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St. Odilia is a collection location for items that will help
in protecting the homeless from the hot summer sun.
With the high temperatures we experience in Tucson,
there is a real need for these items.
In the past, our parishioners and neighbors have been
a wonderful example of reaching out to those who
have need of the basics. The parish office is the
place to drop off any of the items below. Our
office hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through
Thursday.
Items needed:
Individual bottles of water, sports bottles to
hold water, caps and hats, foot powder and
deodorant, Sunscreen (for adults and children),
and sunglasses.
Tucson Clean & Beautiful will be accepting Household
Hazardous Waste at Pusch Ridge Christian Church, 440
W. Calle Concordia, the first Saturday of every month
from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. The next collection date is
June 5, 2010. If you have any questions, you can call
Tucson City Recycle at 791-5000.
A lifeline for marriages
For the couples in the parish and all participating in the Retrouvaille (Ret-tro-vi) this weekend for hurting marriages, we ask for healing and growth in their relationship. We pray to the Lord.
For more information call Kevin or Kathie at (520) 722-2931 or email stogskk1@comcast.net or visit the Retrouvaille web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com.
Albertson’s again has sent a nice check for
$100.00. If everyone who shops at Albertson’s
would use their card by having the
cashier scan our number our checks would
be even bigger. If you need a card please
come to the office to pick one up.
Our Safeway fundraiser of eScrip continues to bring our
Parish between $40.00-$65.00 per month. Anyone who
shops at Safeway and has a Safeway card can register
their Safeway card to earn money for our parish. Jill
Thompson would be happy to register their card for
them. If interested, please call Jill at (520) 797-1067.
Thank you to those who registered in the Fall.
This book contains the homilies of Msgr. Robert Fuller for
the Sundays of Year A (Matthew’s gospel). The Foreword
is by Bishop Gerald Kicanas. Proceeds from the book will
be donated to the Catholic Worker House, Casa Maria, in
South Tucson. It may be purchased for $12.00 (plus
$4.00 shipping and handling) from St. Frances Cabrini
Church (phone 326-7670) or, through the website,
www.cabrinitucson.com.
“In protecting human life, we must begin with a commitment
never to intentionally kill, or collude in the killing,
of any innocent human life, no matter how broken,
unformed, disabled or desperate that life may seem. We
urge Catholics and others to promote laws and social
policies that protect human life and promote human dignity
to the maximum degree possible. Laws that legitimize
abortion, assisted suicide, and euthanasia are profoundly
unjust and immoral. We support constitutional
protection for unborn human life, as well as legislative
efforts to end abortion and euthanasia” (Faithful citizenship
US Bishops, 2003).
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona
Listed below are current items and volunteer
needs:
St. Elizabeth’s Health Center: Volunteers are
needed that have an interest and experience in dental
clinic operations to help with projects. Please contact
Dana Pepper at danap@ccs-soaz.org.
John Valenzuela Youth Center: Arts and crafts
supplies, sports equipment, water toys, bubbles,
chalk, and board games are needed. Please call
792-9251.
Southwest Community Services: A volunteer for
two hours plus every day to help with the phones at
the COPD office is needed. Please contact Anne Levy at
annel@copdaz.org.
Visit www.ccs-soaz.org for more info or call 623-0344
between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
Those interested in a ministry working for the
poor, sharing their burdens and joys, please
contact the parish office at 297-7271, and
leave your name and phone number. This is a
ministry in which you can truly be a friend of
Christ in serving his poor.
Your True Friend in Christ,
Deacon George Scherf
The Diocesan Office for Vocations is forming priesthood
discernment groups for men from 18-55 years old. If you
are a practicing Catholic, unmarried, love the Mass, are
basically happy but looking for more in your life, you
might consider joining the group. We will be meeting
monthly to discuss, pray and discern about priestly
vocations in the Diocese of Tucson. If you are interested,
please contact the vocations office at (520) 838-2531 or
vocations@diocesetucson.org.
Pima County Interfaith Council April 21st at 2:30 pm and/or April 24th at
7:00 pm... more Listening Sessions at St Elizabeth
Ann Seton Church, 8650 N. Shannon Rd.
Come and share with others your view of the
current economy and start planning what is
needed in NW Tucson for a better future.
Safe shelter, affordable food, good education,
jobs with a living wage, etc…. all the parts of
the life we want to give our loved ones so we
have time to bring them up with the rich traditions,
love and faith of happier times.
Then this next one will be here AT ST.
ODILIA in the PARISH HALL !!
Sunday April 25th, from 1:30 - 4:30 pm, here.
