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Youth Group Bottle & Can Drive
The Youth Group will be having a bottle
and can drive for the whole month of February. All proceeds will go to the
building fund. Please bring your refundable cans and bottles to church with you
any weekend in February and the youth group members will be in the gathering
are to collect them. Thank you so much for all your support.
Souper Bowl of Caring
Sunday, February 5, the youth group
will be in the gathering area collecting money for the “Souper Bowl of Caring.”
All donations collected will be given to the building fund. Thank you for your
generosity.
February Book Discussion
Our Book Discussion Group will meet
again February 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fr. Niecarz Hall. Our choice this
month is “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova, a compelling novel about a 50-year-old
woman’s sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Alice Howland, a
celebrated Harvard professor, notices forgetfulness creeping into her life. She
receives the devastating diagnosis—Alzheimer’s disease. Please join us for a
very enlightening and lively discussion. For more information, contact Kathy
Lancaster at 734-729-5277.
Valentine Card Party
The Mother Cabrini Guild is hosting a
Valentine Card Party on Friday, February 10, 2012 from 6:30 until 10:00 p.m. in
the Fr. Nieckarz Hall. Door, table prizes and 50/50. Bring your friends and
play cards and games of your choice and enjoy our famous sloppy joes. Tickets
are $8.00 and available at the door. Proceeds for the Mother Cabrini General
Fund.
Charity Poker
We will be participating again this
year in the Charity Poker fundraiser at the Electric Stick. Dates for 2012 are:
February 16/17/18/19
February 24/25/26/27
March 15/16/17/18
April 20/21/22/23
This year the times have changed
slightly. Some days we will work from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., and some days we
will work from 2:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. There will be three shifts on the longer
days and two shifts on the shorter days. I was told more charities and more
players are interested in participating and that’s the reason for expanding the
hours into the morning instead of starting at noon as before.
Sign-up sheets for all four sessions
are on the table in the gathering area. Please consider signing up-we really
need your help. Last year we made $14,200, and the year before we made $17,776.
I have been told it is expected we will make a similar amount this year. This
is our biggest fundraiser each year-we can’t afford not to participate.
There is also a sign-up sheet for
“emergencies.” We would like some back-ups in case we don’t get enough
volunteers for all the shifts on any given day, or in case someone who did
volunteer can’t make it for some reason.
We are also looking for a
co-chairperson. Ray and Don did an excellent job over the past few years; their
shoes are really hard to fill. They routinely checked on the workers throughout
the scheduled dates to make sure things were going smoothly. Because of my job,
I won’t be able to do that every day. It would help to have a co-chair to share
the responsibilities.
Thank you for anything you can do to
help. If you have any questions, my cell phone number is 734-812-3606.
Christ Dixon
Please help
We are in dire need of more altar
servers. I have 6 very, very faithful servers that do their appointed time plus
fill in for the times that there is no one to serve.
Getting involved in our parish is part
of stewardship. Parents should talk to their children about helping their
parish. It is commitment on both the parents and children to give of their time
and talent. There are only two requirements—the children have to be in 4th
grade and above and made their 1st Communion.
Altar servers have traditionally been
school age but if I can’t get any volunteers, I will ask for our adult
parishioners to volunteer.
This is a rewarding ministry and only
takes one hour of your time at least two times a month or more at Easter and
Christmas times. Please help. Our parish needs you.
Changing Lives Together Update
Our goal is $181,000 to be raised over
three years. 147 families have pledged for a total of $151,646.00. Please
return the commitment card with your pledge to the parish office as soon as
possible. Please continue to pray for the success of this campaign as the future
of our parish depends on it. Thank you!
Used Book Sale
Our Used Book Sale has brought in a
grand total of $612.48. Used Books are only $1.00 each, and all proceeds go
back to our church. New books are added weekly.
Did You See It???
The big blue box by the back door in
the West parking lot is the new St. Vincent de Paul drop box for clothes you
contribute. Please think of us when you sort your clothes for the change of
seasons. We especially need items for school children and working moms. When
winter comes, boots and coats will be needed.
As you know, the economy has not
improved and jobs are hard to find so the need for help is increasing and
welfare assistance is decreasing. Please remember it is the little children who
suffer during these times and Jesus wants us to care for the wee ones.
Thank you for all you have donated so
far and pray with us for those less fortunate.
Kroger Community Rewards
Our last check was worth $377.72 which brings us
to a total of $999.79 raised in this program, just by doing your grocery
shopping. It's like free money! There is no charge involved with this project,
simply go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com, and pick SS.
Simon and Jude NPO #82957 to get the rewards. If you have not already
registered, you can do so at any time.
Meijer Community Rewards
Did you know that SS. Simon and Jude can earn money when you
shop at Meijer? Well we are one of the organizations in their Community
Rewards program. Check out this link on how to sign up to have your
purchases benefit SS. Simon and Jude.
Here is the link:
http://www.meijer.com/content/content.jsp?pageName=about_mcr
Our organization number is 455920.
Kroger Rewards
Do you shop at Kroger? Do you have a Kroger Plus
Card?
If you answered yes to both of these questions,
by shopping at Kroger you can be earning money for our parish. If you don't
have a card you can sign up for one and begin earning savings and money for our
community.
If you have a Kroger Plus Card do go www.krogercommunityrewards.com. There you can update your account with our rewards number: 82957.
If you do not have an account you can create one, just go to the New Customer
section and follow the steps for your e-mail account and be sure to include
your Kroger Plus Card in this sign up process.
If you already have an account or have just created one, you can log into this
account then click on My Account and edit your Kroger Community Rewards
information. Here is where you enter 82957 for the organization. Once
you have entered this number in, you should see Ss. Simon and Jude listed
below. Confirm this selection and start earning money for our parish.
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