FROM FATHER RASK  

Our Worship and Community Life Council has planned a very special event on Sunday, July 19, 2015.  Join us in the Courtyard to celebrate St. Odilia with an ice cream social at 3:30pm and a dance at 4:00pm featuring the music of Dan Perry and the Backyard Band. 

This month you will be receiving a mailing from the Fall Festival Committee that includes information about raffle tickets and other Fall Festival 2015 preparations. The raffle is a major part of the fundraising effort for the event and you can purchase/pick up your tickets at the ice cream social.

Vacation Bible School begins July 27 and I understand there are still openings available and they need teen crew leaders and helpers.  It's very easy for you to click, register and pay in one easy step.  

Stay cool and I hope to see you at the Ice Cream Social!

There are notices from the Archdiocese on bulletin boards, in the bulletin and on the parish website that pertain to the Chapter 11 Case. Every parish must post and distribute these notices informing people of the claim filing deadline on August 3, 2015.  Click HERE for more information.

FAITH FORMATION UPDATES        

 

Vacation Bible School

July 27-31, 2015, 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Preschool ages 4-5. Grades K-5.

Register and pay for VBS HERE .

 

NEEDED!! Crew Leaders  (entering grades 9-12+) and Crew Helpers (entering grades 6-8) are able to register and obtain copies of paperwork to turn in HERE.

 

Contact Janet Etten with questions at etten@stodilia.org

or 651-415-3330.

Please Welcome Michelle Stone

Hello! My name is Michelle Stone and on July 6, I will be starting as the Junior High Faith Formation Coordinator and Youth Minister, for grades six through eight at St. Odilia.  After years of volunteer involvement in faith formation, I started my employment in ministry almost three years ago when friends encouraged me to apply for the youth ministry position at our parish in Waverly, Iowa. I had been working at the post office for a couple years and, before that, had been able to stay at home with my kids when they were young. In my years at St. Mary's in Waverly, ministry came to be such a gift to me and my family, and it taught us that church is more than just a place you come to once or twice a week for Mass and faith formation. Church is the people, not the building, and the community they come together to make can be a real and transformative presence in its members' lives. Youth are such an important part of that community because they bring unquenchable energy and love for God. I look forward to meeting the youth and families at St. Odilia and continuing the great work that   Logan Crotty has been doing. I hope the St. Odilia middle school youth ministry can continue to be a vibrant, authentic community where young people can experience and grow in their faith! 

 

I currently live in St. Michael with my husband Ben, who works from home as a regional sales manager for Wayne Engineering, based in Cedar Falls, Iowa. We have five children: Elizabeth, Madeline, William, Alice, and John, who range in age from seven to fifteen. We enjoy camping, hiking, canoeing, and spending time together. Our younger three kids will be attending St. Odilia School this fall.    We're all so looking forward to becoming part of the St. Odilia family!

 

 

 

"There is much that we can do to benefit the poor, the needy and those who suffer, and to favor justice, promote reconciliation and build peace." (Pope Francis)

June Green Envelopes:

In June, the green envelope was for "Peter's Pence".  The Peter's Pence collection unites us in solidarity with the Holy Father and his works of charity to those in need.  The quote (above) from Pope Francis addresses our responsibility  before the world.  The collection to the Peter's Pence allows the Holy Father to support victims of war, natural disasters and others in need of assistance. Join Pope Francis and be a witness of charity in the world. Through your generosity, the Catholic Community of St. Odilia contributed a total of $2,640 to Peter's Pence. 

July Green Envelopes:

In July, the green envelope is for the annual "Missionary Appeal".  On the weekend of July 11/12 we welcome Fr. Juan Manuel Camacho and Dennis Beltré from the Community of St. Paul from Racine, Wisconsin.  Fr. Juan Manuel was ordained a priest in 2012 and since then has been working in La Sagrada Familia Parish in the Dominican Republic. Dennis has been a member of the CSP for over six years, and is working in the parish as well as finishing his studies in philosophy. 

The Community of St. Paul (CSP) is a small international missionary group in the Catholic Church currently working in missions in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Ethiopia.  It is made up of priests and lay men and women from various countries, and is headquartered in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.  Wherever they are present, the members of the Community of St. Paul strive to promote the integral development of all so that they can discover their full human potential and dignity as children of God, with a strong sense of solidarity with those who are suffering, and a particular sensitivity towards injustice.  They do so in promoting and carrying out the sacramental and pastoral work of the Church, as well as through a variety of ongoing development programs.  The collections from the mission appeals given by members of the CSP are used to help support its ongoing service programs, such as: three nutritional centers and scholarship programs in the Dominican Republic; a mother and child center in Mexico; a center for boys living on the street in Bolivia; and a health care and education program for school children in Ethiopia.  The funds from these collections are an important part of being able to keep these programs running.

A second collection, for the mission, will be taken up at all of the Masses.

Did you misplace your green envelope?  You can still contribute to the Missionary Appeal.  Just make your check out to St. Odilia with Missionary Appeal in the memo line.

A Tisket a Tasket, Please Donate Your BASKETS:

Fall Festival Silent Auction needs your baskets!  Mark all items "Silent Auction" and leave them in courtyard on tables and shelves marked for that purpose.

Raffle tickets will be available for pick-up and sale at the St. Odilia ice cream social on Sunday, July 19. Reminder: raffle tickets will not be mailed. Turn in tickets early for incentive drawings in August. 

Fall Festival Letter to Parishioners

2015 Raffle Ticket Information 

Silent Auction Leaders Needed:

Monitor the bidding sheets with a team of 3-4. Training provided. Contact Carla at cjgatto@hotmail.com

Looking for Little Legs to Lead Us!

The annual Fall Festival Kids Course is designed with our little leaders in mind!  A short obstacle course is set up on the east side of the building to include fun events like skipping, hopping, running, crab crawl!  Be sure and register your future marathoners in this great family event.  Registration forms available HERE, or in the church kiosk in the courtyard.  Only $7 to register,  and you get prizes and a T-shirt!  Deadline is August 27 - sign up now!   

St. Odilia Has a Facebook Page!

Please like us on Facebook and get all of the up-to-date Fall Festival information leading up to the festival and during the festival weekend.  You won't want to miss anything at www.facebook.com/stodiliachurch 

New this year: Hands-Only CPR! 

Have you ever wanted to learn how to do CPR? You're in luck! You can learn how to do hands-only CPR at the fall festival in just 15 minutes! Come join us to work your way towards being a heart aware community at the Fall Festival!

Festival Favorites For Kids/Youth!  

Climb on a snorkel truck. Visit with an officer and his canine companion. Visit with a police officer about various safety practices. Enjoy the traditional kids games sponsored by the Boy Scouts, AND the Bottle Blast and Nut Shoppe. Buy a weekend inflatable pass good for eight different inflatables or a daily pass for four. NEW: Board and Electronic Games for TWEEN'S and TEENS. Electronic Game Competition Saturday 6-10pm.