St. Jerome

Today is the feast day of St. Jerome, a priest and Doctor of the Church.  St. Jerome is the most famous biblical scholar in the history of the Church.  He is the patron saint scholars and libratians.

September 30th Mass

Reminder that the family Mass will begin at 6:15 tomorrow evening (9/30/09).  See you all there.

Feast of the Archangels

Did you know that today, September 29, is the Feast of the Archangels?  What is an archangel you say?  Well I think you will recognize their names and know that they are messengers from God.  Another name for the day is Michaelmas Day since Michael the Archangel is one of the angels honored today.  Michael the Archangel is the leader of the ranks of angels, he also is known as the guardian and protector of Israel.  Michael is the patron saint of Germany, England and a few more countries.  He, also, is patron saint of the sick, radiologists, grocers, mariners, police officers, paratroopers and cemeteries.  Gabriel the Archangel is one I am pretty sure you may have heard of since he is the angel who appeared to Zechariah announcing that he and Elizabeth would have a son, John the Baptist and Gabriel, also, is the angel who appeared to Mary announcing the conception of Jesus.  Gabriel is the patron saint of Argentina, those engaged in telecommunications (radio, TV and telephone), messengers, diplomats, postal employees and stamp collectors.  Raphael the Archangel is God's messenger who hears people's prayers and brings them before God (Tobit 12:12, 15).  Raphael is the patron saint of travelers, physicians, nurses, lovers, health inspectors and the sightless.

Check it Out

St. Olaf has children's bulletin's available for kids ages 5 to 12 every weekend.  Find the bulletin board with the banner on it in the gathering space and you will find the children's bulletin's.  The activities in the children's bulletin will relate to the readings for that particular Sunday. 

Blogging Hints

As I learn how this world of bloggine works I will give you some hints on how to navigate the blog, it is very easy to do. SEARCH: Are you looking for something in particular? Enter a search term and "search this blog" for related entries.  If you search, it will search not only the blog, but also the St. Olaf Parish web site.  COMMENTS: Comments - I would love to have comments from you!!! Click on the "comments" link under any post to write a question - leave a remark (also known as a comment!!!) - or just to say hello!

October 1, 2009

On the first Thursday of each month St. Olaf has an hour of prayer, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM to pray for our priests and for vocations to the priesthood as a way to celebrate the Year for Priests.  Please come and join us for a time of verbal prayer, adoration and quiet prayer.  It is a way for all of us to appreciate the gift our priests are to us and to grow in understanding of what the priesthood means for the Family of God.  The title of this blog is the date for our next holy hour of prayer we hope to see you there.

Reminder

Next Wednesday September 30th is the first night for Religous Ed. grades 1-8.  If you haven't registered your child/ren yet contact the parish office to get a registration packet.

Those of you who have signed up for Sunday School, for the 4 and 5 year olds, we begin this coming Sunday September 27th at 10:15 AM.  See you there.