Pumpkin Patch Plans

Anita Brackett is coordinating our pumpkin patch for the Fall Festival this year, and pumpkins should be arriving on September 24 at 9:00 am.  On that day, we will need lots of hands to help unload the truck.   Confirmation students, good opportunity for service hours.  Bring your red folders for log sheet approvals.  If you would like to help Anita, please contact her at 706-809-2712.

It’s Crunch Time!

Fall Festival is around the corner and if you haven’t volunteered to help, it’s never too late.  Our next meeting will be Wednesday evening, September 28th parish hall at 7:30pm

Needs:  items for trash and treasures, silent auction donations, sponsorship donations, canned soda, bottled water.  For the bake sale table: cakes, brownies, cookies…we also need volunteers to help man the tables.   You can volunteer for an hour or the entire day.

Raffle tickets: sell, sell, sell!!  Turn in your monies and ticket stubs.  If for any reason you cannot sell your tickets, please turn in, so someone else can try to sell.

Craft Group Meeting

Please mark your calendars to meet next Wednesday, September 28 at 6:30 pm in the parish hall to price our crafts and get organized for the Festival.  Please make plans to join us!

Plan to Attend Life Chain!

The annual Life Chain, a prayerful, silent pro-life demonstration will be held on the Cleveland Square on Sunday, October 2 from 2:00-3:00 pm.  Gathering time is 1:45 pm to pick up signs.  This is such a small thing to do, to make a stand for Life.  All confirmation students should try to attend; this will count toward your service hours.  For more information:  770-656-9970

SOR Registration Deadline

Registration for School of Religion will be closing on October 2 for any child who was in a religious education class last year, and needs a sacrament in the Spring (1st communion or confirmation).  Other children who haven’t enrolled yet are also welcome to join us.  Please see the Religious Ed link above for details.

RCIA Adult Class

There is still room in our RCIA (Rite of Christian Iniation for Adults) held in the school library on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm.  If you, or someone you know, is interested in the Catholic faith and finding out more about it, they are welcome to come to the Inquiry period beginning September 7.  If any parishioner would like a “refresher” of their faith, you are welcome to come, too!  Fee for materials is $20.  Contact Lisa Wade at 706-878-8554

Babysitting Offered

We will be starting a new babysitting program to give parents a hand during the 10:00 Sunday Mass.  Children from infants to age 4 may be left with adult chaperones in the Kindergarten classroom at Our Lady of Grade school.  The age limit will be strictly enforced.  All chaperones will have background checks, and we plan for at least 2 volunteers at a time.  If you wish to use the program, we ask that you take a Sunday helping.  We need donations of safe, clean toys and a rocking chair.  A small travel crib would also be wonderful to donate or lend.  For questions or help, please contact Laurie Vitek at 770-654-9707.  Start date to be announced.

Cursillo Planning

The next Cursillo weekend will begin on the evening of Thursday, October 6 for men and Thursday, October 13 for women. Cursillo is a three day weekend held at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers.  If you want to know more, pick up a flyer in the Narthex or visit atlcatholiccursillo.org or call Bob Cincotta at 706-348-6187.