The weekend of March 2 & 3, our Knights of Columbus Council is kicking off a baby bottle fundraising drive for Aid to Women Center. Aid to Women Center is a Catholic, Pro-Life Pregnancy Center that provides compassionate medical care, counseling, education, resources, and material assistance to women in need. They currently serve 200+ women per week in their three local Centers. Please pick up one of their baby bottles after Mass… fill it with a check, cash, or coins… and return it to one of their collection bassinets before the weekend Masses on March 16th & 17th. A representative is onsite to accept debit & credit card donations. Checks should be made out to Aid to Women Center. Thank you for your support of this worthy organization! Additional information may be found in this flyer.
March for Life Bus Signup
Looking for volunteers and signups for the bus to the Arizona March for Life. I received an email yesterday from the Arizona State Council on registering the bus we are sponsoring, asking for any open seats, and volunteers to “Marshall” at the event. We still having over 40 open seats on our bus according to our Sign Up Genius List. This number may be less however with parishioners signing up directly with our OLMC Respect Life Group. Anyone who would like to sign up to ride there with us can do so via the Sign UP genius at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948AEA829A3FCC43-47233050-arizona#/
Lenten Fish Frys!
Lent is just around the corner and that means Easter is close by. The Knights will help begin the Lenten season with a tasty Fish Fry in McCready Hall beginning February 16, and every Friday during Lent (except Good Friday), from 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm. Help from Brother Knights is needed to prepare, serve and clean up. Setup begins at 3:30pm and cleanup is finished by about 8:30 pm. Bring the family. Your children and wife will hug you for your generosity. And, back by popular demand, FISH TACOS!!! Please join us.
5th Annual KofC Ultrasound Fundraising Dinner
The KofC Ultrasound Fundraising Initiative provides funding to purchase costly ultrasound equipment for crisis pregnancy centers. Ultrasound technology allows a mother to see her developing child and recognize the miracle of life within her. As a result, thousands of mothers have decided to keep their babies. Saturday January 27th from 6-9pm, there will be a fundraising dinner at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church to support the initiative. Please join us for fun, and to support a worthy cause. Tickets are $30/person. In addition, volunteers are needed to help after each Mass with taking reservations and handing out flyers. Please review the available slots at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44A4A823A3FC1-47086793-prolife
and click on the button to sign up. There is also an option to sign up for volunteers needed the day of the event. Thank you for your support!
Word and Art with Bishop Dolan
Join Bishop John Dolan in a new video series titled “Word and Art,” where he shares his reflections on our Sunday readings and a famous work of art. The first four episodes are tied to each week of Advent, and Bishop John hopes these brief moments with art and Scripture will help you to make the most of this Advent season leading up to Christmas.
Consecration to the Holy Family event
Our Lady of Mount Carmel will be celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family, with a Consecration to the Holy Family occurring at weekend Mass Times, Saturday December 30th and 31st. In preparation, brochures and prayer cards will be distributed to parishioners after Mass in the Shrine Area, the weekends of December 16th-17th and 23rd-24th. Please join with the OLMC Knights of Columbus in celebrating the Feast of and Consecration to the Holy Family.