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• Euch Ministers (6/12)
• Lectors (5/22)
• Altar Servers (7/25)
• CCD (09/10 Schedules)
• Prayer Shawl Ministry
• Catholic Women Today

Daily Mass:
There will be no 9:00 am Sunday Mass
during July and August.
Confessions:
Saturday 4 to 5 PM (church)

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A WORD FROM THE PASTOR
For part of my daily prayer, I have been using a very good book titled “Sacred Space” (the prayer book 2010). In it
I came across this reflection for parents which I wish to use as a review of the book. Let us pray for all parents as they live the awesome vocation given to them by God.

GOD’S CHILDREN

Children are deprived not because we do not give them
things, but because we do not sufficiently value what
they give us. We need to be alert to welcome what
children have to offer. You remember how Kahil Gibran
wrote about children:

You may give them your love but not your
thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You
may house their bodies but not their souls, for
their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow which
you cannot visit not even in your dreams. You
may strive to be like them but seek to make them
like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries
with yesterday. You are the bows from which
your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Our children are flying forward into areas we have
not charted ourselves. What is asked of us is in Kahil’s
last phrase. “Even as the Archer loves the arrow that
flies, so he loves also the bow that is stable.” We are
expected to be calm, reliable, showing a steady love
in our own lives and to offer our children what Jesus
offered: time, love, stability, and readiness to bless.

God bless you.............. Fr. Tom

SAINT CHRISTINE’S 50/50 APPEAL

Please return your raffle tickets as soon as possible so you can be included in our bonus drawings. All winners from the monthly drawing will also be included in the Grand 50/50 Drawing at our event on September 25th. You can return your raffle tickets by putting your tickets and donation in the collection baskets in an envelope marked 50/50 Appeal. Raffle tickets may also be purchased after the Masses at the Church and Chapel this weekend. Thanks for your support.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

CCD TEACHERS NEEDED:
We still need teachers for 2010/2011 in the following grades. Please call the CCD Office at 781-837-0088 if you think you would like to teach in our CCD program.

Grade 5	Monday	2 teachers	4:15 - 5:15 pm
	Tuesday	3 teachers	4:15 - 5:15 pm
Grade 6	Wednesday	4 teachers	6:30 - 7:30 pm
		1 Hall Monitor
Grade 7	Tuesday	4 teachers	6:30 - 7:30 pm
Grade 8	Monday	1 teacher	6:30 - 7:30 pm
		1 Hall Monitor
Grade 9	Sunday	3 teachers	5:00 - 6:00 pm

Pre-School & Grade 1 - Registration 2010/2011
Registration for Pre-School and Grade 1 students for September is now underway. Baptismal certificates for those children not baptized at St. Christine’s must be submitted at the time of registration. Please register early so that you can select the day most convenient for your family. Pre-School classes meet on Sunday mornings at 8:45 am. Grade 1 classes meet on Sunday mornings from 10 to 11 am and Monday through Wednesday from 4:15 to 5:15 pm.

GIANT YARD SALE
Saturday, August 21st 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
St. Christine’s Peer Ministry will hold a Giant Yard Sale in the church parking lot and hall. Donated items are needed for the sale. Tables to sell your own items are also available for $25. For more information and to reserve a table, please contact Jack Scanlan at 781-837-0088.
All donated items may be brought to the parish hall and put in the designated classrooms from Wednesday through Friday, August 18 through August 20th. (No computers, televisions or major appliances accepted.)

SOWING SEEDS – Volunteers at Clothing Bank
If you have two hours a month on a Thursday or Saturday morning, Sowing Seeds urgently needs your help at the Clothing Bank on Route 139. From 10 am to 12 noon, you will sort donations and assist those in need in selecting clothing. Sowing Seeds is Marshfield’s ecumenical outreach ministry serving our neighbors in need. If you can help, please call Sowing Seeds at 781-837-3337.

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED
The American Field Service Organization is looking for families to host a foreign student for one or two semesters while attending local schools. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to share their homes and customs with a foreign student and learn about their traditions. If you are interested in hosting a student this year or need more information, please call Deb Gallagher at 781-834-0708.

REFLECTION:
What do I see as my wealth and where do I store it?

VOCATIONS
We pray that all Christians may be a support to one another in the daily living of the Gospel.

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REMINDER: The Marshfield Fire Department has requested that our parishioners refrain from parking in front of the church as it prevents their access in times of emergency.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS, LECTORS, ALTAR SERVERS
Please check your schedules to see if/when you are assigned. If you unable to serve your assigned Mass, it is important that you call a substitute to serve for you.

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