In Our Prayers

Please pray for the sick, seriously ill and hospitalized members of our parish community, including those preparing for surgical procedures and tests, especially Diane Bunger.

 

Our Dearly Departed

St. Victor’s Parish Community would like to extend its sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Brigida Marquez, who recently passed away.

 

NEWS FROM CATECHETICAL MINISTRY

CATECHETICAL MINISTRY REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Catechetical Ministry (CM) registration will be held Thursday & Friday, September 4^th & 5^th, from 4:00-8:00 P.M., Saturday, September 6^th, from 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. and Sunday, September 7^th, from 8:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. in the parish center.  All those who will be signing-up their student(s) to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation (Confession), First Communion or Confirmation must bring an original or a copy for their child’s BAPTISMAL certificate (it will be returned to you at the time you register).  No child will be registered for a sacrament class without their Baptismal certificate.  Please see the following for information needed to register your student(s) for CM classes on the dates given above.

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN REGISTERING YOUR STUDENT(S) FOR CATECHETICAL MINISTRY CLASSES IN SEPTEMBER 2008: For those who will be registering young people for our CM program, you will need to complete Emergency/Family Agreement Form(s) for each student attending our program. This form must be completed every year and handed in at the time of registration in September.  For your convenience, you may print the form from our Website, http://www.parish.stvictor.org/catechism.html .  Please scroll down to CM Handbook and open it.  The “Emergency Form” and “Family Agreement Form” are near the end of the handbook. Print as many as needed for the amount of students you have.  PLEASE be sure you have the following on your “Emergency Form:” complete names, addresses and telephone numbers for your student’s dentist, doctor, two Emergency Contacts as well as complete name, address telephone number and working hours for each parent’s employer.  This includes “step-parents.”  These forms will also be available at the time you register if you do not have access to a computer.  It is important to note that these forms must be kept current at all times. As with any school, new emergency forms must be filled out each year and kept current throughout the year.  It is no different for our program.  We have found that indeed we needed information from a few of them this past school year and unfortunately found that they were NOT kept current.  This delays the emergency process.  We realize that this form is time consuming, but we ask your cooperation in filling in this information properly and completely, and then presenting it to us at the time you register your student(s) for CM classes.  If you are registering your returning 2^nd year student(s) for sacraments (student must have already completed their first basic year of Catechism), please remember to bring their BAPTISMAL certificates, as NO student(s) will be registered without it.  No exceptions will be made.  If you are registering someone else’s student(s) for CM classes (i.e., niece, nephew, grandchild, friend), please remember that you MUST have written permission from the parent to do so.  We cannot register the student without this permission.  This also means, you must make sure that you have the completed Emergency/Family Agreement Forms for these student(s).  Please bring your completed forms with you when you register your student(s) for CM Classes the first weekend in September 2008.

CM TEACHERS NEEDED.  If you have a love for children and a desire to share your faith, Catechetical Ministry is in need of teachers for our fall session.  Currently, we are looking for a 3^rd grade teacher for Wednesday classes and a 5^th grade co-teacher for Saturday classes, as well as aides for both Wednesdays and Saturdays.  We are also in need of a 6^th grade teacher (facilitator) and High School Confirmation I facilitators (the facilitators are members of a core team that present to a smaller group).  This is a big commitment and we ask you to please give it prayerful consideration. CM will train you.  Please keep in mind, all volunteers now need to meet the following criteria in addition to being trained by CM:  all must be fingerprinted, a Diocesan application completed to be kept on file, and an online Safe Environment Workshop, mandated by the Diocese must be completed. If you are interested, please call 251-0165 and leave a message.  Although the CM Office is closed until August 15^th, we will be checking for messages through the summer and will contact you for an interview when we return.  All fingerprint appointments must be set up through the CM Office and the Safe Environment Workshop information will be given when you come in to set up your appointment.  The entire process may sound complicated, but is really very simple and well worth the effort.  We look forward to hearing from you.

 

THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR ST. VICTOR’S ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY.

PLEASE HELP OUR VOLUNTEERS HELP THE NEEDY MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH COMMUNITY.

 

SOCIAL JUSTICE NOTES...

NEEDY FAMILIES.  The Knights of Columbus are working with a family in need of a set of bunk beds. If you are able to help, please call the Rectory Office @ 251-7055.  Our St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to express their GRATITUDE to the parishioners who donated the table and chairs, the dresser and twin bed for the families in need.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROGRAM – Learn about the recreational, counseling and group leadership programs (Washington United Youth Center) in the Washington neighborhood (south east of 280 and 87, near Sacred Heart) that provide a safe place for families. To visit the site or for more information, please contact the Parish Office @ 251-7055.

 

                           “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church,

                      and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.”

                                                                                                                    {Matthew 16:13-20}