August 11, 2019 --  Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
The Pro-Life Rosary will be in the Chapel immediately after the 10:30 Mass this Sunday, August 11. The Second Sunday Pro-Life Gathering will follow the Rosary beginning at 12 noon with lunch in the Parish Hall followed at 1:00 P.M. by a meeting.
 
This Sunday St. Mary’s in West will have its Parish Festival beginning at 11:00 A.M. and the auction starts at noon. Please help support St. Mary’s of West Parish Festival as its parishioners support ours.
 
Vigil Masses for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation, will be on Wednesday, August 14 at 5:15 and at 7:00 P.M. Masses on Thursday will be at 7:30 A.M. and 12:10 P.M.
 
Baptismal Preparation Classes for parents and godparents will be Thursday, August 15 at 6:30 P.M. in the Conference Center. Please contact the Church Office to register for this class.
 
Help support Church of the Visitation in Westphalia after its devastating fire last week. The physical address to the Diocese is printed on cards at the back entrance of the Church. The physical address and electronic financial support information can be found on our website.
 
CCD packets have been mailed out. Please return them to the office as soon as possible. If you are new to the parish with school-aged children, or you have a first-time school aged child in Pre-K through high school, please call the office for a CCD packet, and we will mail it to you.
 
Please see the insert in this weekend’s bulletin and on the Parish website about St. Mary’s Men’s Spirituality Fellowship 12-week program – Genesis to Jesus -- which begins on Thursday, September 5 at 6:00 P.M. in the Annex Meeting Room.
 
Please join the Fifth Encounter Group in praying the Rosary next Sunday, August 18 at 10:00 A.M. in the Grotto. Everyone is encouraged to attend.