Saint Monica Catholic Church

 Greetings to all!

 Fr. Jeremy and I are frequently approached to announce something at all the weekend Masses. Just a brief review of the top five ways established to distribute and give information at St. Monica: 

1)      Announcements after Mass: These are to be submitted to the Parish Office by 9:00 AM on the Wednesday prior to the Sunday you wish the announcement to be made. We then review all the announcements at our Pastoral Staff meeting and decide what will be announced. These should be very brief. They are not appeals; they are simply to alert the congregation that something is coming up. More detailed information should be put on the website and in the bulletin, or be available in the narthex. 

2)      Bulletin: This is a weekly resource available for promoting St. Monica Church functions. Submissions for a given Sunday need to be in to the bulletin editor by 12:00 noon of the Sunday prior to the bulletin in which you want it to appear.

 3)      Narthex Space/Bulletin Inserts:  Both of these resources must be scheduled through the Parish Office.  There is a limit of four bulletin inserts per weekend.  There is a limit of four Narthex displays each weekend, and these are limited to the tables permanently set up in the Narthex for that purpose.

 4)      Website: Anything that can go in the bulletin can also go on the website.  Contact Martha Horvath in the parish office for information on how you may go about doing that. 

5)      Talk to each other! This is the most effective way to reach your brother and sister in Christ. Introduce yourself to someone in the Narthex, carry information about the ministry you wish to share, pray, invite. Give out your email or a phone number, be available. You would be surprised how effective a friendly personal invitation to serve God and share faith can be. 

God Bless!

Fr Todd

This year the St. Monica Feastday will be celebrated with two separate events.  The first event is our religious celebration, a multicultural Mass in honor of our patroness, St. Monica, which will be held on Saturday, August 28, at 5:30 pm.   A light reception will follow the Mass in the Emmaus Center.  THERE WILL NOT BE A 7:15 MASS ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 28th. 

Este año celebramos  el Dia de nuestra Parroquia con dos sucesos: el primero es nuestra celebración religiosa con una Misa multicultural en honor de nuestra patrona Santa Mónica.  Le Misa es el Sábado, 28 de Agosto, a las 5:30 PM.  Hay una pequeña recepción después de la Misa.  No hay Misa de 7:15 el Sábado 28 de Agosto. 

Las actividades de celebración por la festividad continuarán el Martes, 31 de Agosto, con una cena de pizza a las 5:30.  Por favor traiga un plato para compartir: ensalada, vegetal, o postre.    A 6:15 PM, habrá un Taller de Trabajo, nuestro conferencista, el Sr. Frank Donalson, nos retará a pensar realmente “sin barreras”, en forma nueva, creativa y llena de energía para promover el continuo desarrollo de nuestra Parroquia y Escuela.  Se invita a todos los adultos.  Cuidado de niños  es disponible. 

The second part of the celebration will be the One Parish, One Journey Dinner and Workshop.  It will take place on Tuesday, August 31st, in the St. Ambrose Center (gym) beginning at 5:30 pm.  Pizza and drinks will be provided and those attending are asked to bring a salad, vegetable or desert to share.  At 6:15 the program will begin.  Our dynamic presenter, Mr. Frank Donaldson, will give us insight on ways to work toward making St. Monica a more welcoming and dynamic parish.  All adults are welcome at this workshop.  Please sign up after Mass next weekend.

It’s been almost a month since the event but I would like to offer a sincere thank you to all of you who attended and helped plan the surprise party for my birthday. It certainly was a great surprise and all the food, gifts, cards, and smiling faces were much appreciated!  

God Bless,

Fr. Todd