
(liturgies,
religious
education, Hispanic Ministry) and
supports the St. Vincent de Paul
ministry, community needs and
special needs (Haitian relief).
None of this would be possible
without your generosity.
Cat-Lick Corner:
“I made a bet
with
the
pastor on the
Super
Bowl.
He thinks the Saints are going to
win.
But I know that Peyton
Manning is one ‘cool cat,’ and the
Colts will win.”
Señor Gato.
The Wisdom of
Blessed John XXIII:
“My failures and my
wretchedness … keep
me from any manner
of self-exaltation; but they do not
weaken my trust, my trust in God
who places his gentle hand over
me, holding me and giving me
strength.”
ROSEMARY ROBBINS, DRE
410-228-2701
[email protected]
Mark Your Calendars:
Catechists’ Meeting at
FEB 7
8:30AM in the
meeting room
First Eucharist Parent
FEB 14
Meeting at 9:30AM
The Power of Story: The Old
Testament III - Paul, The Times,
The Man, The Mission: Epistles of
Paul & Others and the Book of
Revelation lecture series is being
offered over a 13-week period
beginning Feb 4 from 7 until
8:30PM at Saints Peter and Paul
Church. Join poet and professor,
Dr. Bill Stott for all or as many
lectures
as
you
wish.
For
information contact Sr. Kathleen
Boland
at
[email protected] or call
at 410-822-6581.
Benefit:
The
parish
will
sponsor a dinner
to benefit 5-year
old Kenny Mejia,
a member of the
parish
who
is
battling
cancer,
on Wednesday, February 3,
2010 from 4:30PM until 7:PM.
All proceeds from the dinner will
benefit
Kenny’s
medical
expenses.
Calendar
MASS
Sun
1/31
Kenny
Mejia
INTENTIONS
THE WEEK OF JAN 31 thru FEB 7
Jan 30
People of the Parish
Jan 31
Marie Fitzgerald
Feb 7
People of the Parish
Helen “Nell” Boyle
Social Concerns Committee
Lent. Parish mission. Tuesday
afternoons at 4:00 PM and
Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM
(repeat presentations), February
28th
through
March
16th.
Presenters
are
from
the
Wilmington Diocese staff and
other
Catholic
professionals.
“How are we enabled to live our
Faith, day to day?”
More to
come.
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
LECTORS
JoAnn Ream
George Fox
Ann Embleton
Sun 9a
Barb Danko
Ida Mercado
Sun 11
Lee Weldon
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
OF COMMUNION
Jim Kubista
Sat 5p
Alvenia Madera
Barb Steiner
Sun 9a Sara Applegarth
Sat 5p
Jane Follmer
Susam Durst
Al Phillips
ALTAR SERVERS
Gracie Hynes
Sat 5p
Ben Cornwell
Sun 9a No One Available?
Sun 11
Sun 11
Jessica & Maddie Narr
CANTORS
Sat 5 p
Sun 11
Sun 9a
Melanie DiDomizio
Barbara Wallace
Parish Van Drivers Needed…
For the week
SAT
5 pm
SUN
11 am
SUN
9 am
11 am
February 6 & 7
Tue
2/2
Wed
2/3
Thu
2/4
Sun
2/7
To
transport
children
from
Hurlock to our Religious Ed
program on Sundays. The more
drivers we have, the easier the
mission. Sign up, recruit a friend.
Call Barbara at 410-228-4770.
FOURTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
Catholic Values of
9:30
Human Sexuality
am
Final Session
12:15
Youth Choir Practice
7:30
pm
Liturgy Committee
Meeting
OFFICE CLOSED
4:30-7
Kenny Mejia Benefit
pm
Dinner
10:30
Women’s Faith
am
Sharing
FIFTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
12:15
Youth Choir Practice
The Liturgy Committee will
meet Feb. 2 at 7:30 PM in the
parish hall. All who are involved
in ministries (or who want to be)
of lector, cantor, minister of
Communion, usher, greeter, etc.
are encouraged to participate.
Lay Ministers for
YOU’RE INVITED
Saint Mary and Habitat for
Humanity Workday
DAT E : SAT UR DAY , FE B 2 0T H
T I M E : 9 AM T O NOO N
1 T O 4 PM
P LE AS E RS VP B Y: F E B 1 5 TH
Melanie Young
Phone 410-221-1809