This will be a lively event. WELCOME!
Training session for parishes from greater
Tucson to learn how to organize and change
city and county plans and budgets so they support
our Faith Values and create a better future
for all. Power comes from either much money
OR MANY PEOPLE UNITED. We can affect the
future, really.
“Many signs and wonders were done…” (First reading).
A retreat weekend together can let the Holy Spirit
work wonders in your marriage. The next Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekends are May 21-23 in Tucson
and July 23-25 in Phoenix.
Contact: (602) 242-6141 or Cwessel@csc.com.
Introductory Session to the Ovulation Method Creighton
Model of Natural Family Planning. $30.00 per couple.
Classes are held every 2nd Wednesday of the month in
the Canyon Room at St. Joseph’s Hospital located at 350
N. Wilmont Rd., Tucson, AZ, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
March 10 April 14 May 12
June 9 July 14 August 11
September 8 October 13 November 10
December 8
For more information, please call 520-873-3867 or
www.carondelet.org.
Are you having a baby? Did someone you know just bring
home a new bundle of joy? Give Mom a night off and let
Meals for Moms fix dinner tonight! Meals for Moms is a
new ministry dedicated to helping new moms during those
first months after bringing home a new addition
to the family. We’ll bring a meal to your
door if you just give us a call at 572-4634 or
send an email to MealsForMoms@live.com.
Bon Appetit!
Ladies, Loving yourself means being
in health, integrating mind, body and
spirit. Body Heart offers exercise
classes for women to shape up the
body and boost self esteem.
Get FIT & FABULOUS FAST every
Tuesday and every other Thursday at St. Odilia.
It’s group fitness with a personal training touch. All
fitness levels can participate comfortably. All
classes are taught by an ACE certified Personal
Trainer.
Fit and Fabulous relies on bursts of cardio activity and
muscle building movements that get you in shape
quickly. It’s a great way to get in a workout — whether
you already have a consistent routine, you’re just beginning,
or you’re somewhere in between.
We meet every Tuesday and every other Thursday
from 4:45 to 5:30 pm. Thursday classes begin on Oct.
6th. Class is held at St. Odilia in the Education Center,
Room 4. It’s just us girls - friendship, gossip, smaller
thighs… what more could we ask for?
Fees are as follows: 4 class/month, $32, 6 class/
month, $48. Discounts are given for purchasing two
or more months at a time. Drop in rates are $12 per
class. Body Heart also offers a lunch time class at the
Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation Offices, 3182
N. Swan Rd. every Tuesday from 12:40 to 1:30 pm.
Call Joan Upton 480-678-4878 or email
jmu@bodyheart.net to reserve a space.
“Write A Will” Campaign: In partnership with the Planned
Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona, ICS is once again
participating in the “Write A Will” campaign. These workshops
offer an educational and informational forum for
understanding the importance of having a will and giving
opportunities through a will. Please consider attending one
of these FREE workshops. Visit www.icstucson.org for
details. To host a workshop, please call 297-2738 x222. To
register for a workshop, please call 297-2738 x209.
ICS FOOD BANK TO BE OPEN SATURDAYS: To
better serve working Pima County residents who are still
struggling to make ends meet and offer additional volunteer
opportunities, ICS will expand the hours of its Food
Bank to include Saturdays. The ICS Food Bank is
already open 9 am to 1 pm Monday through Friday
and will now also be open 9 am to 1 pm on Saturdays
starting January 30th. Food donations will also be
accepted during the Saturday hours.
Food Bank Volunteers Needed: We’re looking for a few
good people to work in our Food Bank. If you can lift boxes
or are mildly computer literate and like interacting with
co-workers and clients, you could be who we’re looking for.
Call us if you’d like to check it out.
Matter of Balance: Pima Council on Aging is offering a
strength and balance class at ICS in February. The class will meet
from 1-3 pm every Wednesday and Friday in February at the
ICS office at 2820 W. Ina Road. The fee - $15 per person or
$25 per couple - covers a workbook, materials and snacks. Sign
up at www.pcoa.org/arizona-living-well or call the PCOA Health
Promotion Program at (520) 790-7262. Pre-registration is required.
MOBILE MEALS AVAILABLE: If you or someone you know
needs fresh, nutritious meals delivered, call about our Mobile
Meals (297-6049). Friendly volunteers can bring meals each
weekday if you can’t cook for yourself.
between 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
VISIT www.icstucson.org for more information or call
297-6049 between 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous...
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost.
When character is lost, all is lost.
—Anonymous
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
Skill is knowing how to do it.
Virtue is doing it.
— Thomas Jefferson