April 28 & 29, 2012

The Fourth Sunday of Easter

Happy Birthday Fr. John!!!!!

Daily Mass Schedule:

   Monday – McCall – 6:00 PM

   Tuesday – McCall – 6:00 PM

   Wednesday – McCall – Noon

   Thursday – Cascade – Noon

   Friday – McCall – Noon  

 LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR NAME IN A BOOK:  St. Katharine Drexel cookbook fundraiser.  All recipes must be submitted by May 1^st to Bette Joe Clapp PO Box 311 Cascade, ID  83611 or by email  jlclapp@frontiernet.net.  Be sure to include your name and the servings with the recipe.

 St. Katharine Drexel Fundraiser: Sale on Memorial Day weekend in Cascade.  Many large items available. So as you spring clean your house, don’t, throw those treasures away.  Good quality items are appreciated.  No clothing please.

 Massage Chair for sale: A seldom used massage chair with operating manual $1995 value for sale.  Will consider offers.  If you are interested in purchasing the chair, contact the parish office.  Proceeds go to St. Katharine Drexel Church.

 Parish Council Nominations continue this week for Our Lady of the Lake Community.  Please return your nomination forms no later than Wednesday,  May 2^nd. 

 Mark your calendar:

 First Communion – Sunday, May 20^th

 Confirmation – Monday, May 21^st

 Spanish Mass – Sunday May 27^th @ 6:00 PM                  with Fr. Jesus Camacho

 First Saturday Wine and Cheese: May 5^th after the Saturday evening Mass.  Please bring a plate to share.

St. Katharine Drexel:  It is our turn to staff the food bank on May 3^rd.  Please contact Jim Mayfield for more information.

Easter Water: Please feel free to bring a small appropriate bottle to church and take some Easter water home with you for your family’s use.

 Notes from Religious Ed program:

Bishop Mike Driscoll will be in McCall for Confirmation Monday May 21 at 7:00 PM.  Reception to follow.  Please plan to attend.  Three students, Max Knudson, Alix Stanley, and Audrey Hatfield as well as their youth leader Beth Rainford have worked all year in preparation for this night.  Let’s show our support by filling the church!

 First Communion will take place at the 9:00 AM mass on Sunday May 20, 2012.

 Our Religious Ed program is almost at an end for this school year.  We have met weekly since last fall with an average of 25 students attending each week.  Our last class of the year will be on Wednesday May 16, 2012.  Don’t miss this one; it is bound to be fun!

Thank you to the parish for your support of our youth!

 Coordinator of Religious Ed

Debbie McCoy

Regularly Scheduled Parish Activities

(1)Wednesday mornings @ 10:00 –Small Faith Community – upcoming Sunday Readings –meet in the office. – (OLL)

 (2) Knights of Columbus – 2^nd Sunday of the month following Mass – in Youth Room (OLL)

(3) First Saturday Wine & Cheese – 1^st Saturday of the month after 5:00 pm Mass (OLL)

(4) First Sunday Celebration- 1^st Sunday of the month cookies and coffee after Noon Mass (SKD)

Not finding what you are looking for?  Are there other activities you would like to take part in but they are not currently offered?  Contact the office.  Together we can build an active parish!

April 21 & 22, 2012

The Third Sunday of Easter

   Monday – McCall – 6:00 PM

   Tuesday –  McCall – 6:00 PM

   Wednesday – McCall – Noon

   Thursday – Cascade – Noon

   Friday – McCall – Noon  

 Time is Running Out to contribute your best recipe for the St. Katharine Drexel cookbook fundraiser.  All recipes must be submitted by May 1^st  to Bette Joe Clapp  PO Box 311 Cascade, ID  83611 or by email  jlclapp@frontiernet.net.  Be sure to include your name and the servings with the recipe.

 YARD SALE!!!!!!! – St. Katharine Drexel church is planning a fundraising yard sale on Memorial Day weekend in Cascade.  Many large items such as an ALMOST NEW MASSAGE CHAIR $1995.00 value.  So as you spring clean your house, don’t, throw those treasures away.  Good quality items are appreciated.  No clothing please.

 Parish Council Nominations: Beginning this week  Our Lady of the Lake Community will conduct nominations for Parish Council representatives.  Please prayerfully consider whom you may nominate and complete the nomination form you received when you entered church.  Nominations will cease Wednesday,. May 2^nd.

