Father Daniel Toof

 

“What flair we had at our Fair!

    In Philippians 3:14-16 St. Paul uses an image of an athlete pressing on to win the prize; each member of our parish is gifted by our Lord; as we coordinate our shared gifts we become an athletic “Body of Christ”!    

    Our DRE, Deb Farabaugh, with help from our Parish Council Representatives and many others showed what St. Paul’s vision applied to a parish fair looks like: a fair with flair!  We, the people of St. Anna’s, came together to support each in our own way the efforts of our parish; way to go team….can you hear the saints cheering?! :)

    In the past we have “dropped the ball” by not promptly notifying Ministry Coordinators of new team members; so Here’s OUR GAME PLAN:  1. Stewardship - is a way of life to which Christ calls all His followers. Our Parish Council member serving as Stewardship Representative is to collate results and ready for printing (this has been done!  Staff emailed names to Parish Council Reps. and, if we had one, individual Coordinators, too!)  2. Parish Council Members are in the process of calling to thank our coordinators or, if we need a coordinator for a ministry, working with me and our Stewardship Rep. to find one.  3. Coordinators of each ministry will call each member who offered to serve and thank them and then they will, well, coordinate!  Council Representatives will also offer support to Coordinators throughout the year.

4. Ministry Manuals are available in our Parish Library (St. Anna’s house).  They tell how the ministry has been coordinated; they are to be updated as we learn and grow in ministry together serving in, with and through Christ.

 

 

Two  other Very Important Items:

1. Our Parish Council Representatives have agreed to, with help from friends, call all those listed in our 2010 Parish Roster.  They will be soliciting prayer requests; if you wish to submit additional requests forms are in the vestibule. The Basket with requests will be placed in front of the altar and prayed at all Lenten Masses.

2. “Heart and Soul Spirituality”, our Lenten Mission will be preached by Fr. Tom Landgraff O.S.F.S.  Fr. Tom will be here the Last Weekend in February.  Mission held that Sunday, then Monday, Tuesday ,Wednesday evening beginning at 7:00 pm, come earlier for dinner!

 

     Our St. Anna’s Office Staff and our Parish Council Representatives have been really stretching themselves in their love for our Lord and their sharing His love of our parish family…..please be sure to thank them, and to say a prayer of thanksgiving to Jesus our Lord who said “apart from me you can do nothing” ; well, together In Him we ALL are doing and will do more great things……..

             In, with and through Christ’s Love,   Fr. Dan

St. Anna’s Catholic Church

836 East Spring Street

Monroe Ga. 30655

Phone : 770-267-7637

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February 7, 2010

5th Sunday Ordinary Time