Our Savior Parish

Bulletin Highlights

August 21, 2022

oursaviorparish.org

Guess what time it is?

The 2022 Safe Environment Renewal Training Video is available for all priests, deacons, employees and volunteers.

Click Below:

Child Protection Training

Voluntary Emergency 2nd collection for flood relief for Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia

The weekend of August 27th & 28th

Our Savior will be taking up a voluntary Emergency 2nd collection for flood relief for Eastern KY/WV.

Please make all checks payable to Our Savior, designated "flood relief." or you can go on to the website and click on online giving or the link below.

Click on link below:

Flood Relief

Our Savior Parish is looking for a full-time office manager. Salary commensurate with background and experience. A Catholic in good standing is preferred. If interested, please submit curriculum vitae and references to:

office@oursaviorparish.org.

'The Bob Karcher family would like to thank Our Savior parishioners for the generosity shown to them at the recent Memorial Mass and Lunch. Grace and Peace.'

MINISTRY SCHEDULE for Every Ministry EXCEPT Altar Servers: If you are going to be out of town or unavailable any time during the months of October through December 2022, please let the office know by September 1st. If you are not receiving emails concerning the schedule, please let the office know your current email address ASAP. Every effort to schedule people correctly is being made. Please be patient.

Thank you!

Temascalapa Fiesta

Save the date!

Sunday, August 28th

Jennings Hall.

5:30pm

Deacon Norman is holding Altar Server Training for NEW servers. If you have made your First Eucharist, you are eligible to serve. Older students including high school age who have never served are also welcome.

Sunday, August 28th @2:00p.m.

in the Church

2^nd Annual Multicultural Festival

Our Savior will be hosting the 2^nd Annual Multicultural Festival, on October 22^nd after the 5 o’clock Mass.

We would like to celebrate the richness of all the different cultures and traditions right here at Our Savior.

We are looking for parishioners who are interested in having a table to share their heritage and traditions.

So far, we have Poland, USA, Ireland, Nicaragua, Italy, Germany, Philippines, Vietnam and waiting for confirmation on Argentina, Mexico,.

If you would like to help with one of these booths or set up one yourself, please be in contact either with Deacon Francis or Tina Lyons.

If you’re interested in participating, please join us at our next planning meeting on Thursday, September 8^th at 6:30 in Joseph Hall.

Save the Date!

Saturday, October 22nd

after the 5 o'clock Mass

"FIAT" Faith in Action Together

WHEN? Sunday Morning between the Masses

during PREP classes

Come learn more about your Catholic faith. Meet new friends, and enjoy refreshments.

First gathering is Sunday, September 11, after the 8:30 Mass. Paul Backes, Facilitator

FIAT is a great hangout place for parents with children in religious education classes!

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)

We are excited to announce the RCIA Process will have its first gathering on Tuesday, September 13, at 6:30pm in Joseph Hall. RCIA is primarily for unbaptized iindividuals seeking baptism into the Catholic faith, but also for those individuals baptized in another faith who are seeking full communion as Catholics. In addition, we welcome adult Catholics who have not been confirmed, as well as Catholics who want to learn more about our Catholic Faith. Contact Jan Murray (re@oursaviorparish.org) for more information.

PREP registration forms for grades K-12 are available by clicking on the link below.

RE Registration Forms 2022-2023

Please consider volunteering to

serve as a catechist or catechist assistant. We also need substitute catechists.

Please contact Jan Murray to volunteer for this rewarding experience. We have small classes and great students!

Come be a part of a great team at Our Savior!

What’s Happening in Youth Ministry!

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Upcoming Youth Ministry Events

8/28 - Looking for volunteers to help with the Fiesta (kitchen help) Great service hours!

9/25 - Youth Fun Day! Watch for more details

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Youth group is open to all youth in the 2nd through 5^th grade and their families along with Middle School Youth 6th-8th grade & High School Youth 9th-12th grade.

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Please be in touch with Mr. Daniel if you are interested in Youth Choir!

2nd grade and up

St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry

SVDP

Food pantry is in need of canned meats (chicken, tuna), peanut butter. and ramen noodles. Donations can be placed in the back of the church.

What's Happening at

Our Savior in the near future?

SAVE THE DATES and mark your

calendars now.

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August 28th - Temascalapa Fiesta

September 18th - Feast Day Celebration

October 22nd - Multicultural Festival

October 30th - Trunk or Treat

Knights Corner

We are available after the Masses and Ms. Tina has some in the office. If you all want to buy another three or four tickets each, we won’t mind!

As always, we have our drawings on the 1^st Thursday of the month.

Thank you for your participation. Any profits that we receive will be going to help worthy causes. So in the end, we are all winners.

Our Savior Knights of Columbus

Contact Mike Smitherman if you're interested in joining the Knights of Columbus.

251-402-3473

The Men of St. Joseph is an association of Christian Men united under the Catholic Church who meet weekly to pray together and encourage each other to be the spiritual leader of their families. A weekly one hour meeting is held at 6 p.m. every Tuesday in Joseph Hall.

For more information, please contact Deacon Francis or Mike Perry.

Ministry Schedule

click below:

Ministry Schedule for July- September

Online Giving is a convenient way of contributing automatically to our parish. Your weekly tithing is needed for the upkeep of the parish day to day operations and its programs. You can either mail a check , drop it into the collection basket or click on the Online Giving link below.

Online Giving

August 20th- Confessions from 4-4:30

August 20th- 5 o'clock Mass

August 21st - 8:30 Mass

August 21st - 11 o'clock Mass

August 27th- Confessions from 4-4:30

August 27th- 5 o'clock Mass

August 28th - 8:30 Mass

August 28th - 11 o'clock Mass

WHEN REGISTERING IN THE HOSPITAL, REHAB OR NURSING HOME, please let them know you are Catholic and are a member of Our Savior Church, also contact the parish office with the name of the facility and room number; especially if you are entering Mobile Infirmary Hospital. If you enter through the ER and are admitted into the hospital please inform them of your church affiliation.

Our Savior live streams daily Mass Tuesday-Friday & 11 o'clock Sunday Mass on Facebook.

Log into Facebook and search for Our Savior Catholic Church. Don't forget to click on "Follow Us" to get notices when we post any videos or messages or click on the link below and it should take you to your personal page.

Facebook Live Streaming

Parish Mission Statement

"Our Savior parish is a Catholic community,fuel by the Eucharist and infused with the gifts of the Holy Spirit,committed to faith-filled worship, to outreach and welcoming for our brothers and sisters in need, to striving for Christian unity, to pursuing respect for the dignity of all human life,and to building the Kingdom of God on Cody Road and beyond."

Contact Information

Office: 251-633-6762

Fax: 251-633-7790

Website: www.oursaviorparish.org

Facebook: Our Savior Catholic Church

Email: office@oursaviorparish.org

Fr. David's email: djtokarz1950@gmail.com