 We have a Birthday Boy in our midst:  Saturday, April 28^th will be Fr. John’s birthday!  A pot-luck dinner will follow the Saturday evening Mass in the Youth Room.  If you would like ideas for a gift, there will be a “money tree” available as well as an opportunity to pledge frequent flyer miles for a plane ticket home to Kenya since he has not been home in almost 4 years.  SSSHHHHH!!!!!  Don’t tell!  J

 Mark your calendar:

 Fr. John’s Birthday – Saturday April 28th

 First Communion –  Sunday,May 20^th

 Confirmation – Monday,  May 21^st

 Spanish Mass – Sunday May 27^th  @ 6:00 PM               with Fr. Jesus Camacho

 Religious Education Update: The children in the religious ed program have collected $56.47 for Operation Rice Bowl.  Way to go kids, we are proud of you!

First Saturday Wine and Cheese: May 5^th after the Saturday evening Mass.  Please bring a plate to share.

 St. Katharine Drexel :  It is our turn to staff the food bank on May 3^rd.  Please contact Jim Mayfield for more information.

Easter Water: Please feel free to bring a small appropriate bottle to church and take some Easter water home with you for your family’s use.

 If you appreciated the Divine Mercy Devotion last weekend but would like more information please see the table at the church entrance for a free holy card, some 8 X 10 pictures and a printout with more information.  Lots more info online.

 The Diocese of Boise has job opportunities available in the Education Office.  They are looking for:  Director of Catechesis, Coordinator of Adult & Family Catechesis, Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Catechesis, Coordinator of Children’s Catechesis and Office of Catechesis Assistant.  If you are interested in researching those jobs go to www.catholicidaho.org

 Catholic Singles: Interested in joining an excellent Catholic singles organization?  The Catholic Alumni Club International is looking to expand in the Boise diocese.  We provide a group dedicated to social, cultural, civic and spiritual relationships in a Catholic setting. For more information, please check out the following site or contact Steve at  valksr@yahoo.com:  www.caci.org

April 14 & 15, 2012

Divine Mercy Sunday

The purpose of the parish pastoral council will investigate pastoral matters, to consider them thoroughly, and to propose practical conclusions about them. The council’s task is, first of all, to study those matters brought to its attention and shed light on them.  Its second task is to reflect on them thoroughly, to discern their true nature, to evaluate and to ponder them.  Its final task is to draw sound conclusions.  The council presents these conclusions to the pastor/parish leader in the form of recommendations.  This threefold task of the council-investigating, considering, and recommending conclusions-is called pastoral planning.  After the pastor/parish leader has accepted the recommendations of the council, he directs their implementation.  Council members may assist him, but strictly speaking, implementation is the responsibility of the pastor/parish leader, not the council.

 Scope

The scope of the council is pastoral matters.  These may include Apart from faith, orthodoxy, moral principles or laws of the universal Church, the council functions  to compliment the Pastor’s influence and lend assistance in those areas in which the Lay Faithful have direct contact within the world/community more so than the Pastor.

 Criteria for Membership

Pastoral council members are practicing Catholics, who reflect the parish’s varied communities, and are willing to make the time commitment

 Daily Mass Schedule:

   Monday – McCall – 6:00 PM

   Tuesday –  McCall – 6:00 PM

   Wednesday – McCall – Noon

   Thursday – Cascade – Noon

   Friday – McCall – Noon  

 Interim Parish Council meeting for Our Lady of the Lake will be held Tuesday, April 10^th following the 6:00 PM Mass. Please meet in the Youth Room.  All members of the parish are invited to attend.

 Knights of Columbus meeting will be held on Sunday, April 15^th  in the Youth Room after Mass.

April is our month to help operate the HH&RC (McCall Food Bank).  If you would like to help, please see the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board at the main entry to the church. 

 Religious Education update:  Kids, the Operation Rice Bowl project collection is nearing completion.  Please bring your collection to religious ed by April 11^th.

 Mark your calendar:

 First Communion –  Sunday,May 20^th

 Confirmation – Monday,  May 21^st

 The children who will be receiving their First Holy Communion on May 20^th experienced First Reconciliation this past Wednesday.  They were joined by many of our older youth who also participated in the Sacrament.  The children of the religious education program would like to thank Fr. John for this experience.

