Mass Schedule:

Sunday—9:00 AM

Weekdays—7:00 AM

Holy days—6:00 PM

Youth Service—Fourth Sunday

Novena—Friday—after 7:00AM Mass

Sacraments:

Reconciliation:

Sunday 8:00—8:45 or by appointment

Infant Baptism/Marriages:

Contact the Parish Office for

further instructions

Organizations & Ministries:

Altar Servers: 601.630.0403

Liturgical Committee:

Pastoral Council:

Religious Education: 601.636.0115

Perpetual Help Sodality: 601.529.4787

Men’s Club: 601.636.4437

Pastoral Council President:

Mr. James Anderson

Choir Rehearsal—Wednesday- 6:00PM

Choir President: Mrs. Cynthia Sims

Bulletin Deadline:

NOON Thursday or

48 hours prior to a Holiday

Email submissions to:

stmarysvicksburg@gmail.com,

Father Joseph at 601.636.0115

Ministry to the sick: Please

contact the Parish Office to be

placed on the list or to arrange

visits with the pastor

Center Rental: Contact Mr.

John Ferguson 601.638.6647

Home Ministry: 601.638.7229

Musicians: 601.636.3976

RCIA -Contact Parish Office

Director Religious Education:

Dr. Josephine Calloway

Webpage:

www.stmarysvicksburg.org

Rosary — Each Sunday at 8:30 a.m.

Ladies Sodality — First Sunday — following Mass

Men’s Club — Second Sunday — following Mass

Pastoral Council — Second Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

Young Adults Group—- Third Sunday—following Mass

St . Mar y’s Cathol ic Church

1512 Main Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183 | 601.636.0115

August 25, 2019

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Communion service at the chapel daily at 7:00am until Father Joseph returns.

Saint Mary’s Men’s Club is taking orders for personalized en-graved bricks until September 1, 2019. The cost of each brick is $50.00. If you are interested, please provide your name, num-ber of bricks, and info you will like engraved on bricks to any member of the Men’s Club between now and September 1st. Remember, Info provided should be short and concise to accommodate the limited space on bricks. All payments must be received by closing date. Please contact Benny Terrell (601.529.2392) with questions and/or to ensure your name has

been included on the list

The Ladies Sodality will resume their monthly meeting on the SECOND Sunday in September, 9/8/19—(Due to the holiday). We hope that you enjoyed your summer break and will return invigorated, with new ideas and are ready to work. Please see the announcement (included) in this bulletin for de-tails of the event “Little Black Dress” sponsored by the Young Adults Group (YAG). For the Sundays of September 15, 22 and 29 please sub-mit all announcements for the bulletin to Father Joseph and/or Dr. Kenya Gaskin (kmgaskin@gmail.com).

The KC pool is open through Labor Day. There is no lifeguard on

duty.

August 27: 7:00pm 4th Degree Mtg. 7:30pm—Rosary

8:00pm Corporate Meeting Rosary is open to the public.

Sept 12 : 6:00pm KC Ladies Auxiliary Mtg. The Auxiliary is open to

all ladies of the parish.

The Third Annual KC BBQ Cook-off takes place September 1-2 . Judging starts at noon on September 2. Cost is $5 per person and includes one vote. Come and help determine who has the best bbq! The entry form can be found on the K C website www.ms-kofc.com/898/ under the Activities tab. Deadline for entry is August 19. For more information contact

Charles Hahn at 601.831.1057 or cdhpc2@yahoo.com.

Sep 01: 10:30am Corporate Communion @ St. Paul. KC Families

welcome

KC Family of the Month for July is the John Piazza family.

KC Knight of the Month for July is Phillip Drolla

Daily Readings

August 26-31, 2019

Monday, August 26

I Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8b-10 • R/4a; Psalm 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a

& 9b • Matthew 23:13-22 •

Tuesday, August 27 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 • R/; Psalm 139:1-3, 4-6 •

Matthew 23:23-26 •

Wednesday, August 28 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 •

R/1; Psalm 139”7-8, 9-10, 11-12ab • Matthew 23:8-12 •

Thursday, August 29

1 Thessalonians 3:7-13 • R/; Psalm 90:3-5a, 12-13, 14 & 17 •

Mark 6:17-29 •

Friday, August 30 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 •

R/; Psalm 97:1 & 2b, 5-6, 10, 11-12 • Matthew 25:1-13 •

Saturday, August 31 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11 •

R/; Psalm 98:1, 7-8, 9 • Matthew 25:14-30 •

Mass Schedule August 25 September 1

Commentator Erianna Gibbs Virginia Brown

Lector 1 Lector 2

M. Flowers

Krystal Slaughter Debbie Havard

Ushers Chris Slaughter

Michael Ezekwe

Mary Helen Franklin

Carolyn Bingham

Extraordinary Minister/ Eucharist

Carlotta Ferguson Philomena Zelasko

Extraordinary Ministers

Stephanie Stirgus

Harley Caldwell

Ruthe McCoy

Stephanie Stirgus

Extraordinary Ministers/Choir

Ruthe McCoy

Philomena Zelasko

J D Brown

Harley Caldwell

Gift Bearers Erica Wilson Family Joyce Gordon

Darlene Jackson

Altar Servers Group 2 Group 1

Collection Totals: August 18—$1,653.00

Collection Counters for August 25 Benny Terrell, Coleen Nash, Florence Njiti

Collection Counters for September 1

Beverly Gaskin, Kenya Gaskin, Josephine Callaway

We thank you for giving your valuable time as a counter. Please switch with someone if you are unable to serve

August 25 William Holmes, Jr.

August 26 Michelle Chambliss

Erin Michael Watson

August 27 Cherrie Boykins-McClelland

Karl Minor, Jr.

August 28 Ernest Boykin, Sr.

August 29 Antoine D. Plump

August 30 Gertrude Gray

August 31 William “TJ” Franklin

*Mr. Abron Allen Haymond * *Mrs. Mary Acholonu* *Dr. Pat-rick Igbokwe* *Mr. Robert Antwine* *Mrs. Veronica Igbokwe* *Mrs. Anna Hearn Burnett* *Mr. Robert Bell* *Mrs. Lillie Mi-nor* *Mr. Joseph Bingham* *Mrs. Debra Patrick* *Mrs. Mary Branciere* *Mrs. Hazel Brown* *Mr. Howard Smith* *Mr. Paul Stewart* *Mrs. Floriece Chambers* *Ms. Debra Straughter* *Mrs. Ola Mae Taylor* *Ms. Katherine Grant* *Mrs. Edna Harrison* *Mr. Harrison Havard* *Mrs. Pinkye Stewart* *Mrs. Geraldine Dickerson* * Mr. Lawrence Minor* * Mrs. Em-ma Lee Maxwell* *Mrs. Bonnie James* *Mr. Archie Plump* *Fr. Malcolm O’Leary* *Ms. Kymeria Chambers* *Mr. Lonnie Boykins* *Fr. Francis Damoah* *Mrs. Virginia Brown* *Mrs. Christine Phillips* *Mrs. Irene Maxey* *Mrs. Paula Boyd* *Mr. George Haynes* *Infant Jericho Johnson* *Mr. Joe Zelasko* *Mrs. Agnes Slaughter West*

Please continue to pray for our sick and shut-in parishioners and our personal family members