Volunteers Needed for Telephone Committee

The number of phone calls will depend on number of volunteers for a total of 147. We need to know how many issues of the progress to order for the coming fiscal year. Call the Parish Office at 642-2002 if you can help. Calling will begin in June!

Memorial Day is just around the corner …

Volunteers are needed to clean the McGowan Church before the start of the summer season. Please call the office at 642-2002 for more information.

Clothing and School Supplies for Ghana

The Willapa Harbor Knights of Columbus Council #1606 invites the St. Mary Parish to be a part of their ongoing project of shipping clothing and school supplies to Ghana.

We’re not famous, or rich like Oprah Winfrey, with the means to build an academy, but in our own small way we reach out to those who are less fortunate.

The Altar Society of St. Lawrence Parish selects appropriate clothing for this project when they hold their rummage sales.

In the fall of 2005, we shipped over 300 pounds of good quality shoes and clothing, our way of saying thank you to the people of Ghana for sending priests to serve in our archdiocese.

Recently,
Fr. Gillette was invited by one of our parishioners, Nancy Lewis, who teaches third grade in Raymond to speak to her class. The children were so touched when Father told them he didn’t have school shoes until he went to the seminary; they decided to collect school supplies and shoes to send to the school children in Fr. Gillette’s home-town. The children are earning money to help pay with shipping. Their items will be shipped along with the new and slightly-used clothing the Altar Society has collected.

Shipping can cost from $500 to $600, depending on how it is shipped. We are looking for the cheapest and safest route.

If you would like to help us, please mail a check, by the end of March, made out to:
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS / GHANA SHIPPING
c/o Del Brown, Trustee
928 Bradford Street
Raymond, WA

Sacristans

Sacristans may be of any age and either gender. All that counts is the ability to perform and enjoy the tasks. The role of sacristan was once reserved to the ordained. By this century, it had been taken over mostly by women. Boys were servers and girls were junior sacristans. Now all are welcome. Young and old, male and female. And the diversity of our individual gifts bring fresh approaches to this work.

If you would be interested in more information, stop by the office and read more about it. Office open 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Parish Council Volunteers

The Parish Council is looking for volunteers to serve on the Council. Good leadership is necessary to maintain a well functioning parish. Nominees must be a member of St. Mary Parish in good standing; at least 18 years old and able to verbalize a desire to support the mission of the church. You may leave your own name, or suggest the name of someone else for consideration with Father at 642-2002.

Help Children Read and Learn

A teacher at Ocean Park School has a need for volunteers. If you have the time and energy to help children read and learn in general please contact Miki Frace at 665-6454.

Altar Society

The Altar Society  meets the second Wednesday of each month at 10 am in the parish hall.

Currently we are collecting recipes for a parish cook book.

Sewing talents are needed to make new white altar cloths.

More help with the flowers for the altar is needed.

Anyone willing to step up to help can come to the Altar Society meeting or contact Desi in the parish office.

The annual rummage sale will be coming up in April, so please start saving your treasures to bring for the sale. Fundraising is important so we can continue to buy the hosts and wine for communion.