 Feast of Divine Mercy – Next weekend we will join the universal church in celebrating the Feast of Divine Mercy.  Fr. John will lead us in the Chaplet of Divine Mercy following Mass.  If you would like to familiarize yourself with this devotion before next weekend you will find lots of information online.

Time is Running Out to contribute your best recipe for the St. Katharine Drexel cookbook fundraiser.  All recipes must be submitted by May 1^st  to Bette Joe Clapp  PO Box 311 Cascade, ID  83611 or by email  jlclapp@frontiernet.net.  Be sure to include your name and the servings with the recipe.

 Don’t throw away those items you are tired of that sit around your home and collect dust.  Donate them to the St. Katharine Drexel yard sale to be held Memorial Day weekend in the church parking lot in Cascade.  More information soon to follow.

Easter Water: Please feel free to bring a small appropriate bottle to church and take some Easter water home with you for your family’s use.

 MANY THANKS:  As any of you who attended the Lenten and Holy Week services here at Our Lady of the Lake can attest, it was obvious that many people spent many hours in preparation.  A heartfelt thanks, first of all, to  Fr. John for your dedicated leadership and your deep desire to help us all grow in our faith life.   To the musicians, your many hours of rehearsal were evident and the result much appreciated. Thank you to the people who worked on the environment, especially the Hatfield and Hattrup families, and Roberta Hinson, thank you for sharing your gifts with us by surrounding us with beauty to enhance our experience.  Thank you to the many ministers who greeted us at the door and served us at the altar.  Thank you to Kris Main for keeping the church sparkling clean.

St. Jerome’s and St. Katharine Drexel churches also were able to hold special services this Lent and Holy Week.  Many hours of dedication have been obvious there as well.  They would like to thank Fr. John for his willingness to serve them.

 HAPPY EASTER!!!

March 31 & April 1, 2012

Palm Sunday 

Holy Week – Easter Schedule:

Communal Reconciliation Service will be Tuesday, April 3^rd in McCall after the 6:00 PM Mass. Fr. John is also available after all Masses and by appointment.

 Holy Thursday:

Mass in Cascade – Noon.

Mass in McCall – 6:00 PM

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to follow.

 Good Friday:

Service in Riggins – 3:00 PM

Service in McCall – 6:00 PM

 Holy Saturday:

Easter Vigil – McCall-7:00 PM (if possible, meet outside at the back entrance of the church)

 Easter Sunday:

McCall – Sunday 9:00 AM

Cascade – Noon

Riggins – 3:00 PM

 Daily Mass Schedule:

   Monday – OLL 6:00 PM

   Tuesday –  OLL 6:00 PM

   Wednesday – OLL Noon

     Idaho Catholic Appeal:  All three communities have reached their ICA Goal!!!!!!  Thank you all so much for your generosity.

 April is our month to help operate the HH&RC (McCall Food Bank).  If you would like to help, please see the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board at the main entry to the church.  Hunger never takes a holiday.  In 2011 the food bank served an average of 646 people per month in an average of 103 households, or in total:  7750 people in 1236 households!

 Interim Parish Council meeting will be held Tuesday, April 10^th following the 6:00 PM Mass (approx 6:30 PM)

 Religious Education update:  Kids, the Operation Rice Bowl project collection is nearing completion.  Please bring your collection to religious ed by April 11^th.

Mark you calendar:

 First Reconciliation – Wednesday April 4

 First Communion –  Sunday,May 13^th

 Confirmation – Monday,  May 21st

Calling all Cooks! St. Katharine Drexel Community is in the process of compiling recipes for a cookbook fund raiser. All recipes must be submitted by May 1^st to Bette Joe Clapp  PO Box 311 Cascade, ID  83611 or by email  jlclapp@frontiernet.net.  Be sure to include your name and the servings with the recipe.

 While Spring Cleaning: St. Katharine Drexel church is collecting

aluminum cans,

old license plates,

old phone books and

magazines for cash to help us in our financial issues.  If you have any quality donated items for resale on Craig’s List and eBay we would appreciate your donation.  For those items please contact Mary Heinrichs @ 315-2799 and leave a message or email her @ xfox24@gmail.com for further instructions.  Due to lack of storage space please do not deliver items to the church.