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Mass Intentions

For The Week of
July 19, 2009

Mon. 20 8:00 a.m. Communion Service
Tue. 21 8:00 a.m. Communion Service
Wed. 22 8:00 a.m. Communion Service
Thu. 23 8:00 a.m. Communion Service
Fri. 24 8:00 a.m. Communion Service
Sat. 25 5:00 p.m. Special Intention
Sun. 26 7:00 a.m. Mary Ladd
(SA) 8:30 a.m. Ed Zoellner
10:00 a.m. Pro Populo

LITURGICAL ASSISTANTS

Any adult who wishes to volunteer in parish activities or ministries that include children must be in full compliance with the Safe Environment Program of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Compliance requires attendance at a Protecting God’s Children Workshop, a signed Code of Ethical Conduct and a background check which will be updated in even numbered years. For more information, contact your parish child safety coordinator Char Gestring.

Benefit Golf Tournament

Make your reservation! The St. Joseph’s Seventeenth Annual Benefit Golf Tournament will be held this year on Friday, August 21, 2009. Terre du Lac Golf Course will host the 4 person scramble – flighted tournament. Tee time will be 1:00 p.m. Price includes cart, green fees, refreshments and dinner at the Terre du Lac Pavilion.

Please call Dude Pratte at 573-358-2555 or Butch Miles at 573-562-7430 if you need more info.

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           ST. JOSEPH-ST. ANNE 
Envelopes $4,093.00 $ 686.00
Loose 234.55 109.00
Youth 11.50 -0-
St. Vincent 229.00 45.00
Building 181.00 20.00
School 113.00 -0-
Adopt An Angel 23.00 -0-
Votive 57.00 -0-

CHURCH CLEANERS

  

July 20: Team #3
July 24: Mary Clancy (Week 1)

ST. ANNE CHURCH
FRENCH VILLAGE,MO

What is Stewardship?

Stewardship is a way of life. It is a way of living each day in gratitude for all the blessings that God has given to us. The roots of stewardship can be found in the Bible, which tells us over and over that God is the Creator and Giver of all gifts. It is our responsibility to show our gratitude to God for these gifts, by giving back to Him the "first fruits".

Sharing our gifts and returning them to God means giving generously of our time, talent and treasure. We give to God by sharing with our Church and with those in need. Time and talent can be shared by becoming involved in parish life, volunteering and offering a helping hand.

Treasure can be shared by making a conscious effort to make a financial gift to God first, before we pay the bills and buy the things we want. When we give to God only after all of our personal spending we end up throwing Him the loose change or having nothing left at all to give. When we give to God first we are making a gift of faith, trusting that God will provide for our needs. We are truly giving Him the "first fruits" just as God asked us to do in the Bible.

We will observe the celebration of Stewardship Awareness during the weekends of August 8-9 and August 15-16 this year.

Annual Leopold Picnic

The Annual Leopold Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at St. John Church. An old-fashioned country dinner including Kettle Beef, Fried Chicken and Chicken and Dumplings with all the trimmings will be served from

3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Come and enjoy home-made ice cream, crafts, and games. The band Silverado will perform from 8:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Admission is free to the dance. For more info and directions to Leopold, please call 573-238-3300.

Missionary Appeal

The Reverend Fred Ricco will speak at our parish this weekend at all Masses on behalf of the Missionary Cooperation Appeal Plan for 2009.

Please be generous in your support of our missionaries this weekend.

The picnic is just around the corner and the Country Store will open its doors this year with a few changes. We will have a Silent Auction and raffle off a grocery cart full of food. Donations of homemade jams, jellies, and breads; flowers; fresh vegetables; quilts; fancy work, etc. will be much appreciated. We will also be making small and large size baskets of shampoos, lotions, personal care items, kitchen items, picnic items, etc. for sale. If you can donate any of these items and/or small or laundry size baskets, please call Janet Mecey at 358-0684 or Ruth Hunt at 358-3733.

Thank You

A big "Thank You" to everyone who responded to the Diaper Drive sponsored by God’s Lifesavers.

A total of 8,245 individual diapers, 2,466 baby wipes and 16 baby blankets were received by Birthright, The Women’s Shelter, Parkland Pregnancy Resource Center, Nurses for Newborns, and the SVDP Food Pantry. Thank you again for your care and generosity.

2009 Friends for Life

The Archdiocesan Respect Life Apostolate is conducting its annual "Friends for Life" Patron Drive next weekend. Your gift will help save the lives of unborn babies by providing material and emotional support for women experiencing crisis pregnancies. Your gift will help heal those who suffer as a result of an abortion through Project Rachel counseling. It will protect those who are disabled, frail or elderly by enhancing education about end of life decisions that respect the intrinsic value of every human life. Your gift will educate eighth grade students and their parents about the reality of abortion and the blessings of chastity through the Right START program.

Envelopes will be available July 25th & 26th for this "Friends for Life" Patron Drive. Thank you for your faithful and generous support of the spiritual, educational, public policy and pastoral programs and outreach of the Respect Life Apostolate.

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