September Edition

Notes For EACH

Opening Mass & Book Blessing

The September EACH meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 13 beginning at 7 o'clock pm in the chapel at St. Mark's Center. The evening will begin with Mass celebrated by Fr. Levis, followed by EACH's traditional Blessing of the Books. The evening will close with EACH family introducing themselves formally during a social in the cafeteria.  Please Bring: -One school book for each child to be blessed -One snack and one drink per family to share Please arrive at 6:45 in the chapel so we can promptly begin. See you there!!! Please call Kathy Wagner with any questions or concerns.

Planning Meeting

A planning meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 29 at 7:45 pm. The meeting will be held at the Swick residence and is for adults and nursing babies only. The Swick family's address is 1713 West Sixth Street. For more information or directions please call Tamara, William or Tara Swick at 454-3120. Bring your calendars, hope to see you there!!!!

Note from Newsletter Editor

Hello Everyone!  Welcome back from the Summer!!!    I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing time . More then likely, everyone was EXTREMELY busy.   While we will miss the summer activities, we look forward to a busy school year, and hope that everyone will be very involved in EACH.  In this first newsletter you will find information about our traditional opening- of-the-year  "Blessing of the Books" as well as a planning meeting. 

If you are unable to attend the planning meeting, do not worry!!!  The results of the meeting will be printed in October's newsletter Thank you to everyone who sent in their EACH directory information.  Those families who have not sent their information will have received a notice with this newsletter.  There will be a copy of the directory available at the September's meeting as well as at the planning meeting so that families will have the opportunity to read through it and make any corrections that  are needed.   A copy of the directory will be mailed to everyone with October's newsletter!!!    If you have not sent me your directory information please snail or Email it to me ASAP!!   

Finally, please have information for the newsletters to me by the 15th of the month !!!  I hate to tell people "NO" when they ask if they have time to add something  "last minute!"   Please help me to get the newsletter out on time by not asking to put information in after the 15th of the month unless it is absolutely necessary!!!!  Information for the newsletter can be sent to the addresses above!!
Looking forward to a GREAT year!!
Thanks!!  
God Bless!!!
  -Tara

   EACH Groups

Anyone interested in participating in any of the following "groups" listed below should please call or Email the contact person. Please do so promptly so we can begin to organize!!

Little Flowers

The Little Flowers is an organization whose goal is to provide young Catholic girls (5 and up) with an opportunity to gather and learn about their Catholic heritage, faith and tradition as well as other 'womanly' traditions that may have faded from view. Within the meetings of the Little Flowers the girls will hear, read, share, and learn about our role model - the Blessed Virgin Mary, our patroness - St. Therese of Lisieux, saints of the Church, women in the religious life, and their own mothers. The girls will gain a strong self-esteem in being a young Catholic girl as well as gain friendships that will support their own beliefs.

Meetings will be the second Friday of the month at Gretchen Lorei's home, 1429 South Hill Road, from 9:00am to 11:00am. (Call Gretchen for directions) Membership fee is: 15.00 first child or 25.00/family. (Membership fees provide money for the following: photocopies, craft supplies, mailings/postage, medals, miscellaneous expenses.)

Parents will need to provide each of child with the following: ·

• White Full Apron (MUST be white and MUST be full- we will decorate these to use as our uniform) ·
• Set of 3x5 Ruled Index Cards with 'recipe box'-type holder · 3-ring binder ·
• Dad's old shirt (for messy projects)

Each parent is expected to take a turn each month in providing a drink and a snack to share. Parents of children 5 - 7 years old are expected to stay with their children for all meetings.

The first meeting will be September 8th (Mother Mary's Birthday!!!). At this meeting, please be ready with membership fee, aprons, index cards and 3-ring binder. This will be an introductory meeting and the snack will be provided. ALL mothers are expected to stay for this meeting. Please call me, Kathleen Peterson (774-0061) to RSVP for this meeting - I need to know how many girls to plan for. Please bear with us this first year as we iron out the 'kinks'. Success depends upon everyone's involvement, support, understanding, and prayers.

