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St. Jude Parish Sweepstakes 2008!
The
2008 sweepstakes is here! This year’s Grand Prize will be a 2008
Volkswagen Eos. The Eos is a hot hard top convertible made by
Volkswagen. Eos was named a 2008 “Best New Road Trip Vehicle” by
Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com and
“Best Convertible” According To Motor Week's Driver's Choice Awards.
This is a great Grand Prize and it helps the youth here at St.
Jude’s.
Learn more about the EOS and order tickets online
by visiting www.winthiseos.com!
 

OLCS Celebrates "50th" School Anniversary
Our Lady's Christian School will be celebrating "50" years of
Catholic education. We invite our alumni, parents, grandparents,
parishioners and friends. Join us for a celebration on Saturday,
August 8, 2009 at the Bayfront Convention Center. We wish to honor
our school’s first graduating class and anyone having information or
wishes to get involved in the celebration is asked to contact Jennie
Hagerty @ (814)838-0908 or
hagerty@olcs-erie.com.
 

Grandparents Out of Town?
Would you or your family like to adopt an aging parishioner as a
foster grandparent? One of our recent high school graduates
did just that. She and her family have been visiting an elderly
parishioner for the past three years and have treated her as if she
were one of their family. We have a number of aging parishioners who
have no family here in town and would love to have a regular
visitor. If you can help, please call Patty Wellington at 833-8760.
(Confirmation students can use such visits for service hours, but we
prefer students or families who can commit to a longer relationship
than just for the summer.)
 

Need Answers?
If you or someone you know is an adult and has questions for and
about the Catholic Church...keep reading. If you or someone you know
has either: never been baptized, been baptized but not raised
Catholic or has not received the Sacraments
of Initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation) in the Catholic
Church and would like to --- please call Anne in the Religious
Education Office at (838-6225).
 

Youth Group
Waldameer Park: Wednesday, July
23rd 6:00pm-9:00pm (All) This will be our first Youth Group
outing to Waldameer Park. We will get to enjoy some classic Erie
amusement park action as well as having the added contest of seeing
who, if any of you, can coax me into riding the Ravine Flyer (I hope
you read that in the jingle voice because that’s how I intended it).
I am a huge roller coaster baby. So, if you’d like to enjoy an
evening of Waldameer fun with the Youth Group, call 836-8541 to
reserve your spot. The cost is $20.00 for admission to the park.
Rock Climbing & Hiking: Friday, July 25th 9:00-4:00 (All)
Okay, just about everything under the sun has conspired to make us
reschedule this trip again and again. This is the real thing though.
We are really going this time. Really. We will be traveling to
McConnell’s Mill for a day of scenic hiking and challenging rock
climbing. No experience is necessary. All you need is the desire for
an exciting day. A packed lunch will be necessary for the day. The
cost will be $5.00 per person. Limited spaces are still available so
call the Youth Office at 836-87541 to reserve your spot.
Habitat for Humanity: Wednesday, August 6th 7:00am-1:00pm (9-12)
It’s time for round two of our Habitat for Humanity outings this
summer. Once again we will be constructing houses for the less
fortunate. Due to jobsite insurance the event is only open to people
16 and over. This is a wildly rewarding event and one we hope you
will take advantage by being a part of it. This is also a service
hour countable event. If you have any questions or are interesting
in reserving your spot please call the Youth Office at 836-85471
today. Please call by Wednesday, July 30th to reserve your spot on
our work crew.



2008 Diocesan Anniversary
Celebrations
The 2008 Diocesan Anniversary Celebrations for couples
celebrating 25th, 50th or 60th wedding anniversaries will be
held at 2:00pm in two locations in the diocese: Sunday,
August 3, 2008, Our Lady of Mercy Church, Harborcreek and
Sunday, August 10, 2008, St. Tobias, Brockway. To register,
please contact the church office (814) 833-0927 or the
Family Life Office at Catholic Charities (814) 824-1250 or
(800) 374-3723 ext. 250; or online
http://www.eriecd.org/.



Kid's Cafe Volunteers
St Jude
has always been a generous supporter of Emmaus Ministry. Our Kids
Café is in need of a few dedicated men or women to help us cook,
serve or mentor Erie City young people. If interested or for more
information, call Ann at 878-2922.



Food for the Needy -
The cans of
food that you see at the entrances of our church are
donations by our parishioners for the St. Andrew Food
Pantry. If you can spare some items for the hungry of our
area, please leave something the next time you come to
church. When we feed the hungry, we serve Jesus, "for I was
hungry and you gave me to eat."
 

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