The Weekly Focus for January 18th 2015
From the Pastor:
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Join us in Prayer….
Lee, Ruth, Andrea, Sean, Msgr. Jim, Fr. Bill, Lorraine, Guy, Lucille, Elizabeth, Susan, Maureen, Chris, Dee, Fr. Joe, Brian, Arthur, Donna, Bonnie, Louise, and Gabriel
Saint Miriam Life & News!
A “Thank You” From My Heart: On behalf of myself, and my mom, Ruth, and my sister, Andrea, thank you to all who helped us in our time of great grief. My father was not known to you, but he is alive and well in everything we do, for it was my dad and mom who taught me how to give selflessly. It is because of them – and their love and the manner in which they brought me up – that we have created Saint Miriam. So, thank you. Thank you for all your love, cards, financial support, and mass intentions. My father would be humbled and will live now in each of us. I am so very proud to be your pastor.
– Msgr +Jim, Pastor
The Liturgy Committee Meets Today: Our Liturgy Team meets today at 1:00pm!
Cafe’ Gift Cards Now Available!: Visit the Saint Miriam Cafe’ today and get one of our brand new gift cards! These cards are heavy-duty, customized plastic and have the logo of our new Cafe’ and can be purchased in any amount and even reloaded! Make a great gift and is easier to use every week than cash! Get Cafe-ing!
What’s Good to Eat?: Now find out every month with our included Saint Miriam Cafe’ menu listed below! A brand new feature to keep you and your tastebuds, in the know!
Media Site Up & Running!: Our New Media Site has changed! The old site has a page to inform you of the change and then it will be discontinued by Jan 30. Please visit our new site by Clicking Here!
Our New App is Here! The Saint Miriam App is here! Download for iOS/Apple for iPhone and iPad or Android by
New Weekly Devotional and Calendar Links: Our new Saint Miriam App received a new devotional, Franciscan Moments @ Saint Miriam! They will go out every Monday! Also, in the revised Focus @ Saint Miriam eNewsletter, we added a recognizable icon and a link to the Parish Master Calendar! Watch for more improvements!
What’s the “V” for?: The new addition to our Hymn board will make it easier for you to know which verse of the Alleluia we will be using for the particular Sunday you are attending! The Alleluia currently being used has 4 verses and we alternate every week, which has caused a bit of confusion for folks. So, now the v.1 (etc.) will indicate the verse we will sing together! So, belt it out and proclaim the Gospel of Christ!
St. Blaise Day & Blessing! The annual St. Blaise Blessing of Throats and protection from all illness will take place at all Masses on Sunday, February 1st 2015.
Women and V-Day! The Women of Saint Miriam are putting together a beautiful gift basket for Valentine’s Day! The raffle tickets will be available soon and the basket displayed in the fellowship hall! This year the basket includes an overnight stay at the Stroudsmoor Country Inn with dinner, breakfast the day, and a luxury suite included! Get your loving ready!
Spirituality Club Gets New Name: The Spirituality Club had a special guest this past week, Msgr Jim showed up to lead the group and to bestow a new name! It is now called the Saint Miriam “Imperfect Spirituality” Club! Why? Well, their tag line says it best: “Perfectly Imperfect & Beautiful” because that is how we are made by our God! So join us next month and gain some depth to life and a renewed step to your future!
New Mass Schedule: A new Mass schedule is in your pew pockets and you are welcome to read and/or take a copy home! Beginning February 22nd we will have three Sunday Masses at 9:00am, 10:30am, and 5:00pm! Learn more here.
Sacred Meal Group: Plan to join us for the next Sacred Meal Group set for this coming Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 6:30pm. RSVP here.
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The Weekly Focus for January 11th 2015
From the Pastor:
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Join us in Prayer….
Lee, Ruth, Andrea, Sean, Msgr. Jim, Fr. Bill, Lorraine, Guy, Elizabeth, Susan, Maureen, Chris, Dee, Fr. Joe, Brian, Arthur, and Louise
Saint Miriam Life & News!
PREP Back: Welcome back PREP Students!
Media Site: Our New Media Site has changed! The old site has a page to inform you of the change and then it will be discontinued by Jan 30. Please visit our new site by Clicking Here!
New App is Here! The Saint Miriam App is here! Download for iOS/Apple for iPhone and iPad by Clicking Here. (Android coming soon!)
St. Blaise! The annual St. Blaise Blessing of Throats and protection from all illness will take place at all Masses on Sunday, February 1st 2015.
Spirituality Club Group: The Spirituality Club set for January 17th at 10am will have a guest! Come and see who and get your spirit revved up!
New Mass Schedule: A new Mass schedule is in your pew pockets and you are welcome to read and/or take a copy home! Beginning February 22nd we will have three Sunday Masses at 9:00am, 10:30am, and 5:00pm! Learn more here.
The Women Meet: The Women of Saint Miriam meet this Tuesday at 7:00pm! Join in the fun and plan for spring!
Sacred Meal Group: Plan to join us for the next Sacred Meal Group set for Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 6:30pm. RSVP here.
Welcome to the Family! Today we baptize Alexa Marie Schickling, and Alice Marie Roman!
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A Brand New Day for Saint Miriam!
Communication is essential. It is the key to every good and strong relationship, especially when two are within the same covenant. I spoke a lot about the Saint Miriam Covenant last week in my homily and how it ties to our Baptismal Covenant as Christians. I also addressed some concerns related to communication and how to better address our growing pains in the last few issues of this publication. Today, I would like to inform you about some more upcoming enhancements and changes that I hope will make us a stronger community. But, as with all changes, and decisions, if I am willing to talk about them, you must be willing to come and talk to me with any feedback or suggestions. Communication is the vital key!
These changes were all about listening to those who responded to our annual Winter Survey! We discovered that many were not engaged enough in the old and often outdated communication tools such as a weekly newsletter, a monthly eNewsletter and even the Text alerts seems to be of little interest in a world that stimulates us with so much data. We had to find a way to stand out! So, welcome to the new site for communication and a brand new App available on Android and Apple Devices!
We will now be able to update daily, ‘push’ notifications for timely information and otherwise keep everyone in the loop! Download it today and our new app will give our on-the-go congregation our latest sermon in the form of audio, right on their phone or tablet. Saint Miriam will basically go wherever they go!
Connect our congregation by sharing our ministry insights through our weekly blog, turning it into a daily or weekly devotional!
Allow us to effortlessly communicate with our congregation members by giving us the ability to communicate upcoming events, publish our monthly newsletter, and even upload weekly Sunday bulletins, all within the app itself!
Connect everyone to our service times, give a little snippet on our parish, and provide direct-connection to all our social media channels such as Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, and Twitter!
So now instead of creating a bulletin or newsletter or waiting to announce upcoming events on a Sunday, we can simply send reminders or updates using push notifications from within our church app builder to your smart device!
Welcome to the new century! Welcome to Saint Miriam; a parish that listens – and hears – better!
The Weekly Focus for December 25th 2014
From the Pastor: A Weekly Reflection from Father +Jim
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Join us in Prayer….
Lee,Andrea, Donnie, Eileen, Dee Fr. Bill, Lorianne, Guy, Alton, Ruth, Sue, Maureen and Chris, Brian
Saint Miriam Life & News!
End of Year Gifts: An end of year generous gift helps us thrive. We count on these extra donations to help us stay healthy and to limit the need for appeals. Please give a gift today and help your taxes and us?
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