God Bless You and Your Families!
Kathleen Peterson 814-774-0061
roaminka@velocity.net

Mother's Breakfast Meeting
The next Mother's Breakfast meeting is on Saturday, September 30th. All mothers are invited to join us in this monthly breakfast gathering for friendship, sharing, and support. We will begin the morning with Mass at St. George Church on Peach St. and then meet for breakfast at 9:00am at the Eat N' Park on upper Peach St. No reservations will be necessary.

Wine & Spirit

Greetings Everyone: Mark your calendars and call your sitters, we're in for another delightful evening!

This next Wine & Spirit evening features our own Dr. Michael Coulter Ph.D. Michael is currently teaching at Grove City College and is planning to speak to us on the topic of sanctifying our work. This is the subject of a papal encyclical (don't ask me the Latin for it!). He will be speaking to us about how we can make our everyday work a sanctifying experience.

Please join us on Sunday August 27 from 7-9 PM at the Lorei House of Prayer (a contemplative community!) We're looking forward to seeing you there. As always, babies are welcome. Snacks and beverages are too but not necessary.

God bless, Paul & Gretchen

Campout and Picnic!

COLONEL CRAWFORD PARK
August 25, 26, 27, 2000

-Bring the family and join us for a weekend of FUN!
-Spend time with like minded folks!
-Enjoy good company and good conversation!
-Biking, Hiking, Fishing, Boating, Swimming available!
-Bring a dish to share for the picnic supper Saturday the 26th at 6pm!

Campsites: 

-$12 a night for electric -$10 a night for non-electric

Check-out is 2pm Sunday

Mass Times: -St. Agathas, Meadville: Sat.: 5:15, Sun.: 7:30, 9, 10:15, 11:30, Daily 8am -St. Bernadettes, Saegertown: Sat.: 6:30, Sun.: 9:45

RESERVATIONS: Contact Jim or Myra Pratt at 814-474-2952.

We will be going to the campground Friday morning in order to obtain sites that are next to one another, if you want a site please let us know in order that we may obtain the correct number. We will need your license plate number and payment in order to reserve the site for you. It is permitted to share a site and they are large enough, but each family must pay the going rate. We will be selecting electric sites if possible. If you cannot come to spend the weekend please feel free to join us anytime throughout the weekend, especially for the Saturday Picnic Supper. Know of anyone who might be interested? Please feel free to invite them!

Directions:

From the north, travel south on I-79 to the Saegertown exit (Route 198), travel east on 198 through Saegertown, jogging across route 86. Or travel south on route 19 to route 86, turning left (east) onto route 198.

From the south, travel north on I-79 to the Saegertown exit (Route 198), and follow above directions.

From the east, travel west on US322 to route 86 north to route 198, turn right (east) and follow directions below. The campground is off route 198 between routes 86 and 77. Turn south at the sign to Colonel Crawford Park to cross the lake, turning northwest into the campground.

As we won't know where in the campground we will be, please ask at the registration shack, I am planning to leave notice there when I register. There are other ways to reach the campground, and if you know these by all means use them. I have presented directions which will not fail you.

Fun Stuff

The Catholic Dictionary

AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.
BULLETIN: 1. Parish information, read only during the homily. 2. Catholic air conditioning. 3. Your receipt for attending Mass.
CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the congregation to lip-sync.
HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is
HOLY. HYMN: A song of praise, usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation's range. see also: RECESSIONAL HYMN: The last song at Mass, often sung a little more quietly, since most of the people have already left.
INCENSE: Holy Smoke!
JESUITS: An order of priests known for their ability to found colleges with good basketball teams.
JONAH: The original "Jaws" story.
JUSTICE: When kids have kids of their own.
KYRIE ELISION: The only Greek words that most Catholics can recognize besides gyros and baklava.
MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.
MANGER: 1. Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn't covered by an
HMO. 2. The Bible's way of showing us that holiday travel has always been rough.
PEW: A medieval torture device still found in Catholic Churches.
PROCESSION: The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass, consisting of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.
RECESSIONAL: The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Mass, led by parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.
RELICS: People who have been going to Mass for so long, they actually know when to sit, kneel and stand.
TEN COMMANDMENTS: The most important Top Ten list not given by David Letterman.
USHERS: The only people in the parish who don't know the seating capacity