St. Mary Catholic Church has an opening for a part time (18 hours a week) secretary of religious education. Those interested may fill out an application with the parish office. The job runs 10 months, August - June of each year. The ideal candidate will have experience answering phones, working closely with a team in completing projects, be able to use a computer, and be organized.

This is a reminder that when you come to the church or school the police are enforcing handicap parking and we have had visitors ticketed this spring. There are several spaces marked “Saturday and Sunday Only”. You may park in these during the week, but the other spots are always handicap parking only. Don’t take a chance even when you are only stopping by for a few minutes. That is all it takes to get a ticket.

First Communion pictures are now available in the Church and School offices for those who ordered them. You may pick them up anytime during normal office hours.

ADULT EDUCATION AT ST. MARY’S

CATHOLIC INQUIRY CLASS (1 hour) begins on Monday, June 23rd at 7:00 PM in St. Joseph Hall. This is suitable for non-Catholics who want to know more about the Faith.

REDISCOVERING CATHOLICISM sessions (1 hour) begin Tuesday, June 24th at 7:00 PM in St. Joseph Hall. These meetings fit for interested inactive Catholics or those who have questions.

EVANGELIZATION TEAM meetings (1 hour): NEXT on Saturday, May 24th at 10:00 AM.

CATHOLIC BIBLE STUDIES IN MAY-JUNE
St. Mary’s Parish has ongoing cycles of group Bible Studies. Some groups will employ Six Weeks with the Bible, Catholic Perspectives, guided discovery booklets written by Kevin Perrotta and published by Loyola Press. The times and places of current study groups (each lasting only 6 or 7 weeks) are listed below. Please consider calling the leader to see if you might join them or you may form a group yourself.

Tuesdays 9:00 AM        St. Francis Room        Adelita Theis
Ongoing                   Church            655-9632

Wednesdays 10:00 AM        St. Mary’s Room        Mary Zelewski
Ongoing                     Church            655-2016

Wednesdays 6:45 PM        St. Mary’s Room        John McAuliffe
Ongoing                   Church            655-1136

Saturdays 7:30 AM        St. Joseph Hall        Tom Spangler
Ongoing             Church            675-7272

You may choose to form your own group. Training is provided. The parish will cover the cost of the study booklets for those who cannot afford them. Questions? Call Fr. Peter Clark, 655-2620.

AN INTRODUCTORY NEW TESTAMENT COURSE will be offered on Friday evenings in Fall 2008. Kevin Perrotta has agreed to be the teacher again after his successful Old Testament Course this past winter.

United States Catholic Catechism for Adults: Beginning September 2008, a Wednesday evening study group will go through the 36 chapters of this helpful teaching tool published in 2006.

PERSONAL STUDY – Pamphlets and a new set of CD’s on Catholic topics are available through Lighthouse Catholic Media. Please check out the display in the Narthex after Mass or in the parish office.

THE CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB will start up again in September 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sing & Dance in McCormick Park with Father Clark & Friends
WILLIAMSTON, MI – May 7, 2008 – St. Mary Church in Williamston is pleased to announce they will be sponsoring monthly free music gatherings on Friday evenings through the summer.  These family get-togethers will include entertainment by the band “Father Clark & Friends” and instruction for beginners in contra dancing.  Come ready to sing along and get out on the pavilion dance floor in McCormick Park.  The events will be held one Friday of each month this summer from 7pm – 8:30pm.  Mark your calendar and bring your lawn chair on the following dates:
Friday, May 16
Friday, June 13
Friday, July 11
Friday, August 8
St. Mary Church is located at 203 High Street, Williamston, MI 48895.  For more information please contact Father Clark at 517.655.2620

Music Position Open

Director of Liturgical Music is a full-time position available in a 500 family parish in the Diocese of Lansing, in a beautiful town just east of Lansing, MI. Applicant must have musical, liturgical, administrative, pedagogical and pastoral skills. Must be technically proficient in keyboard and work with adult choir, children’s choir, folk group and cantors. A Bachelor’s Degree in Music or equivalent with ministry experience is the base qualification. Holders of Master’s Degrees are encouraged to apply.

Submit resume and/or inquiries to:

Fr. Peter J. Clark, St. Mary Church
157 High St., Williamston, Michigan 48895
pjclark@stmarywilliamston.com or (517) 655-2620.

The first informational meeting for our summer evangelization effort will be this Saturday, May 10, at 11AM for one hour in St. Joseph Hall. All are welcome.

The Religious Education program will hold their May Crowning in St. Mary Church on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 6:45 PM in the Church. All are welcome.

Jack Bellinger

Lucas Bollman

Nathan Bottles

Sadie Cook

Cailey Crabtree

Nicholas Dailey

Aiden Davila-Vinluan

Kaitlyn Delaney

John Edwards

Joseph Flint

Colton Grant

Mary Grossman

Alexis Hereza

Gabriella Hoeffner

Hannah Jones

Killian Kuch

Madeline Kugler

Gavin LaForge

Jack Lehman

Gabriel Lenneman

Cullen Lynch

Nicholas Miller

Cole Minnis

Kathryn Mueller

Megan Nowak

Thomas O’Connor

Allison Peplowski

Megan Phelps

Maxwell Pleyte

Jackson Pollak

Joseph Riley

Alexis Savage

Alex Scott

Christian Stiles

Luciano Stornant

Bennett Topp

Colton Vavricka

Henry Wallace

Madelyn Watters

Lauren Wennberg

We are looking for 500 parishioners to sign up to each say a personal prayer each Saturday that our evangelization teams are training and evangelizing. Can you take just a few moments out of your Saturday to pray and be part of our evangelization effort as a parish? You don’t need to come to Church or go anywhere special, all we ask is for you to make a commitment to say a prayer wherever you are. If you sign up in our narthex and write down your email address you will also receive reminders and updates on how our evangelization effort is going and how you can specifically pray for the good of the parish.

You can also sign up to pray by emailing Adam Janke at ajanke@stmarywilliamston.com

We also still need 5 team leaders and 6 team members by May 10. Please join us!